Soil/cement floor for driveway and parking

[jumbo]

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

[Damrongsak]

A bit of info here:

 

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1392&context=agexperimentsta_bulletins

[jumbo]

26 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

A bit of info here:

 

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1392&context=agexperimentsta_bulletins

thanks, good read

[2baht]

Cement will blow away in the wind, use concrete! Cement, sand, aggregate and water! 

[patman30]

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.

 

[sometimewoodworker]

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.

[jumbo]

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??

[sometimewoodworker]

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.

 

5 years ago

 

2 years ago

Edited November 10, 2022 by sometimewoodworker

[Encid]

1 hour ago, sometimewoodworker said:

5 years ago

 

2 years ago

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

 

[sometimewoodworker]

42 minutes ago, Encid said:

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

 

I don’t know, I see is SWMBO has an answer.

[sometimewoodworker]

18 hours ago, Encid said:

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

 

The soil quality is poor so the rings retain the good soil and nutrients 

[jumbo]

I am thinking about the following

Soil/cement bottom of 10cm in 20 cm enclosure

than add stones on top

 

Any advise??

 

[jumbo]

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???