Re: Seashell driveway?

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:40:19 -0700, "Eigenvector"
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On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr <jtpr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to.
Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the
seacoast of NH.

The weather is so much nicer in the driveway than in the garage.

In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell.
Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants.
There are commercial crushers who resell.
Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up.

I drove around south of New Orleans 40 years ago, and the roads were
broken or crushed shells with no concrete at all. I didn't get out
and dig, but I think they were shell pieces all the way down to the
dirt. I'm sure that's still true for most of them.

It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then
the top surface is hosed down to expose shell
It's best to find a pro with experience in the process.
That must be hell on your knees! Crouching down to work on the car is bad
enough with the concrete digging into your knees, now you guys throw in
oyster shell to tear your clothing as well?

I started taking down those plastic advertising signs on on poles or
wire legs, and later I found many uses for them. One is, I put a
large one under my knees before I work under the dashboard. Works
great. Many other uses.


If I could make my driveway out of rubber I'd do it.

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  • Re: Seashell driveway?
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