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I have a gravel driveway uphill. I put new 1/2" rock gravel in last fall because of washout. I also spread concrete and sprayed it, but it didn't take. I have a 05 Harley Davidson Road King custom that I can't get up or down the driveway without almost dumping it.
Can I put anything on it to harden it up enough to get my bike up and down? It's too long to cement or asphalt it.
I'll let others chime in with gutter ideas. Just keep in mind that you'll need to make sure they can handle the expansion from ice without cracking. But I did want to mention a few alternative solutions you may want to consider.
If you want to keep the lawn, you may consider at a french drain, possibly with some ground level openings to handle severe weather (install these in a way that you can close them in the winter).
If you want to change the look, consider some raised beds on either side of the driveway (which has an added benefit of keeping cars off of the lawn).
3/4 minus (21AA in US Midwest) is perfect for this application.
Hope you have some college kids around, that's nearly 2 cubic yards!
I would overdig another 6" to be able to place an edging to retain the gravel and make a clean edge.
Place the gravel in 2" "lifts" (lay down 2") and then compact with a plate vibrator. Repeat twice. Enjoy!
6" compacted will be quite solid and stable.
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This edging can be backfilled with dirt to grow grass. Just place it when you are 2 1/2" from the top. Its usually staked with landscape nails every 2 ft, but I'd do it every foot. I know you're not using pavers, but this will retain the edge of the gravel. You don't have to do anything with the asphalt edge, unless it is rolled over unevenly, in which case you can cut it with a masonary blade in a circular saw.
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What shape is the gravel? Go look at railroad ballast, you want that stuff, aka "crushed stone", very jaggy and will interlock when tamped down. Very hard to shovel for that reason. You want a smaller size though.
Any sort of round or half-round pea gravel type stuff has to go. Get a loader, shovel it outta there, save it for aggregate for concrete.
The difference is night and day.