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Has anyone ever done this with soil from former farmland??

What would be the ideal mix in this case??

And would 15 cm suffice for 2-3 cars

 

thx

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soil/cement is what they use for rammed earth
10-20% cement mixed with dry soil then slightly wet
you will likely need a few layers, which will add up to more than 15cm,
will you also use rebar?
concerns you may have is rain/moisture and weight of cars

easiest option is use stones/chippings/gravel
you will be finished 10 mins after they are delivered.

 

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Just now, patman30 said:

easiest option is use stones/chippings/gravel
you will be finished 10 mins after they are delivered.

Not 10 mins, it’s going to take at least 30 to spread it out. Put a layer of blue sheet to avoid the stone sinking into the soil and it’s the easiest, fastest way. We did this.

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16 hours ago, patman30 said:

soil/cement is what they use for rammed earth
10-20% cement mixed with dry soil then slightly wet
you will likely need a few layers, which will add up to more than 15cm,
will you also use rebar?
concerns you may have is rain/moisture and weight of cars

easiest option is use stones/chippings/gravel
you will be finished 10 mins after they are delivered.

 

Thanks, I was thinking about rebar, thick and on the floor..

 

I thought about the stones/chippings/gravel as well, but have no idea on pricing vs rebar concrete vs soil/cement

Any idea??

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7 hours ago, jumbo said:

Thanks, I was thinking about rebar, thick and on the floor..

 

I thought about the stones/chippings/gravel as well, but have no idea on pricing vs rebar concrete vs soil/cement

Any idea??

Stone is probably going to be less than 1/5 of the price, possibly a little more expensive if you want to add edging to it, we haven’t bothered SWMBO hasn’t said she wants anything more and the garden is her territory.

 

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1 hour ago, sometimewoodworker said:

5 years ago

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Off-topic I know, but just curious... why did you plant your trees in concrete rings?

 

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I am thinking about the following

Soil/cement bottom of 10cm in 20 cm enclosure

than add stones on top

 

Any advise??

 

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On 11/17/2022 at 6:05 AM, jumbo said:

I am thinking about the following

Soil/cement bottom of 10cm in 20 cm enclosure

than add stones on top

 

Any advise??

 

Is there anything against this option? I think for me it is mainly an issue on how it looks.... it might be impractible???

 

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