NAE but I would say fuck no that isn’t ready to be paved.
TraneingIn
All the loose, alligator cracked pavement needs to be removed. The base is way too unstable to be paved over and you’ll get cracking straight through in no time
Accredited_Agave
Lookin a lil rough imo
aardvark_army
Only if you want to pave it again next year.
JoeMalovich
That’s why it’s called a peel and pave. They forgot the peel part.
bigkutta
I was gonna say rip and replace, before I read you said its prepped. No way.
NotBatman81
That’s like a couple bags of cold patch to put off a complete tear out and new base for another year. Don’t spend real money on a bandaid. Thats not even properly prepped for the bandaid.
IslandDreamer58
Yep
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Nulmora
It’s going to be a painful learning experience. Best wishes and buy as many luck as you can get.
irony-identifier-bot
This doesn’t look prepped to me, it looks like they sent a mill in to remove the existing asphalt. Unless they were expected to go all the way down to the base gravel, (which isn’t necessary,) they did a fine job. It even appears that they cleaned up after themselves.
The paving crew is who should make the decisions on what prep needs to be done prior to paving. My assumption is they’ll clean out the remaining loose rock, fill the potholes with compacted gravel, spray tack down, then pave. If the broom on a skidsteer doesn’t pop the rock out, it will most likely be left.
22switch
Why does all the loose aggregate need to be removed if it would otherwise be gravel and stuff underneath anyway? Just curious
monstersmom4
Yah think????
santabug
I think if you get a few quotes from a few different companies, you’ll get three different scopes of work and three different prices and three different recommendations.
CinLeeCim
You know the answer to that.
CantaloupeCamper
It looks like life after people.
MedicFisher
I understand the direction your contractor was going in. He was hopefully trying to save several thousands of dollars. (For you, not him)
But, reusing the old driveway material will cause cracks and potholes in the future.
It’s a technique that works well on roadways. But, those roadways are poured thicker and then steamrolled firm with machinery much larger than what is used for driveways. Even then, they expect to replace it again in less than a decade. How long do you want your driveway to last?
The base needs to be several things. But the 3 most important to me would be permeability of water, well compacted, and thickness counts. Especially if you live in an area that has frozen ground in the winter.
Standard-Stage2644
No wait another five years
Old-Blacksmith-7830
Ummm. That’s unstable, it sucks but it has to come out of your repaving.
Mcgarnicle_
Looks like ready to be gravel
Jbots
The first 16-20 feet looks good. It all depends on what you mean by paved for the rest.
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NAE but I would say fuck no that isn’t ready to be paved.
All the loose, alligator cracked pavement needs to be removed. The base is way too unstable to be paved over and you’ll get cracking straight through in no time
Lookin a lil rough imo
Only if you want to pave it again next year.
That’s why it’s called a peel and pave. They forgot the peel part.
I was gonna say rip and replace, before I read you said its prepped. No way.
That’s like a couple bags of cold patch to put off a complete tear out and new base for another year. Don’t spend real money on a bandaid. Thats not even properly prepped for the bandaid.
Yep
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It’s going to be a painful learning experience. Best wishes and buy as many luck as you can get.
This doesn’t look prepped to me, it looks like they sent a mill in to remove the existing asphalt. Unless they were expected to go all the way down to the base gravel, (which isn’t necessary,) they did a fine job. It even appears that they cleaned up after themselves.
The paving crew is who should make the decisions on what prep needs to be done prior to paving. My assumption is they’ll clean out the remaining loose rock, fill the potholes with compacted gravel, spray tack down, then pave. If the broom on a skidsteer doesn’t pop the rock out, it will most likely be left.
Why does all the loose aggregate need to be removed if it would otherwise be gravel and stuff underneath anyway? Just curious
Yah think????
I think if you get a few quotes from a few different companies, you’ll get three different scopes of work and three different prices and three different recommendations.
You know the answer to that.
It looks like life after people.
I understand the direction your contractor was going in. He was hopefully trying to save several thousands of dollars. (For you, not him)
But, reusing the old driveway material will cause cracks and potholes in the future.
It’s a technique that works well on roadways. But, those roadways are poured thicker and then steamrolled firm with machinery much larger than what is used for driveways. Even then, they expect to replace it again in less than a decade. How long do you want your driveway to last?
The base needs to be several things. But the 3 most important to me would be permeability of water, well compacted, and thickness counts. Especially if you live in an area that has frozen ground in the winter.
No wait another five years
Ummm. That’s unstable, it sucks but it has to come out of your repaving.
Looks like ready to be gravel
The first 16-20 feet looks good. It all depends on what you mean by paved for the rest.
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