Driveway millings or crush/run?


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Old 06-28-20, 03:27 AM
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Driveway millings or crush/run?

I want to do a quick temporary fix this year to get rid of some uneven spots in my driveway, As you can see in the pictures every time it rains I have large water puddles in the driveway, they're not that deep about 2 inches or so which does dry out during hot weather. Can I spread road millings down my driveway to fill these low and uneven spots to fix this problem until I have the whole driveway redone next year. Right now I can get millings for half the price of crush/run stone, instead of only 2 trucks of crush/run I can get 4 trucks of milling for the same price. Can I use millings for now to just even out the low spots until I have it correctly done next year? Thanks....


 
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Old 06-28-20, 03:37 AM
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The crunched stone is probably a better base material but its done all the time!
 
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Old 06-28-20, 04:11 AM
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I plan on putting barrier cloth down the driveway next year then crush/run on top of that. For now I'm just trying to level out the driveway a little to get rid of the muddy mess. Would the millings help for this year?
 
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IMO a barrier cloth is a waste of money/time. I'd fill the low spots with crusher run or larger and crusher run on top. If you can cut a ditch along the sides of the road you'll limit how much water stays on the road. I don't have any experience with millings.
 
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Your driveway just looks old and neglected. You have a base down already so I would not go to the expense of cloth. As Marksr mentioned I would fill in the holes with crusher run then top with more crusher run. Keeping the sides mowed will also help as the overgrowth can stop heavy water from running off as it should.
 
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Old 06-28-20, 05:14 AM
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I have used road millings and crushed concrete for my driveway and I have good results with both. The only downside is crushed concrete can be quite dusty and asphalt road millings may have some larger chunks that you might have to filter out.

It looks to me that you already have some crushed concrete one your road.
 
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Locally what they sell as crusher run is unwashed crushed rock. It is dusty to start with but the rain usually helps the dust to 'glue' the gravel in place. The dustiness is usually gone after several rains.
 
 

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