The Importance of a 6-Inch Stone Base for Heavy Farm Equipment

In the rural communities of Franklin, WV and the Shenandoah Valley, driveways aren't just for Honda Civics. They must support 80,000lb delivery trucks, heavy farm tractors, and loaded horse trailers.

The "Surface Illusion"

The black asphalt you see on top is only the "wearing course." The actual strength of a driveway comes entirely from the crushed stone base buried beneath it. If you park a 20,000lb tractor on a driveway with only 2 inches of stone, the asphalt will instantly deflect and collapse.

The Heavy Civil Standard

For properties utilizing heavy equipment, Blue Ridge Estate Paving engineers a true commercial subbase.

• We excavate 8 to 10 inches deep.
• We lay a high-tension woven geotextile fabric.
• We install 6 to 8 inches of VDOT #57 and 21A crushed aggregate, compacted in horizontal lifts using heavy vibratory rollers.

Only after this massive foundation is built do we lay the premium asphalt surface. If you need pavement that works as hard as you do, you need mountain-grade engineering.