The indisputable leader among materials for covering roads is asphalt. Everything is due to the fact that asphalt is the most practical solution, in addition to its unique properties, this material is primarily highly wear -resistant.
Subject to all the rules during styling, the asphalt will last many years. Such material is ideal for entrances to houses and paving paths. Now we will consider laying asphalt with our own hands.
Before you start styling, you need to get acquainted with the terrain, it will be necessary to make a drainage system for drainage of water, and for this it is necessary to find out where the underground communications are located. When everything is known with the place and area, you can proceed to the main stages.
First, remove the upper layer of soil, a bulldozer or grader can easily cope with this task.
For paving and access coatings, it will be necessary to remove about 30cm of the ground, if the load on the surface involves greater weight, then you will have to dig deeper.
The seized land must be unloaded as far as possible from the construction site, so as not to clog the drainage system during the rain.
In order to tamp the earth and crushed stone, we will need to use a rink.
The base can be of two types – not stiff (sand and gravel), stiff (road slabs). Since we have only a paving path, we will take the basis of not tough material. We make in the laying zone the embankment of crushed stone with a height of not more than 10 cm, remember that this material requires uniform distribution and tamping. As soon as they laid large crushed stone on top of it, we fill it with smaller to a height of at least 10 cm. and the final layer will be river sand. We remember that the quality of training will determine the strength of the future asphalt.
If we take reinforced concrete slabs as a basis, then this method will cost much more, so it is rarely used.
For the base, a fragmented brick is also used, but this method is quite laborious and prolonged.
Completes the laying of the curb, it does not allow the design to collapse to the sides, well, it makes the track itself more beautiful.
It is better to purchase asphalt directly at the factory, it will be an order of magnitude cheaper there. 1 ton of asphalt concrete can cover up to 10 square meters with a height of 10 cm. The temperature when laying should be at least 5 degrees. For styling, the fine -grained type of asphalt is mainly used, since it has a smooth surface and is easy to clean.
To work, after delivering asphalt, it is necessary to proceed immediately, after the distribution of the material, proceed to its tamping, for the entrance there is enough layer of 7 cm, for the track at least 3 cm.
For asphalt compaction, it is best to use a rink.
Remember that a new coating is necessary for constant care if you want asphalt to serve a long time.
