I have dug up an old tarmac drive which had approximately 4-5" of concrete underneath it.
I am breaking the concrete down into lumps approx 6" square and adding other harcore (from previous building projects I have an abundance of bricks, paving slabs etc) to it to give a depth of 6".
My question is whether I would be better adding a thin layer of concrete (again from previous projects I have surplus ballast available) to the top of the rubble to bind/seal it or should I add compavted sand/ballast or other materials instead to complete my sub base?
What to add to a broken conctrete sub base
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make sure you wack the hardcore with a wacker plate first ,to make sure theres no voids or soft spots,then lean mix the top with the ballast if you like,this is like a 1:10 mix with very little water,should look crunchy
make sure you get the levels right or it will all have to come back out
regards tony
make sure you get the levels right or it will all have to come back out
regards tony