Posted By: Mr Squatch
Caliche washout - 10/02/20 02:42 PM
Good morning THF! Wondering if y'all can try to help me with a problem we have on our hillside caliche driveway.
We have a spot on our caliche driveway in the hill country that has washed out pretty good. Haven't had it graded in a while because we are pretty much down to bedrock. We have one spot that has 2 large limestone blocks that have been uncovered from the wash out that creates a kind of step. Probably around 2 ft x 4 ft or so long up the slope and several inches at the "step", not an issue for trucks but smaller cars might have trouble. We do not have a tractor at this time so work will likely be done by hand. We have had it filled in the past and it washes out with the first couple of rains. Is there anything I can do to try to fill this and get it more stable so it won't wash out so easily and stand up to some vehicle traffic?
I've thought about removing the limestone and back filling but I don't know how long that would hold up and worry about just creating a bigger hole. I've toyed with the idea of just mixing cement and caliche and letting it set up to try to hold it together a little longer but figure that would eventually just crumble. I will be there this weekend and can try to get pictures to give a better idea of what I'm dealing with but any ideas would be appreciated!
We have a spot on our caliche driveway in the hill country that has washed out pretty good. Haven't had it graded in a while because we are pretty much down to bedrock. We have one spot that has 2 large limestone blocks that have been uncovered from the wash out that creates a kind of step. Probably around 2 ft x 4 ft or so long up the slope and several inches at the "step", not an issue for trucks but smaller cars might have trouble. We do not have a tractor at this time so work will likely be done by hand. We have had it filled in the past and it washes out with the first couple of rains. Is there anything I can do to try to fill this and get it more stable so it won't wash out so easily and stand up to some vehicle traffic?
I've thought about removing the limestone and back filling but I don't know how long that would hold up and worry about just creating a bigger hole. I've toyed with the idea of just mixing cement and caliche and letting it set up to try to hold it together a little longer but figure that would eventually just crumble. I will be there this weekend and can try to get pictures to give a better idea of what I'm dealing with but any ideas would be appreciated!