Gravel Parking Pad Construction

Temporarily parking on asphalt.

Gravel parking pad construction.

Large base stones or l sized stones should then be installed in the bottom to a depth of four to six inches for strength. Drill holes in the timbers and hammer 1 2 inch rebar or long metal spikes into the gravel if you want to prevent the wheel stops from moving. Normally we would like our gravel path to consist of 2 or 3 different layers of gravel. Gravel parking pads are just like roads.

First we can lay machine crushed gravel of a larger size that will serve as a solid foundation for more aesthetic higher layers. A 10 20 gravel parking pad costs 600 to 1 000 to build depending on soil conditions labor and type of rock. Finally a poured concrete slab. A gravel parking lot can be an excellent temporary or in some cases permanent solution for a commercial building especially if it s installed with detailed sub grade preparation drainage planning and engineering in mind.

However water doesn t flow through so the pad should be designed with a slight crown at the center to urge water to roll off the pad rather than pool. If you want to designate individual spaces within your gravel parking area paint landscape timbers to create wheel stops and use spray paint to create parking lines. You should see the size of the 1 500 gallon tandem septic pumping truck that comes to my house every three years. Like gravel or interlocking concrete pads there are no petroleum products involved that can damage your tires.

A gravel recycled asphalt or crushed granite parking lot may be a great short term solution. We can add sand or dirt to this basal layer of gravel. My own driveway routinely gets delivery trucks on it that weigh in excess of 15 or more tons. They re subject to the same concentrated loads as primary loads.

You will need to maintain your gravel driveway in different ways throughout the seasons. After compacting the area finish the pad with regular sized gravel or choker angular gravel. If your gravel driveway is not carefully planned and constructed then it can turn out poorly. Use a tire vapor barrier.

Cost for gravel parking lot or pad the cost for a gravel parking lot or pad costs 3 to 5 per square foot or about the same as constructing a new gravel driveway.