Hardcore

[smiles]

Having just moved my woodpile to a new site on the farm,I've discovered that I've managed to pick the boggiest spot,unforseen rabbit development ! already stacked several cord to season and got alot more to add - so I thought about adding a strip of hardcore to make life easier.

 

Looking to put in a strip of 4m x 30m - so thinking of about 30tons of clean hardcore - not crossing the planning bridge quite yet,it's got to take a landrover and 2 ton Ifor at times

 

How would you go about this,dig out and infill - with or without membrane or just plonk it on top and compact down to where I want it,personally thinking this may be best,leaving the harcore level just below that top of the pallet that the woods stacked on.

 

Cheers

Steve

[defenderjack]

my thought excatly !! my day today could have done with 30 tons of hardcore , i knew the ground was gona be soggy but i can honestly say for the first time ! i actually got my landy stuck :thumbdown:spent and hour laying old shed panels down then finally got out ! unfortunatly by the time i got out , my mate had tried to get in ,in his transit !ha and well you can guess how that went ! finally the tractor was called for ,

so i share your thoughts right now ! hope you get it sorted

[defenderjack]

where in east sussex are you ?

[Johny Walker]

Having just moved my woodpile to a new site on the farm,I've discovered that I've managed to pick the boggiest spot,unforseen rabbit development ! already stacked several cord to season and got alot more to add - so I thought about adding a strip of hardcore to make life easier.

 

Looking to put in a strip of 4m x 30m - so thinking of about 30tons of clean hardcore - not crossing the planning bridge quite yet,it's got to take a landrover and 2 ton Ifor at times

 

How would you go about this,dig out and infill - with or without membrane or just plonk it on top and compact down to where I want it,personally thinking this may be best,leaving the harcore level just below that top of the pallet that the woods stacked on.

 

Cheers

Steve

 

put some crushed brick down 1,st ,then top it of with road planning to get it nice & leval

[smiles]

Just on the southern edge of Ashdown Forest,must be where all the run off's coming from!!

It's wet wet wet nearly got stuck on Saturday without a load on !

[Johny Walker]

Just on the southern edge of Ashdown Forest,must be where all the run off's coming from!!

It's wet wet wet nearly got stuck on Saturday without a load on !

 

if its that wet its worth getting the soft stuff scrapped off 1,st .& putting some mamebrain down if your going to be there long term

[smiles]

Not used crushed brick before - how does it compare to clean hardcore cost in bulk - I'm looking at just over £100 for a 10 ton load,do most aggregate suppliers do it ?

 

Cheers

Steve

[Johny Walker]

try a demolition firm , for plainings wait till there some where in your area & its usaly £100 a load straite of site

[defenderjack]

Just on the southern edge of Ashdown Forest,must be where all the run off's coming from!!

It's wet wet wet nearly got stuck on Saturday without a load on !

 

must be running down to herstmonceux as well !!

[Justme]

I think you might want more than 30 ton.

 

I have just done a track & used 70 ton for a 3m wide & about 50m long track & really it needs more. I used "sub base" which packs down hard.