One problem in this old house is we have had a lack of parking, particularly in the winter months.
Plus, year round I have a Tahoe that gets parked on the lawn killing the grass (well weeds really). When the grass dies it turns into mud, when it rains the mud washes away and the cycle begins again. This is one of the many fun things you learn about when you live on the side of a mountain. Or as the locals say “in them there hills.”
What’s more, my secondary access driveway has started overgrowing with weeds again. And the 5 truckloads of shredded tree we used to keep it driveable has broken down enough that heavy rains are now washing it away yard by yard. Clearly, something needs to be done.
So one morning while leaving for work and thinking about the fact that they are grinding up the local Rt. 340 I gots me an idear. A few phone calls later I had scheduled 20 tons of asphalt millings on the way. 20 tons seems like enough to cover a little driveway and cover a landing for parking. Heck, if anything I may have too much. Well if you’re not on the side of a mountain that’s probably correct! But I wanted to level the landing and suddenly it needs to be 20 inches deep on one side. And that access driveway could be wider, so we leveled a slightly larger area and before you know it 40 tons is not nearly enough. As a matter of fact, as I type this another shipment is trucking its way to me!
Incomplete Asphalt Millings Parking Area: Before and After
Incomplete Asphalt Millings Driveway: Before and After
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Brian Paonessa
For the last 10 years I have been an Internet marketer and web developer with a passion for large system integration projects. I've spent the last few years working for a small fireworks company (Skylighter llc) helping individuals and government clients with pyrotechnic projects. my day to day tasks focus mostly on web development tasks and keeping the Skylighter email marketing machine pumping out good content and offers.