Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:04 pm
Hi,
I've looked back through 14 pages of archives, but haven't found info to answer a small query I have (though I've really enjoyed reading what I HAVE found!, great site!)
I've some space to use as a parking space, unsurfaced. It used to be a garage (earth-floor) a long time ago, which collapsed and then my late father had demolished (prob 10 years ago or more). Right now, there's an up and over garage door that leads into a plot walled on 4 sides, 5mx10m approx. I've recently gotten the vegetation cut off to ground level. Ground is pretty uneven, so some earth needs to be (re)moved, and some small (3in diameter) tree/shrub roots taken out.
What's the cheapest I can get a parkable surface (for normal cars) on this, where aesthetics don't matter at all? I'd like to be able to jack a car on this too. One day I may rebuild garage/carport, but not a clear plan yet and budget is tight.
My own thoughts/questions:
1) Dig out 200mm below reference all over, fill with MOT1, whack it. Can that be used as a final surface? can I jack a car on that?
2) Dig out 250mm below reference, perhaps not all of the area (could pile spoil elsewhere in plot). Put in 150mm of compacted MOT1. Pour pad of concrete 100mm thick on top of that.
3) With either of these, do I end up digging out much/all of the work if I wanted to put a basic garage/carport on later (needing at least to put some concrete foundations for corner posts to support a corrugated roof).
I want to do this economically, and will compromise completely on aesthetics if function is good. I don't, however, want to do things so cheap that I set things up for certain problems in the future. All pointers gratefully received!
I've looked back through 14 pages of archives, but haven't found info to answer a small query I have (though I've really enjoyed reading what I HAVE found!, great site!)
I've some space to use as a parking space, unsurfaced. It used to be a garage (earth-floor) a long time ago, which collapsed and then my late father had demolished (prob 10 years ago or more). Right now, there's an up and over garage door that leads into a plot walled on 4 sides, 5mx10m approx. I've recently gotten the vegetation cut off to ground level. Ground is pretty uneven, so some earth needs to be (re)moved, and some small (3in diameter) tree/shrub roots taken out.
What's the cheapest I can get a parkable surface (for normal cars) on this, where aesthetics don't matter at all? I'd like to be able to jack a car on this too. One day I may rebuild garage/carport, but not a clear plan yet and budget is tight.
My own thoughts/questions:
1) Dig out 200mm below reference all over, fill with MOT1, whack it. Can that be used as a final surface? can I jack a car on that?
2) Dig out 250mm below reference, perhaps not all of the area (could pile spoil elsewhere in plot). Put in 150mm of compacted MOT1. Pour pad of concrete 100mm thick on top of that.
3) With either of these, do I end up digging out much/all of the work if I wanted to put a basic garage/carport on later (needing at least to put some concrete foundations for corner posts to support a corrugated roof).
I want to do this economically, and will compromise completely on aesthetics if function is good. I don't, however, want to do things so cheap that I set things up for certain problems in the future. All pointers gratefully received!
