What keeps the broken up chunks of concrete from puncturing tires? Do you dig a path, bury/lay it, and then spread some mortar-like substance in between? I do have some concrete around the house that is serving no purpose (outside); would you think a heavy sledge-hammer would be able to break it up?? Julie Krueger On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:24 AM, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > The latest cheap building material here is chunks of old concrete. I've > seen walls made of it. When we re-modeled, I took bits from a concrete > patio that had been broken up, and made a new driveway simply by filling the > gaps with the cheapest form of grey gravel, which is called three-quarter > minus, or something equally arcane. If you go this route, it is important > to wait for the gravel to be fixed in place by several good rains. I > followed advice exactly, and had to be towed out; the advice was bad. > > The problem with this solution is that gravel gathers or collects dirt and > in that dirt, weeds will grow. The good thing about this solution is that > it drains very well. > > Transporting chunks of concrete might be expensive, but a couple of > teenagers and and multiple trips with old truck could do the job. What you > need now is to find a neighbor who does not like his cracked, old concrete > driveway, or a construction site that is trying to get rid of fill. If this > is the case, be sure to check for Jimmy Hoffa before you add gravel. > > David Ritchie, > parking his car on chips off the old block in > Portland, Oregon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >