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Asked Apr 18, 2009, 02:57 PM — 6 Answers
I live off a dirt road and I share a common dirt driveway with more than one house. One of the houses have 9 kids most of them are teenagers. The traffic is very heavy and the dust is choking at times. I have a choice of keeping my windows closed and putting in A/C or paving a 300 yard driveway. Both are not options. My grandfather used to put oil on his road in front of his house but I don't think that would be good for the ground water or anything else living around here. Is there something that is safe and effective that I can put down to keep the dust down?

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Apr 18, 2009, 03:13 PM
Gravel perhaps......
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Apr 18, 2009, 04:26 PM
I agree with Kraiz.

I cut in quite a few driveways with the equipment and use stone with quarry dust mixed in. That makes a solid driveway and it also the base for an asphalt driveway. Is there a depression there already? 6" to 8" of crushed stone is all you need.

I think the "oil" you grandfather did was on crushed stone.

If there is room in overhead clearance for a tri axle truck to set his gate and drive and spread stone which greatly reduces the cost to spread it with a machine.

The trick here is to get the neighbors to kick in for cost.
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Apr 18, 2009, 06:30 PM
Naw.....pay for it all then set up a toll booth and charge $2 bucks to leave and enter the driveway.

Lmao!
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Apr 18, 2009, 06:49 PM
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One of the houses have 9 kids most of them are teenagers.

No help with neighbors, Bummer!

Thought the one house was a boarding home being 9 kids. Is this a new problem? What was it like before?

Crushed stone is the only material I know to use here.
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Apr 19, 2009, 04:49 AM
21boat has it right. Crushed stone is different from gravel. It will compact and make a roadbed. Gravel will sink in a couple of years.
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Jul 25, 2009, 06:51 PM
Put down soybean extract to eliminate dust. We had sprayed on our driveway for $0.66 per square yard and we were dust free for 3 years. It tightened up the drive almost like concrete and stopped water washouts on the hill as well. Product is eventually biodegradable and environmentally safe. Company was in Indianapolis called Dustkill. Excellent product but needs to be reapplied about every 3 years.
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