DIY Makeover: Crushed Rock Driveway

[@lozarkderccy3254]

This looks fantastic!

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!

[@robertcaron9181]

Great job, nice and clean, well done

[@DIYKalinga]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stewartkeyes2511]

looks great! Big improvement.

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!

[@yolandaemba919]

Gorgeous. How do you take care of it when it rains?

[@AdrienBCaldwell]

I fear that during heavy rain storms that you're going to have water pooling in the areas where the plastic was placed. Weed barrier isn't terribly expensive. Especially for such a small driveway. Proper weed barrier is essential to let the ground breath and to let rain water pass through.

[@DIYKalinga]

Your fear is valid. Please be happy to know that the driveway is fine. It did experience heavy rain storms, but because we didn't use one long continuous plastic, water can still find its way into the ground through the seams.

[@VV-om8vv]

Pretty sure that rock will have cut through that plastic. Little roundup up if weeds come up not a big deal

[@lfuentes4098]

@@DIYKalinga I was wondering about that. Glad it has held up.

[@lauraevansfletcher9320]

It looks great!!! Thank you. I might do this

[@DIYKalinga]

🙏🏽

[@livingaboard]

Looks good. No need to level the dirt with a board though. The gravel be level regardless of the angle of the dirt underneath.

[@DIYKalinga]

True. 🙂

[@rotnkiley]

great job! love it...looks so clean to how it was before!

[@DIYKalinga]

kailey barri Hi! Thank you! 🙏🏽🙂

[@vidyasreejith]

Great job...

[@DIYKalinga]

🙏

[@thetrumpdayz]

Amazing job...just curious how did the plastic trash bags work against the weeds?

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! Thank you. To answer your question, overall, I'd say the plastic sheets worked. So far, the only problem is nut grass, which pops from time to time especially in a few areas where they freely grew before the makeover.

[@ayojohnson7194]

@@DIYKalinga How about rain, does the plastic bags hold water from draining into the soil after heavy rainfall?

[@DIYKalinga]

@@ayojohnson7194 Nope. The water can still find its way into the ground through the seams of the plastic bags. That said, you might want to cut your plastic in sections.

[@suttonfelix2681]

instaBlaster...

[@Bmr4life]

What do you have to level it first?

[@angelacason3727]

How can you do that kind of work in flip flops??!!

[@DIYKalinga]

True. Haha. That's why she was wearing shoes the next day.

[@drmachinewerke1]

Well you said everything you needed to.

[@rahmanr112]

Mother nature is incredible, they grow out of those rock thru the plastic. How is yours holding up?

[@DIYKalinga]

Not as good as it once was, but it's still okay. Thanks for asking...

[@aleluiakriol]

Thanks for sharing. How much gravel did you end up using for this project? Thanks

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! We ended up using less than half of the full truckload we ordered.

[@cleatusjones2467]

Doesn’t the plastic stop water from soaking down into the soil? Seems like a flood waiting to happen

[@DIYKalinga]

It's not one long continuous plastic, so no. Water can escape through the "seams."

[@mvblitzyo]

AWSOME look great !

[@DIYKalinga]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@nhh49]

great job!

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!

[@teamaxwell]

Good job, thinking about doing the same. How much did the stones cost?

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! Thanks. If you live in the PH, a truck load costs about 2,000 Php.

[@DeepSleepandMeditation]

Great informative vid, looks fab. Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! Thanks for the nice words. :)

[@johnhamilton2680]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

[@DIYKalinga]

🙏🏽💪🏽🙂

[@teddiesbe]

what did you do with the grass and dirt ??

[@DIYKalinga]

Gave it to a friend.

[@mydayis5]

I might have been inclined to take up the middle concrete slabs and have the whole driveway gravelled. But what you have done still looks good.

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!

[@lisas5913]

Love the outcome, thinking of doing the same thing for my driveway except no weed matting/plastic, what sized gravel did you use? Does it fly everywhere when using the driveway?

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks! The size was, I think, 3/4. For the second question, it does sometimes, but it's manageable.

[@EPHONIC]

Would this be the same process for just dirt at the base

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! Yes, I think so.

[@Rich32262]

Over time as dirt is blown onto the gravel, leaves deteriorate, and the gravel breaks down from driving over it, weeds will grow on top of the plastic.

[@DIYKalinga]

Theoretically, yes. But the driveway is fine.

[@Rich32262]

@@DIYKalinga Hope you didn't take it as a criticism. Not my intention.

[@DIYKalinga]

@@Rich32262 Don't worry about it. This video is used to it, whether the "criticism" is intentional or not. 😉

[@galecooney2337]

Now finish the block wall and it would give more appeal..

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! Yup, we installed a vertical garden after the driveway makeover.

[@vishwalankatours2609]

isn't it slippery and hard to walk on ?

[@DIYKalinga]

Nope.

[@michelleemily4231]

this turned out great!

[@DIYKalinga]

Michelle Emily True! We weren’t sure at first, but I’m glad we kept going. 💪🏽

[@OfftoShambala]

Cardboard is a better and free option for weed control. Just for people to know options.

