31 October 2016

Gary Dupois (Craig’s brother) and his band of asphalting associates arrived just after 7 to begin paving the driveway.  First they laid down a base course with asphalt containing ¾″ stone and nominally 1½″ thick.  Then they laid down a top coat with asphalt containing ⅜″ stone and nominally 1″ thick.  They used a 5 ton vibrating roller to compact the bejesus out of each course.  Actual thickness of the finished driveway is more like 4″ thick… and the thicker the better!  By early afternoon the crew was gone and we had a mud-free drive out to the road… that easily passes the 30 mph-with-no-loose-fillings test.