From: "Nick" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Driveway - Truth or BS
Date: 27 Aug 2005 09:39:17 -0700
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Al Bundy wrote:
> Travis Jordan wrote:
> > Nick wrote:
> > > I have 2 estimates for my driveway, about the same price. But one guy
> > > claims that the bedrock needs to settle for 4 weeks, and the other guy
> >
> > It depends on the material used for the 'bedrock', but I have always
> > understood that in order to avoid future cracks that you needed to wait
> > 2 weeks or more for gravel bases to settle before paving.
>
> Why can't it be compacted and done immediately?
> The road near me was done recently and they did not wait at all between
> steps in completion. Imagine all the delays if they had to wait a month
> for settling on each section of each job.
> Now if somebody said to wait a month before driving or parking on
> cement that would make some sense.

Uh, aren't roads usually paved over concrete? Plus they don't care if
they crack, because they make more money doing it over and over every
few years.