How much crushed concrete do I need...

[ateague11]

so how many tons of CC, for a RV pad

40' x 24 x 6"thick

25 tons

[slayr]

I did my driveway a few years back. 300’ long at 8” thick and I believe I used 6-7 truckloads. After three years it’s holding up perfectly.

[junior]

where do you get crushed concrete, and what does a truck load cost?

[Ray McGaughey]

Put down some geotex fabric first it'll help hugely on how much it presses in the clay and prevent the wagon trails.

X2. The geotex fabric is worth its weight in gold. Order it from a Lowe’s, Home Depot or Amazon.

[COOLDAD1]

So .....Did you get the answer you were looking for?

You have answers from 30 - 80 tons and from 24 cubic yards to 396 cubic yards.

[texansfan]

I'd say 3 trucks / 100'. Just a guess

396 cubic yards about 16 truck loads

Boy
And I thought getting pool estimates had a wide range

[Texastaxi]

Look into crushed brick. It does the same job, and is cheaper.

[bboswell]

Put down some geotex fabric first it'll help hugely on how much it presses in the clay and prevent the wagon trails.

This X100!

Part of my road has fabric and part doesn’t, in 10 years I have never added rock to the portion with fabric but have had to add rock every other year on the rest.

[ateague11]

4" thick = 0.333'

12' x 390' x 0.333' = 1,558 cubic feet /27cf per cy = 57.5 CY.

Crushed concrete or aggregate base weighs approx 1.4 tons per cubic yard so.. 57.7CY x 1.4 = 80 tons

[tdwinklr]

I don't know about crushed concrete and what size pieces they have it crushed down to but my gravel guy recommends to put heavy rock down first on dirt/clay, the rock being 4-6" pieces then the smaller stuff (1 1/2 - 2") over that.

[crumrw]

Put down some geotex fabric first it'll help hugely on how much it presses in the clay and prevent the wagon trails.

Where do I buy this?

[Burnadell]

Where do I buy this?

X2. The geotex fabric is worth its weight in gold. Order it from a Lowe’s, Home Depot or Amazon.

^^^ There ya go. ^^^

[Burnadell]

I think 50-60 cubic yards would be close. 4-5"

Roughly 30 tons/24 cubic yards should cover three to four inches thick 12 feet wide 130 long

396 cubic yards about 16 truck loads

12 wide x 130 yards long x 4" thick=57.7 cubic yards

1 cubic yard will cover 81 sq ft 4" thick

So .....Did you get the answer you were looking for?

You have answers from 30 - 80 tons and from 24 cubic yards to 396 cubic yards.

Yep. just pick whichever answer you like the most and run with it!

Sorry. I'm no help.

[12RingKing]

I don't know about crushed concrete and what size pieces they have it crushed down to but my gravel guy recommends to put heavy rock down first on dirt/clay, the rock being 4-6" pieces then the smaller stuff (1 1/2 - 2") over that.

This is the technique that most people say to go with. I didn’t use large rock as my base, but wish I would have.

I had a road made from red dirt and I capped it with crushed concrete. I’m not seeing a bunch of issues with it, but I’m going to do the next road differently and see if there’s a difference over time.

[crumrw]

^^^ There ya go. ^^^

Yep, recalled seeing that after my post.

Based on the math some provided, my guess is 80 tons will do it, so that's what I'm aiming for.

Seems that there are two types of geotextile fabrics: woven and non-woven. Which do I I use?