Chip Sealing Driveway

[Pettrix]

I have a 1,600 foot long by 10-12 feet wide driveway that is currently gravel AB (mag spec 3/4" minus rock with fine sands). It's a good road base but getting sick of the dust and rocks.

Just wondering the costs to have a driveway my length, chip sealed? Since I already have the road base, just looking to have the tar poured and the chip seal laid and rolled.

 

[BoylermanCT]

In CT, we chip seal a lot of the secondary roads rather than put down of new layer of asphalt. I've never seen it done to a driveway. Following the thread.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I just bought a top dresser and it get's me to wondering about this process.

It also makes me wonder, in an age where a drop of oil on the ground is illegal, how they justify pouring thousands of gallons of tar on the road?

 

[oosik]

They probably justify thousands of gallon of tar the same way they justify millions of tons of asphalt.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I mean. if there is a vehice accident and some fuel is spilled, its a major environmental catastrophy.

How great a base do you need for tar and chip. My 1000 foot driveway become quite like a sponge when the frost goes out.

 

[4570Man]

I mean. if there is a vehice accident and some fuel is spilled, its a major environmental catastrophy.

I noticed this at an airport. Millions of gallons of jet fuel is apparently not a big deal. A few baggage trucks that are probably 50 hp or less has to be propane...

 

[Industrial Toys]

Are you talking about dumping fuel to reduce weight or just in general. (Cat walked on my keyboard and I have no more question mark, only odd symbols!)

 

[4570Man]

Are you talking about dumping fuel to reduce weight or just in general. (Cat walked on my keyboard and I have no more question mark, only odd symbols!)

Just burning it. Planes burn way more fuel than other means of transport and I doubt have any emission control standards. I don’t think commercial aircraft dumps fuel but I could be wrong.

 

[Industrial Toys]

They say it`s the absolute worst thing the average person can do to have a BIG carbon footprint. Commercial Jet Airtravel, that is.

I think, they dump fuel all the time, if they have to land, without having used up enough fuel.

I wonder how much TAR costs. How much do you need. They did a road a mile away from me, last week. Always amazed how it looks just like gravel and you would never guess it turns out the way it does. You would think, maybe just in the travelled portions.

 

[RNeumann]

Chip sealing would be a fine process. The operation works much better at scale so I doubt you will find a contractor who will be economical for just your place. BUT if they are doing other work in your area they may swing by and knock your place out on short notice.....offer to pay in cash. They can probably lay 1600’ in under an hour.

Another option is BST. Both will work better if you lay down several layers over the first 10 years or so.