Temporary Drive-Way

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

Long story short - I got the boat 80% into my backyard before I lost all grip and got my self stuck. Our backyard slopes into a flat area that collects all the rain water. Never had an issue before, but I guess a few days of heavy rain got it nice and squishy. Even my buddy with a 4x4 could only get my boat back another two feet or so before he started to slip as well (this was after we quickly tossed some pavers down).

Anyways, with a wedding & honeymoon coming up, spending a few gs on a concrete slab probably is out of the budget for the next few months. My question to you guys is, can I just throw some gravel or sea shells or something of that nature down and be relatively good?

I have already started to put pavers where the tire tracks where, but figured putting something in between the pavers would give me good coverage. I am also trying to keep this simple, I don't want to dig 4 inches, put a base layer, second layer, then final layer or any of crap... just looking for something simple to hold me over for 6 months.

 

[Beachbummer]

Pavers are good, i think as cheap as you are going to get. You could space them a bit and use sand in between to stretch them out.

Maneuvering will be painful without some wiggle room unless you come in perfectly straight. You can keep some plywood pieces handy for when you need to come off the pavers.

 

[Mainah]

Horse stall mats are another option and can be cleaned then thrown down on a garage floor afterwards. Resale if not looking to keep them should prove quick as well.

Super cheap option would be used roofing shingles. Disposal costs money so if you are will to let someone dump for free you would just need dispose of later. Big downside is attempting to pick out all of the roofing nails. I only mention it as I have seen someone go with that option.

 

[Bluewater272]

If you've got something more permanent in mind in the near future, I'd go with the horse stall mats too. Anything else will likely require significant prep, even gravel - that will need to be redone for concrete/asphalt.

 

[Robconn]

If you've got something more permanent in mind in the near future, I'd go with the horse stall mats too. Anything else will likely require significant prep, even gravel - that will need to be redone for concrete/asphalt.

Try tractor supply for horse mats

 

[Beachbummer]

I had not considered the mats, but cost wise it doesn't seem as great a deal. Plain looking pavers are cheap.

12x12 for 1.48 at Lowe's

 

[djetok]

Horse stall mats are another option and can be cleaned then thrown down on a garage floor afterwards. Resale if not looking to keep them should prove quick as well.

Super cheap option would be used roofing shingles. Disposal costs money so if you are will to let someone dump for free you would just need dispose of later. Big downside is attempting to pick out all of the roofing nails. I only mention it as I have seen someone go with that option.

Thanks that may solve a issue at my office for a wash pad for my trucks.