[@DIYKalinga]

👍🏽

[@beabossc]

Where did you get the rock from

[@DIYKalinga]

Charles Brown Hi! Bought them from a construction supply store.

[@khazoury]

Water pooling on the plastic. Not a good idea. Hope it works out. Looks good though!

[@DIYKalinga]

scorpio1308 Thanks! Don’t worry about it. 🙏🏽

[@DaniaW-t2n]

Landscape fabric can be purchased at a dollar store in 10 feet rolls

[@DIYKalinga]

D W True.

[@kethozhaviliegise6868]

Just saw this video. This is awesome. Just wondering if you thought about creating compartments (using a bead or so) for levelled distribution of gravel. Cheers.

[@DIYKalinga]

Kethozhavi Liegise Thanks! 🙏🏽

[@raevenbrooke3030]

Interested in the price thanks

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! If you mean cost of the materials, there's only one item we purchased - crushed rocks. If you live in the PH, a truck load costs about 2,000 Php.

[@RCA-87]

That's quite pricey I got a truck load for 1100 just depends where you go, get quotes And then make a decision.

[@DIYKalinga]

@@RCA-87 Good for you.

[@stevekaeser662]

Plastic not a good idea you want drainage more than a few weeds which can be controlled esp. Since you went down 4-5 inches. But heck, overall nice job. I'm not exactly an expert myself!

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!

[@WAAA51]

Nice

[@DIYKalinga]

Alex Winston Thanks! 💪🏽

[@WAAA51]

@@DIYKalinga No problem. Is this in PI?

[@DIYKalinga]

Alex Winston 🇵🇭 PH

[@PaloSoldierofAllah]

Plastics and crush rock don’t work together on drive way ,rocks ll roll over .

[@DIYKalinga]

Can't argue with that especially with a different driveway design/layout. But with this one, "rolling rocks" has never been an issue.

[@PaloSoldierofAllah]

DIY Kalinga yes are right mate I was talking in general. Cheers

[@chrishill6700]

Should of used sticky fabric. Good job 👍

[@DIYKalinga]

Chris Hill Hi! Thanks! 🙏🏽

[@Telfer58]

Plastic like that is not permeable. Water will pool on top causing flooding problems. Nails were not necessary, the stone would hold fabric down plus they rust. Never dig wearing flip flops. In short, do not do this at home.

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks for the insight!

[@90slimit1]

Y'all rent? Own? Good job.

[@DIYKalinga]

Hi! My friend's driveway. Thanks! :)

[@nicestrat]

Nails in the driveway to hold down the plastic??? EEEKS!!!

[@DIYKalinga]

nicestrat They have their limitations/disadvantages, of course. 🙂

[@andysanchez820]

@@DIYKalinga - The driveway looks great. I'm just concerned down the road of one of the nails shifting and popping a tire. I get to do this project this week. Where did you get the transparent bags?

[@DIYKalinga]

Andy Sanchez Andy Sanchez Hi! I understand your concern. So far, the driveway hasn’t caused tire-related problems. Note that its use is limited to only 2 cars. Note also that the only reason why we used nails (and plastic bags) is weed control. I’m sure there are other ways to prevent weeds without using nails and plastic. As for the bags, they used to be animal-feed bags. We got them for free from my friend’s feed supply store. You can use sheets of newspaper or black garbage bags if the purpose is weed control. Cheers! 💪🏽

[@andysanchez820]

@@DIYKalinga Awesome!! Thank you so much. I've never done this before =)

[@DIYKalinga]

Andy Sanchez No prob! 💪🏽

[@shaneb.3982]

Lose the loud music.👎

[@DIYKalinga]

shane bradley Or use the volume control... 🙂

[@Iambriangregory]

Thanks for the setup for the amusing reply to your over criticalness it was classic come back taking a generous altruistic video and turning it to a cause of complaint was inappropriate and he politely put you in your place where you belong turn the volume down hahaha hahaha you set yourself up hahaha hahaha next time just be appreciative and zip the lip hahaha guess you didn't see that one coming he who pick his nit will have his nitpickers hahaha hahaha

[@samj2000]

This is awful, why not break up the concrete strips, just lazy. Look at the block brick wall on the side, I’m sure these guys built that ugly thing too

[@DIYKalinga]

samj2000 Not lazy. Just no funds and no proper training.

[@samj2000]

DIY Kalinga sorry I should have looked at your page before I posted a comment, I thought you were pretending to give a instructional video on building a driveway, not just showing it. It will work for a few years, you will get growth coming through the plastic, just some non toxic weed killer, and depending on the weather and soil you may need to top it up in spots when it sinks. Next time a bit deeper. And try and compact base more, drive a car over it if you don’t have a compactor

[@DIYKalinga]

samj2000 Thanks for the tips! 🙏🏽

[@Deathcat1000]

samj2000 your incredibly rude.

[@DIYKalinga]

Deathcat 1000 Hi! He was, but he also apologized, so please don’t worry about it. It’s all good. 🙂

[@mzjazz5737]

Nice

[@DIYKalinga]

Thanks!