How Do You Dispose of Ash?
- Scottscoaled
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I had my driveway graveled a couple years ago. I use three bushel baskets for ash. when all three are full they get dumped across the driveway in a even"stripe" . Amazin' how hard the driveway is where the ash has been dumped. Just like concrete Scott
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Like in the original thread....excellent for traction. A nice side benny is the color of the driveway this spring. Ash makes a nice contrast to plain ol river run gravel IMO. Bits of differening colors, very cool. I look forward to years of maintaining the drive with left over ashes, no more paying for fill in's.
hi Ed , unless somebody ruts up my yard this spring , I need to get rid of my ash. I need gravel for the drive , but was afriad of how it would look with ash and pc's of coal. this may sound stupid lol , but could you post a pic. if I do it I don't want to be mad later.
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Ken, just put down the ash, tell everyone you are taking up 'Yard and drive ART'.. and this is your first artistic creation !!
Seriously though, I'd use the ash in the drive anyway,, just add gravel over it if you don't like the looks.. the ash will usually be mottled red/grey/black.
Greg L
Some ash piles:
Seriously though, I'd use the ash in the drive anyway,, just add gravel over it if you don't like the looks.. the ash will usually be mottled red/grey/black.
Greg L
Some ash piles: