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Not there yet but in a few months we’re going to finish the house and have a circular drive with 2 entrances to the home. We originally were just going to do a crushed run drive but I’ve seen some ground up asphalt drives That look good too so I’m wondering what to go with. Home sits up on a hill so there will be an incline up to the home if that makes any difference. Thanks!
Last edited by bamaeyedoc; 05/24/26 05:36 PM.
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I got a few loads of the milled asphalt from the state for free because they messed up and parked equipment where they should not have and I spread it and it sets up really nice. I wish I had 50 loads of it
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Glad He Doesn’t Have One
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In my opinion they are about tit for tat. Both can be compacted pretty good. The crushed run will probably harden up a little better.
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Milled asphalt will wash out on even a slight hill. Large crusher run is the best bet.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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Nothing is going to stay unless you put in some water bars and turn the water off that road. If you get it graded right 57 stone is hard to beat long term.
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My driveway is over 4/10 of a mile and I used asphalt millings on it. I have several small hills and one pretty steep hill. The millings have held up great.
When I first looked into it, I realized I could get about three loads of millings for the same price (i was paying $250 per load) as one load of gravel. I have some crush n run at the beginning of the drive that I will soon cover with millings because it is dustier.
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Crusher run is dusty as all heck. A pug mix is a little better but still dusty in dry weather. Milled would be my choice it unless I couldn’t get steel slag or whatever it’s called. It’s bear to put in grading wise but not dusty.
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Don’t go crush put something solid or u will be fixing it if on incline
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My son in law owned an asphalt plant and they built roads. They always saved the killings and would sell them to the public. He brought me several loads and I never looked back at crusher run. The millings stayed together better and are not nearly as dusty as crusher run. My wife couldn’t stand the limestone dust on her cars either. Millings for the win.
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My experience with milled asphalt is once it sets up it is there and it is not dusty like crusher run.
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Any way to make the millings stay together better? I've heard lightly sprinkle it with gas and a very hot day and it almost seals it back together? Anyone have any experience?
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Asphalt millings 4” thick and it will be there forever. Especially if you spread it and get a vibratory roller to pack it in after it’s spread. Some of the driveways I do look just lake a paved highway without the center line when I get done with them. I did my rv park out of them and hundreds of driveways over the years in rough hilly terrain and yet to have to go back and fix any of them. When you can back a loaded dump truck on it and it never lead a tire track it will be there for life
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Freak of Nature
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Any way to make the millings stay together better? I've heard lightly sprinkle it with gas and a very hot day and it almost seals it back together? Anyone have any experience? Roll it.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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Any way to make the millings stay together better? I've heard lightly sprinkle it with gas and a very hot day and it almost seals it back together? Anyone have any experience? Gas or diesel will wash the “tar” off and you will be left with gravel. Don’t do it - also don’t try to heat it with a torch - same scenario. Natural heat and pressure are your best friends when it comes to millings.
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