How bad is a cinder driveway?

[Jay Bondesen]

We have a red cinder driveway, a 50 lb dog that sleeps inside, bamboo floors, and after over a year I don't see any problems. One new comment on the cinder is that it is much easier to walk on barefoot than the 1" rock. There is grass in front of one door and a sidewalk in front of the other with doormats so that probably helps with the dog. It's also post & pier so you walk across a few feet of deck before entering the house. Shoes tend to stay outside. I will sometimes pick up a small grain of cinder underfoot but moving furniture around is the only thing that seems mark the floor. We sweep the floor weekly.
Drainage can be a problem with cinder in that it doesn't stay in place on even a slight slope in heavy rain because water runs over it and will push it around while the 1" rock will let it drain through.


Jay