Building My 700ft Forest Driveway on a BUGDET

[@devonloerop]

If you watch to the end you get a full price breakdown for total cost of the driveway. Rental equipment, rock, etc. It's a lot cheaper than the $10k in rock I spent on the Bin's driveway.

[@devonloerop]

Trying to get into a more normal cadence of build videos! Aiming for one a week!

[@Darthvolvo]

@devonloerop Take your time, Devon! We can wait until you upload whether it's weekly or whenever!

[@lloydwolfe3175]

A question is there a good way to determine the best location for rentals at the quality 18:51 level yours are. I am in Portland presently but want something in, Hood River, White Salmon or in Idaho lake area. Really like what you are doing.

[@Bob-o-h4k]

Maybe you could find some gold in that old River

[@criticalevent]

If you have any ditching to do, now is the time, and use what you dig up to build up the road.

[@cherimitchell8977]

I also live in the PNW and I can tell you that you need to spend the money and get the drive done right. Our winter rain will make that drive a big muddy mess. As a guest you do not want them to get stuck or mess up their cars. You also need to widen the drive because it’s just right fit our thorny blackberry bushes to take over and scratch the guests’ cars. In all else, you just amaze me!

[@TheTakenChance]

You should take that boulder and put it at the end of the driveway and get a stonecutter to cut into it the name of the place, add a little light shining on it and boom.

[@ellea3344]

You are correct. A rock like that is an asset, but he's not a landscaper.

[@caincoulson2968]

An option to reduce the amount of 3/4” minus you have to put down is to roll filter cloth out underneath. It will prevent the rock from punching into the mud below when it rains. And should only cost about 4-5 hundred bucks for the whole drive way

[@caincoulson2968]

@TheDilweed agreed, but he’s trying to save money. If you’re going to not place ballast at least the filter cloth will help keep the thin layer of 3/4 from punching right into the dirt when it rains and gets driven on.

[@Darthvolvo]

Enjoying the process! Keep up the good work!

[@jimw3799]

yep... that driveway is not going to last unless you never get rain/snow. You need to remove all the "organic" material which is the top soil, etc. Then place the rock on the well compacted dirt underneath. Otherwise you are going to have rock that disappears and/or a mud hole.

[@devonloerop]

we shall see 😊

[@dynamicremakes5592]

Depending on where he is he might not have to worry about snow it barely snows in the southern Appalachian mountains anymore sadly

[@Bill-Lee74]

“Keyboard contractor” lol😂

[@malsup6303]

All the rock will bury in the organic material eventually and it will be a muddy mess.

[@chrisoakey9841]

You can use geofabric to slow the burial of the rock. But I would say drainage is the most important part. As in drainage ditches or raising the road above the surrounding land so the water doesn't run down it.

[@lennyross2813]

Might want to try a landscape/driveway fabric under the rock if you have not already so you do not lose the rock over time. The rock will press down into the mud.

[@nicbruno7706]

Watching you remove the stumps was insanely satisfying. Can’t wait to see the concrete pad

[@devonloerop]

What's even more satisfying is when I reversed the clips of me pulling stumps and it looked like I was putting the forest back together.

[@twilley94]

Love your content Good luck with the build!

[@devonloerop]

Thanks a ton! I have a feeling this build is going to go quicker than I initially thought!

[@monaconico]

Hi Devon, next time you need to do rock on the driveway, lay down a textile first so this maintains a crushed rock surface to your driveway. Otherwise over a very short time the present rocks will sink and become mud with the soft earth that is already there. Cheers, good luck

[@ScottFollansbee-b6p]

don't know what your future budget might be but in addition to prior post about landscape fabris depending on what your current or future money might be you maybe should consider using some sort of gravel 'grid' system. It helps a lot in preventing the gravel from falling to the sides of your road. Good Luck/1

[@Kikibrat2]

I have never been to the Northwest, but my god it is GORGEOUS! Great job so far with the land. It's gonna look great!

[@devonloerop]

Thanks so much! I can't wait to have the little home framed out. :)

[@sikskillz2186]

🙌💯💯 great use of the excavator, and the island idea looks awesome.

[@devonloerop]

Thanks so much, it definitely makes the home feel very cozy.

[@Ramdodge582]

the cat 315 has a blade and it's 34k lb machine, so does the cat 330. kobelco has a 36k machine with one too.

[@AJ_Pow]

It would be cool to use that boulder in the design somehow… maybe build it into the deck as a seat or small table?

[@zoes32flavaz]

That Boulder was so pretty, so magical 😭

[@robertbolinger1928]

Nice to see the process!

