How Do You Build A Sod Driveway?
• Decide where you want the driveway to be, and how wide, and at what slope.’; } s += “”; document.write(s); return; } google_ad_channel = ‘+7733764704+1640266093+9503394424+9016233241+8962074949+8941458308+8509902424+9683278076+7122150828’ + xchannels + gchans; google_ad_client = “pub-9543332082073187”; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_ad_region = “test”; google_ad_format = ‘250x250_as’; //–> • Remove the sod with a spading fork from where the driveway will go. A spading fork is like a mini-pitchfork. Lunge at the rootball just beneath the sod and pry it out. • Put the sod in piles to conserve moisture and water it daily. This will keep it alive. • Find a source of dirt for your driveway. In my situation I used the area to the left of my barn so that the land would slope down and away from the building. • Run masonry lines from the high end of your proposed driveway down to the ground. The lines will give you a guide to create a smooth
• Decide where you want the driveway to be, and how wide, and at what slope. Loading… • Remove the sod with a spading fork from where the driveway will go. A spading fork is like a mini-pitchfork. Lunge at the rootball just beneath the sod and pry it out. • Put the sod in piles to conserve moisture and water it daily. This will keep it alive. • Find a source of dirt for your driveway. In my situation I used the area to the left of my barn so that the land would slope down and away from the building. • Run masonry lines from the high end of your proposed driveway down to the ground. The lines will give you a guide to create a smooth uniform slope across the surface. • Begin digging, and transferring dirt in a wheelbarrow over to the driveway area. Dig with the pick, not the shovel – the shovel is used only for moving loose dirt up into the wheelbarrow. • Wheel the dirt over to the site, dump it, and tamp it down. Each load must be tamped to make the driveway solid. Remove sod as you g