Seashell driveway?

[jtpr]

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.

-jim

[AAllc.ar...@gmail.com]

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.
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.

T

[Eigenvector]

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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?

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

[Toller]

"Eigenvector" <m44_m...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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They are making sidewalks out of rubber now. Expensive, but reduces
maintenance. Should work on driveways...

[jtpr]

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Actually, what I'm talking about is a bed of crushed stone tamped
down, then the top layer is crushed shells. Sort of like a pea stone
driveway, but using shells instead of stone.

I work on cars in the garage, not the driveway;+}

-Jim

[Andrew Duane]

These are very common along the shore, especially out on Cape Cod. My
brother is a realtor and occasional house builder out there. They are
generally easy to deal with, but will have two problems for you.
First, they are very expensive. You'd think they'd be almost free, but
no. On the Cape, they are easily 50% over asphalt, and they may need
to be refreshed every couple of years. Second, give up any thoughts of
snowblowing. It's like gravel in that regards. Bad for the blower and
really bad for anything downwind of the blower outlet.

If you really want to investigate, start calling aggregate places
along the shore, from north shore MA to southern ME. They are more
common farther south, but transportation costs will kill you.

[mm]

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:40:19 -0700, "Eigenvector"
<m44_m...@yahoo.com> wrote:
><AAllc.ar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr <jtpr...@gmail.com> 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.