tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post2213851041930797364..comments2024-03-11T04:21:00.509-04:00Comments on diy Design Fanatic: Maintaining A Gravel Driveway - Mountain Cottage UpkeepPam - @diy Design Fanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04303399189647950307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post-26608639386382123092017-09-13T23:45:47.294-04:002017-09-13T23:45:47.294-04:00I think the driveway looks great, and I know that ...I think the driveway looks great, and I know that all that work was not easy. We have a little parking spot at the lake that can hold about 4 cars. The weeds were the hardest part, it looked horrible from the road. We did the vinegar and salt thing, but the area is just so large. In the end we just let the grass grow between the gravel. Ha. But I get you. Great work and applause on your strength and tenacity!<br /><br />Jane Blondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post-76173396744683173802017-09-13T19:56:29.055-04:002017-09-13T19:56:29.055-04:00Grading makes all the difference on a gravel drive...Grading makes all the difference on a gravel driveway, especially one on a slope. It definitely needs maintenance. There are about 4 houses on our street with 2,000 acres and we've met 2 of the neighbors and both are great. We exchanged numbers and they keep an eye out in their coming and going. It really was nice of our neighbor to loan us his tractor.Pam - @diy Design Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303399189647950307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post-91075151604161030452017-09-13T19:53:13.082-04:002017-09-13T19:53:13.082-04:00Wow, 5 hours away is far! Our mountain house is a ...Wow, 5 hours away is far! Our mountain house is a little over 2 hours away and that's about all I can handle. We looked at a house 4 hours away, but we felt it would take too much out of the weekend.<br /><br />It takes a long time to finish big projects. I came down with lyme disease in the Fall of 2014 and my husband has been doing almost all of the projects by himself. I go up with him, but many weekends I just didn't have the strength to do much of anything. <br />I'm better now, but still not 100%.<br /><br />As for the driveway, we plan to keep up with it from now on. We have a harrow and my husband will drag it behind the lawn tractor. We also plan to spray the driveway with a vinegar solution when the weeds are very small. Once they're entrenched, it takes too much to get rid of them.Pam - @diy Design Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303399189647950307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post-4948092391000093192017-09-13T15:54:30.449-04:002017-09-13T15:54:30.449-04:00WOW, what a difference! We bought a cottage in th...WOW, what a difference! We bought a cottage in the Northwoods of WI (where we have previously vacationed) this summer, and we have begun attacking some of the jobs on our ever-growing list. We aren't able to spend more than Sat/Sun there and then have a 5 hr drive home. We are TIRED! We don't want to complain, because this has been my husband's lifelong dream, & we certainly consider it a privilege to own a second home. I am not as patient as my husband is to get jobs completed--he has to remind me that we have years to get it done, but like you, I look out at our 400 ft gravel driveway covered with weeds & I'm ready to give up. While I would love to be able to "easily" use a tractor, I will keep on methodically spraying away, as your wonderful new gravel driveway has given me a goal!! <br />Merri Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893638585791436940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977307823050840802.post-80828372603487536232017-09-13T14:51:06.041-04:002017-09-13T14:51:06.041-04:00This all sounds familiar. Dan's parent's ...This all sounds familiar. Dan's parent's farm has always had a gravel driveway and in the spring it became quite difficult because mud would also occur. His Dad had truck come in and drop gravel- they'd smooth it off and it would be good for a while. It always looks so nice and neat after they lay it too. That's nice that your neighbors allowed you to use their equipment. It sure helps make life easier when you have nice people nearby! Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470612105590699955noreply@blogger.com