[@TravelToFishAbe]

In the process of looking for land here in Jersey, such great informative information my man love your channel wealth of real world straight to the point knowledge

[@littlems323]

wow Devon, you are an amazing one man show!

[@thaynmoore4997]

@devonloerop - Who did you rent the excavator from? (I have a project in Skykomish) Have you ever rented equipment AND a trailer? I have the truck for a 20k machine but not the trailer. Was it really only $500 for the rental for a day?

[@jamesbroady3604]

A 20k excavator, multiple days for 500$ is a great deal. Here in MD, an 18k costs 800/day including delivery.

[@tennesseetexan1957]

I was told to put larger rock as a base then put smaller gravel on top, otherwise the gravel will just push to the side like mud if you put any weight on it. I assuming you’ll have concrete trucks coming in to lay your pad & maybe heavy trucks with your containers. Better to spend the $ & do it correctly to start with.

[@jameshession9038]

Keyboard contractors 😂

[@devonloerop]

They are very real. Haven't touched a shovel in their entire lives but somehow know how to build skyscrapers 😂

[@jameshession9038]

@@devonloerop I know the type haha. Love ya videos btw 🙏

[@timgibb5608]

Nice job! Keep up the hard work with that attitude and you got this!

[@joannafookes289]

Great content, so satisfying to watch. Just a thought but maybe you could include ‘the rock’ in your landscaping.

[@upthegut5332]

Fantastic video!! I’m looking at a piece of land that would require cutting in about 1500ft of road. I’m not going to concrete anything just making a dirt or gravel road. Can you please tell me the whole process and what you would estimate for time and cost on a project like that? And also can you tell me about what the process looks like for cutting down the trees first and stacking or clearing them? I assume that’s first?

[@timberterra]

Making roads in the woods is the most satisfying for me.

[@Jonathan-d2s4b]

How do you get rid of the extra dirt or stumps you remove?

[@Room1sixtyfive]

I don't know why but I find it easier to remove stumps with a bulldozer, it removes the whole thing clean and then I come back and fill the holes with dirt. I mostly remove pines on my property in the midwest, my soil may not be as compact as another dry state if you care about disposing the stump you can rent a stump grinder or mulsher and then you can burn whatever is left.

[@Room1sixtyfive]

I meant sturdy ones and also for the rock you could use a geotextile fabric or liner before throwing the rock.

[@reesbritton6623]

Sounds like you know exactly why…

[@dimabordei3139]

Great job De 👍👍👍 How do you find those pieces of land that are indeed to become residential? Or how do you make them residential? Thx in advance

[@yolomcswag0]

Hey Devon I am a high school student that’s not sure what engineering type to go into I saw in your bio that you were an engineer I was wondering what kind you where? It seems like you were pretty successful 😂

[@jakeMTSU]

3/4 rock del is close to 900$ now where i live... you did fine lol, i will say tho 3/4 with no base wont last long but you spend now or later...

[@808kto]

Keyboard Superwarrior here, good job

[@Iam_jardow]

I watched KZbin videos while I sleep. I woke up and saw this guy doing landscaping in skinny jeans. Thanks for not letting me fall back asleep lol.

[@zoes32flavaz]

Lmao

[@CzechPeach]

Devon how wide is your driveway and did you end up leaving your stumps at the side of the driveway as you mentioned earlier? They get covered up enough and are not an eyesore? Thank you!

[@charliewhite7596]

Bet there is lumber companies that would do this and quicker and work out a great deal for some of those big trees

[@Perpetual86]

I’m not sure how bad mud season is out there but i’m sure glad I put down driveway cloth before I put gravel down. I would’ve ended up losing a lot of money if I didn’t.

[@sashko-w8f]

@devonloerop How big is the lot? I assume this is going in where the other two homes are already built.

[@justinrink6755]

Low key jealous that you get to play around with an excavator in a rain forest 😆

[@devonloerop]

Come on out! You can come play in the forest with me lol

[@justinrink6755]

@@devonloerop gonna have to take you up on that sometime!

[@michaeltrumbell9629]

Did you have any training or certification for the excavator? Or can anyone rent one?

[@Iiiiiip]

Love your vids bro would definitely like to check it out. Is this in Washington state, feels like it🤙🏽

[@Joe-n3c9u]

Very nice video Stranger.

[@gregkrazanski]

awesome work. why hallow and not hollow? not sure i get what's meant by hallow in this conext.

[@AKcam7]

Awesome Devon! Im up here in Alaska, and Ive owned 5 acres near a small tourist town for 7 years. Your ideas are getting my brain going. Thanks for the motivation!

[@berylbackman8537]

How much do you project the total cosy of the cedar hallow will be?

