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It was there when I bought the house. It is gray in color (I'm horrible with colors so it is probably chartreuse, but I believe it is gray). Since it was there when I got the house,I am sure there is an on island source for it. Don't know where though. It sounds rough on tires, but probably does less damage than the cinder road you must take to get to the house. In Louisiana, they often use oyster shells for driveways. The sound of Car Wheels on a Gravel Road has acually been the subject of a song by one of my favorite artists, Lucinda Williams. The album by that name is simply incredible.
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Ironically,there's asphalt road to get to the house.
BTW,asphalt driveway is not much cheaper than the concrete one.
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Many of the cinder companies here carry the gravel, it is basalt, lava that is much harder than cinder. Costs more than cinders because of the crushing involved, but will last.
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Hi StillHope,
The "gravel" that is used here is crushed lava/blue rock. I think it's best to use this material (over cinder) for the reasons specified below.
For material like this, you'll have to go to a supplier like Sanford (our preferred vendor). They sell this by the truckload.
It's referred to as base course (1 inch minus - largest size is 1" with smaller material mixed in - is what we use). This will pack down hard over time and generally works well with flat/gradually sloping surfaces).
Washed rock is nice but more expensive, does not pack down well, and will require some curb to contain the material.
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Thank you,leilaniguy.Do you have the gravel driveway on your property?
Asking because wondering about impact on the tires.
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The previous owner put in cinder, so I've stayed with it. I like the way it looks. My drive is mostly flat and I'm in the rainforest so I don't have dust or erosion problems, but the dogs track it in and I have a cat that loves to roll in it. I don't think either gravel or cinder would wear much on your tires in just the distance of your driveway.
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If you are like most people here and take your shoes off before entering the house than you will be OK with cinder. In addition, the cinder will get hardened as time goes by. I have red cinder around my Leilani Estates house and I am like many others, I like the look of it.
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We take our shoes off too when we enter the house. But still yet cinder sticks. It does a dandy job of chewing up belts on vacuum cleaners.
I suggest basecourse too but would suggest the 3/4" minus.
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Thank you,everyone for the input.It's a lot to think about.Without a dog it would have been easier to make a decision...
Anyway,I've got educated too on +/- rocks (sounds like a rock science..).
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