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Comments (16)Cracks from freeze/thaw in asphalt only happen when the base is poorly constructed and does not drain properly and/or no crown on the drive was achieved when installed or the material was improperly compacted. You have a higher chance of this with a cold roll drive than a hot roll one. With a properly graded lot with ditches or swales, a properly compacted gravel/stone base that reaches deep enough, and a crown in the asphalt, any water that falls is directed away from the drive and you will not have cracks or frost heave. There are way too many cost cutting fly by night people doing asphalt installations who simply do not really know what they are doing and that is why you have issues with asphalt drives. Done properly, an asphalt drive is more durable than a concrete one. Done poorly, it is not. Far more are done poorly than done well so this is not a place to cut corners. It's just like painting. It's all about the 90% of prep that comes before. The last 10% is about the skill of the compactor and the quality of the product. I do live in the South, but not the Deep South. We get several months of below freezing temperatures here, most often at night, with daytime winter temps rising back above freezing into the 40's, or like today, the 60's. (It was 27 the night before last with a high of only 34 the following day and then the warm front with tornadoes came through.) We deal with a daily freeze/thaw cycle instead of a more seasonal one, although we do get 1 out 5-6 winters when the daily temperature remains below freezing for a period of a couple of weeks. Our record low temperature is 13 below 0, and 0 itself is seen 1 out of 10 winters. We also get periodic ice storms, which are worse for wear and tear on just about everything than snowstorms. The longevity of my drive is due to it's proper construction, not the fact that it has never been subject to freeze/thaw conditions. There are asphalt drives in 10 year old subdivisions on the outskirts of town that are already failing. It's because they were poorly constructed....See Morelong driveway material
Comments (4)Google is your friend. The common old-fashioned dust control is calcium chloride, applied yearly. There are now several proprietary dust control applications that may be better. Casey Here is a link that might be useful: Gravel Dust Control...See MoreHow long must my driveway be
Comments (17)I backed out of our driveway for decades - it was all I could do as a 2nd car (a Suburban!) was parked in the back-up space. I didn't like doing so but I did it. If I had a straight forward driveway that had to be backed out of, I'd probably back in - I know I'm not going to be suddenly broadsided by someone coming from around a corner and speeding up just as he gets to where I'm partway out. I would very much want to avoid this problem if I were building a house but I do realize that in many subdivisions today, the drive way is short and right in front so one is either going to have to back in or back out....See MorePrivacy screening for long driveway
Comments (29)The deer will love your yews! You will end up with yew lollipops. The genus taxus has many cultivars, and I will repeat the notion of plants doing their best when they are not pruned to maintain size. To get a semblance of screening now, yews will not be an inexpensive option. Adding to the privet comments, landscapers jam them in so they are effective for a few seasons. Mow and blow guys then massacre them with electric trimmers. Eventually, they become all woody at the inside due to this bad 'haircut' approach to pruning. If the long term appearance of a woody shrub with a seasonal green haze just at the tips is acceptable to you, it's a lower cost initial investment. I'm still concerned about the plowed snow, as it does create mounds along the edge, so it can still be damaging to any shrub with hefty snowfalls. Wish we all had a great solution for you. I like Babs' fencing plus large grasses suggestion. If there is an active garden club in your area, they will often be delighted to divide perennials and take the excess for plant sales or members' gardens. Your could probably go four years without dividing many grasses....See More- 15 years ago
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