[@devonloerop]

working on making a video for it

[@ohmydancy]

Great job, loving the content! Honest question - can't you just get a gravel truck to deliver and spread as it pulls out? That's how our gravel drive was done in North Carolina - much quicker than the gravel truck just dumping a load and you having to level and spread yourself. For reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHvEo4GVdqamorM. Hope this helps!

[@sammyjayconway]

I saw your comment before I got to that part of the video. I think he probably would have if he wanted to rock the whole driveway but he chose the two tire tracks method to save money and I dont think a truck dump and pull out would do that. But I guess for the turn around area it would have helped/save time and effort.

[@zoes32flavaz]

I wish forests around me would be that pretty 😭

[@jamesoncross7494]

Very good.

[@artie4ever1]

hugs brother

[@gordonschroeder8885]

Your prices are crazy cheap compared to here in PA pretty much double what you paid. Doing the same for my new property.

[@TravelToFishAbe]

Great job using your brain with the trailer an excavator

[@EpicOfChaos]

Did you cut the trees down yourself or hire somone?

[@derekpeterson9860]

That rock your putting down will just sink in ....need a base but I get it

[@devonloerop]

It's been holding up great! I'll come in with a few more loads as the soft spots start to show up. Eventually it'll get firm!

[@Hopinaround]

*skid steer not a bobcat. Bobcat is a brand. That would be like calling every truck a Chevy. I’m glad you decided to use the trailer. It was painful watching you spread stone with a excavator bucket lol

[@devonloerop]

hahaha yeah... fortunately I could go full Farm Simulator with my trailer and excavator to get it over the pile to speed things up.

[@deanjohnson8538]

This is almost like watching a tv show. You get 5 minutes of work then 20 minutes of commercials. This guy can’t stop looking at himself. Where’s the barf emoji when you need it.

[@devonloerop]

Thanks for the view 🫡

[@justinmilla]

Do you need a license to rent that thing?

[@sb-nyc]

what is the total size of your property?

[@25-siddhpatel29]

@outdoorboys you should have a good look on this

[@ryanhansen8312]

Bro rent a dingo tx1000 or bigger, I can spread 6-9 yards per hour on one of those, that bucket spreading is painful to watch

[@Km78349]

Next time take the gate off and spread as you go by tilting it up as you go

[@criticalevent]

Amazing deal if you got that 9 ton machine for @$250 a day.

[@jimurrata6785]

If you wanted to get rid of that big boulder just dig a hole in front of it and tip it in.

[@armedanglican6361]

I think it’s spelled “Hollow”.

[@shaunjnmkbrennan7539]

Why bother rolling the boulder, just dig a hole and roll it in. Bury it - hey presto!

[@roxter299roxter7]

Could have just dug a hole and put the bolder into it.

[@Albino_Paleta]

You should of pushed the rock with the excavator

[@SuperJlonergan]

more work less yapping

[@zoes32flavaz]

Rude

[@nicklegrey987]

Imagine that boulder turned out to be a fossil or an asteroid 😅😅.

[@devonloerop]

Should I try and break it open?

[@allancunningham6019]

Halfajob from the warrior...😂

[@devonloerop]

I don't know what this is supposed to mean

[@derekpeterson9860]

Good job though

[@devonloerop]

Thanks!

[@nechamia]

audio goes out at 13:00 otherwise great video

[@devonloerop]

I don't think so! It might be on ur end

[@buchananbuilds485]

It does go out on the right channel.

[@dividav1224]

Dude rent a damn skidsteer

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

you can go much bigger then that machine with a blade

[@Ramdodge582]

that road will come back to bite you in the ass. fabric will cut rock cost but still 2 1/2" minus to start.

[@darbo6955]

Your pants are ripped.

[@pdfico]

That’s not a road, it’s a waste of everyone’s time.

[@ryanhansen8312]

I cant even watch this... So bad. I bet those rocks are all gone a year later. Dare you to repost results.

[@devonloerop]

It's been one+ year. Still there ☺️

[@HeavenTrain.]

Way too much talking..

[@LeisaStroud-df4yj]

Too much talking w/o enough DOING, if you think you need all that narration couldn’t you do a voiceover while the video actually moves along?

[@circuitbreaker8314]

You could smash the boulder in two with a pneumatic hammer and a big nail

[@ellea3344]

1) didn't remove enough duff (organic top soil) 2) didn't compact the remaining soil enough. 3) didn't lay a fiber cloth, and all that gravel will sink and the dirt rise = mud. It is much more expensive to do it wrong. This is your home

[@dividav1224]

People will have to relay gravel every so often regardless….. much cheaper this way then to shell out 20-30k to some dude

[@Ali-dl5fo]

Keyboard contractors 😂