I have a gravel driveway and now that winter is here, I need to be able to shovel/plow it. We don't have a plow ourselves, and it's a huge driveway and gravel area. We also have well water so I am concerned about putting anything down to melt the snow. What do I do ? Can it be plowed or will that mess up teh gravel?
2007-12-03 23:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by cindy10989 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I DO have experience in this, as I have a gravel driveway and live in Wisconsin. I have my driveway plowed every snowfall. The plow does move a little gravel, but not so much it's a problem.
Snowblowing will pick up gravel and blows it.
Hire the snowplow.
2007-12-03 23:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bare B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I have a gravel driveway and now that winter is here, I need to be able to shovel/plow it. We don't have a plow ourselves, and it's a huge driveway and gravel area. We also have well water so I am concerned about putting anything down to melt the snow. What do I do ? Can it be plowed or...
2015-08-19 06:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a gravel driveway and have it plowed. Some of the gravel gets moved but if the ground is frozen before the first plowable snow it is not much. In the spring just use a rake and and fix the snowplow damage. If you are worries about spreading salt to melt ice just use sand for traction. It will become part of the driveway when everything melts.
2007-12-04 05:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't say I have any experience with this, but, my suggestion would be to water the snow...
On a solid surface this would be crazy as you would be left with a sheet of ice, however, as this is a gravel path, all you have to do is walk/drive on the gravel and the ice will break up. This will not cause problems for your well water and should be a relatively quick solution.
The only real problem I can see to this is if the temperature of the snow/air is low enough to freeze the water into a sheet too thick to break, in which case I would suggest a new car as the roads outside of your house will be alot worse than your driveway!
2007-12-03 23:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by PAUL H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plowing does push gravel around. If you are going to plow it's best to let about 2 inches of snow freeze to the driveway before plowing (this acts like glue and glitter). The best way is to use a snow blower. As for salt, it would be a waste to put on snow (works great on ice). As for your well water, well, you don't have anything to worry about. Salt is a natural mineral...it's found in the ground. We never us chemical salt though. Good luck and enjoy this winter season!
2007-12-03 23:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you decide to snow blow your gravel drive go to the hardware and get lots of shear pins...you will likely need them...went through 3 or 4 last year...once you get a compacted coating on it it wont be so much of a problem
2007-12-04 02:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya plowing will move the gravel, get some one that has a blower,
2007-12-03 23:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