Schwinger Lawn Service, Gravel Driveways
Washouts, potholes, high centers, and soft spots. We put the rock back where it belongs, fix the grade so water runs off, and compact it so the next storm does not undo the work.
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Driveway Washouts
A hard rain on a gravel drive moves rock. It cuts ruts down the middle, pushes stone into the ditch, and leaves the crown flat, so the next storm does the same thing in the same place.
We fix the cause as well as the mess. We reclaim the rock you already paid for, place it where it belongs, and grade the drive so water leaves it instead of sitting on it.
Then we run a vibratory roller over the surface to compact the material. Compacted gravel sheds water and stands up to traffic, which is what keeps erosion from starting again.
Driveway Repair
If your driveway has a high spot in the center or holes you keep filling, we can correct those and give you a smooth drive.
A high center pushes tires out to the edges and cups the whole drive. Potholes are usually a drainage problem wearing a disguise. We cut out the bad spot, rebuild it with the right material, and shape the surface so it drains instead of holding water.
New Gravel
Starting from bare ground, replacing a drive that has given up, or running a new lane out to a shed or bin site, we build the base first and the surface second. A driveway that skips the base is a driveway you will be fixing again next year.
We haul the material too. Gravel, fill dirt, and class 5 come on our trucks, so one crew handles both the stone and the spread instead of you chasing two.
When the new drive needs seed around it, hydroseeding gets grass on the bare ground fast, and grading and landscaping handles the water that caused the problem in the first place.
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Recent Work
Rural lanes, farm drives, and commercial lots. Some of these show what a washed out drive looks like before we start, and some show the surface after grading and rolling.
Questions
Yes. Gravel, fill dirt, and class 5 come on our trucks, so the same crew brings the stone and spreads it. See trucking and hauling for the materials we carry.
Yes. We compact as we go, so the drive is ready when we leave. Give a new surface a full season to settle before you judge how it wears.
Not the same way, if the grade is corrected. Most washouts return because the water still has nowhere to go, so we fix the shape of the drive, not just the top of it.
Yes. A lot of the drives we fix are long rural lanes and farm entrances, along with drives at homes and shops around Stuart.
Send us a photo of the worst spot and tell us where you are. We will take a look and give you a straight answer on what it needs.