October 16, 2018 By gfalken

110′ Driveway

110′ driveway with rutting, potholes and improper grade where there was no where for water to run off, creating ruts in driveway.

Take a look at the restoration process in pictures. Click on any image to enlarge.

Gravel driveway restoration — Notice the left side where the hill reaches driveway, all that water enters and runs down the road surface eroding the stone and causing rutting.

Gravel driveway restoration — Ruts are caused by water flowing in the same area, washing away the smaller stone. Look at right side how it actually inclines keeping water on the driveway.

Gravel driveway restoration — Notice on right side the exposed larger stones. This is due to water run off eroding the finer material which causes ruts.

Gravel driveway restoration — Approach to driveway. Notice the weeds in center as well as the left side has no drainage. Additionally the right side of drive pitches upward causing all water to run down road surface creating ruts and potholes.

Gravel driveway restoration — After the first round of scarifying and leveling to get proper grade.

Gravel driveway restoration — The process is to scarify deep enough to get under the issue, reset the gravel and compact it. I also cut in a ditch to facilitate water flow to side of drive.

Gravel driveway repair — Graded, pitched, smoothed and compacted.

Gravel driveway restoration — The ditch to the right going down hill will work to remove water from the driveway helping to prevent further erosion and rutting.

Gravel driveway restoration — Finished!