Theres a guy by my house that turned half of his yard into a gravel parking lot. 
I didnt know you could do that. Just think how many $500 cars you'd fit on that thing. Oh, the blessing of rural Wisconsin.
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July 15, 2009 6:18 p.m. RossD Reader
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July 15, 2009 6:47 p.m. zipty842 New Reader
My yard is 100% gravel. Its not that big though. And it isn't a trailer park, either, incase anyone thinks that
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July 15, 2009 6:57 p.m. Rufledt New Reader
RossD wrote:
Oh, the blessing of rural Wisconsin.
Amen!
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July 15, 2009 7:30 p.m. porksboy Dork
Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.
Tho if anyone saw it at my house I would have them hauled away for tresspassing if they complained.
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July 15, 2009 8:03 p.m. EastCoastMojo Dork
porksboy wrote:
Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.
Huh?
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July 15, 2009 8:35 p.m. rebelgtp Dork
yeah heck my whole drive way is gravel
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July 15, 2009 9:27 p.m. RossD Reader
Yeah, but I bet that guy could park at least 6 of those dually dodges akimbo and who knows how many bumper to bumper.
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July 15, 2009 9:29 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
EastCoastMojo wrote:
porksboy wrote:
Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.
Huh?
Que?
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July 16, 2009 5:39 a.m. NYG95GA SuperDork
Don't use regular gravel; there's a grade known as "crush 'n' run" that works much better.
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July 16, 2009 7:59 a.m. Lesley SuperDork
Jensenman wrote:
EastCoastMojo wrote:
porksboy wrote:
Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.
Huh?
Que?
Quoi?
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July 16, 2009 8:02 a.m. RossD Reader
The stuff looked more like pea gravel; the guy might be preparing to blacktop the area...
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July 16, 2009 8:08 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
I used to live down the street from a house in Phoenix that had the entire yard paved over and painted green. No watering the lawn, and plenty of overflow parking
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July 16, 2009 8:23 a.m. Duke SuperDork
NYG95GA wrote:
Don't use regular gravel; there's a grade known as "crush 'n' run" that works much better.
It's actually "Crusher run". And I think crusher run is too big. I prefer pea gravel.
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July 16, 2009 8:24 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Decorative gravel yards are becoming the "it" thing in some regions. Personally I prefer modified astroturf.
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July 16, 2009 8:43 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
been doing rocks in the yard for years down here at the Jersey Shore. Grass has a hard time growing in our salt air (and sometimes saltwater) inundated area... so throw down rock
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July 16, 2009 8:58 a.m. pete240z Dork
Rufledt wrote:
RossD wrote:
Oh, the blessing of rural Wisconsin.
Amen!
My retirement goal is to move to this general area. (north of Milwaukee/Road America/Door County/Kettle Moraine).
Barn/land/lots of room for "stuff".
Unfortunately it is not my wife's goal.
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July 16, 2009 12:21 p.m. PHeller HalfDork
In some places there are limits on impervious coverage in residential areas as dictated by Zoning Ordinances.
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July 16, 2009 1:12 p.m. awebb New Reader
There's a rumor running around Huntsville that Werner Von Braun (rocket scientist from the 60's) got sick and tired of mowing his front lawn so he just paved over it with concrete and painted it green.
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July 16, 2009 2:06 p.m. Rangeball Reader
awebb wrote:
There's a rumor running around Huntsville that Werner Von Braun (rocket scientist from the 60's) got sick and tired of mowing his front lawn so he just paved over it with concrete and painted it green.
Thanks to the economy, this has become a (currently) sustainable business.
Article on Bank's that pay to have foreclosed home's lawn painted green
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July 16, 2009 2:20 p.m. billy3esq Dork
Rangeball wrote:
awebb wrote:
There's a rumor running around Huntsville that Werner Von Braun (rocket scientist from the 60's) got sick and tired of mowing his front lawn so he just paved over it with concrete and painted it green.
Thanks to the economy, this has become a (currently) sustainable business.
Article on Bank's that pay to have foreclosed home's lawn painted green
Not necessarily sustainable, but certainly green.
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July 16, 2009 3:26 p.m. awebb New Reader
^ There's a difference in what he's doin and what Von Braun did. This guy's just painting his yard, Von Braun concreteed over his yard and painted the concrete...
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July 16, 2009 4:16 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
Duke wrote:
NYG95GA wrote:
Don't use regular gravel; there's a grade known as "crush 'n' run" that works much better.
It's actually "Crusher run". And I think crusher run is too big. I prefer pea gravel.
That is very debatable. I've been buying the stuff for nearly 30 years in 7 different states, and see equal references to both names on invoices from companies that make the stuff. But it doesn't matter if you order over the phone, they sound the same.
I would, however, disagree on the pea gravel. Pea gravel is generally round and often used for decorative applications. The aggregate is uniformly sized, which means it doesn't compact very well. It stays quite loose no matter how much you compact it.
Crusher run is a mix of varying sized aggregates from about 1/2" diameter down to powder. It is actually a pretty low quality (leftover from other more carefully sifted sizes), and usually cheaper than other stones (like pea gravel and #57's). It compacts exceptionally well, as it is so many different aggregate sizes, they fit together when compacted and fill the voids. It is used extensively for base construction for highways, under both asphalt and concrete. It's a great option for driveways.
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July 16, 2009 4:21 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
PHeller wrote:
In some places there are limits on impervious coverage in residential areas as dictated by Zoning Ordinances.
That's true, but it would generally not refer to gravel type driveways (regardless of the type of gravel). Gravel (or crusher run, or any variation thereof) is a permeable material.
Limits on impervious materials are designed to reduce rainwater runoff problems. It is a reference to asphalt and standard concrete, although there is also permeable concrete.
