I'm so jealouse! I know it's a lot of work to keep a large animal like that, but I really want a milking cow. The benefits are so worth while. I'm really wanting to learn cheese making. There are locals that sell fresh milk here, but want 11.00 a gallon. Sorry, I don't want to learn that bad. Good luck with her.
Ouch, three months! With the heat here if it dosent rain for two weeks it starts to wreak havoc on the plants. I drag a hose often. This year has been good mostly. Yesterday we broke during the heat of the day and then went back in the afternoon. Just as we got all the tools laid out it rained so hard you couldn't see ten feet away. Then in a few minutes it was gone. I guess it was mother natures way of making sure we were cooled off enough....
I like to use whatever is available or recycled. If you go to the big box stores they usually sell the broken bags of concrete for 1/2 off to a dollar. I've used them a lot! After collecting several over time you can just dump them out and mix in place with a garden rake and a garden hose. For regular walking and even parking a regular car, 2" thick is fine. When you trowel it out smooth you can't tell the difference from discounted material vs a pros charging price.
The price is great even with the increase. I swear I must have 12" of gravel in my drive. Every rainy season it sinks a little. It is pretty good now, but took years!
I have to start putting gravel on my driveway before it rains too. I've budgeted for 80 loads this year. Most of the driveway has a good rock base already but about a mile or so is pretty rough and washed out in places. Also I cut another 1/4 mile to the house site and barn that has no gravel. We'll be adding more gravel every year to keep up on the washouts and ruts.
Nice! I'm a long way from where you are with my shop. Last night I decided to set the shop back a little further in the hill to make it easier to pull in to from the driveway. I need the fill for the house site anyway. We might be able to start pouring concrete this week. I'll post some pics when the concrete work is done.
I really wish we had your cooler temps here. The heat in the middle of the day is brutal. We are moving along and see progress every day, but still have to break during the middle of the day. We will set the floor joists for the upstairs today. I'll get a couple more Picts when we go back out. Wish you were closer, we could help each other out.
If I had known what I know now, I would have poured concrete to begin with. I think it would have been cheaper than load after load of rock.
We got up 72 today and 30% humidity which is kind of high for here.
Hmm. What do you suppose 2-1/2 miles of concrete would cost? That's how long my driveway is.
I hadn't thought about that. I've used millings on some job sites before. Our nearest asphalt plant is about 50-60 miles away I think. In some parts of the driveway I'll still need to add heavy rock for a base but the cuttings would make a good cover. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip.
I have millings on my drive here. I got them from a friend when they were redoing a road close by, so it was a good deal. Now they recycle them, so some areas charge a lot for them. They do make a great drive though. Mine pack down with the summer heat and re solidify really well. I've heard you can spray a little diesel fuel on them and they re melt together even better. It's been several years and is still in good shape. I'd look into the cost When comparing options.
That's about 521 yards per mile. Just do the math with local costs, but I'd be sitting down first.... You also might want to factor in a couple of 20 yr olds as that's a lot of mud to screed and trowel.
