I didnt know you could do that...

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.

My yard is 100% gravel. Its not that big though. And it isn't a trailer park, either, incase anyone thinks that

RossD wrote: Oh, the blessing of rural Wisconsin.

Amen!

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.

porksboy wrote: Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.

Huh?

yeah heck my whole drive way is gravel

Yeah, but I bet that guy could park at least 6 of those dually dodges akimbo and who knows how many bumper to bumper.

EastCoastMojo wrote:

porksboy wrote: Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.

Huh?

Que?

Don't use regular gravel; there's a grade known as "crush 'n' run" that works much better.

Jensenman wrote:

EastCoastMojo wrote:

porksboy wrote: Cant park on gravel in my neck of the woods.

Huh?

Que?

Quoi?

The stuff looked more like pea gravel; the guy might be preparing to blacktop the area...

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

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.

Decorative gravel yards are becoming the "it" thing in some regions. Personally I prefer modified astroturf.

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

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.

In some places there are limits on impervious coverage in residential areas as dictated by Zoning Ordinances.

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.

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

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.

^ 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...

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.

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.