Gravel Driveways In Weaverville, NC

New gravel driveways in Weaverville

A new drive starts with the line it takes up the hill. Swinging it across the slope can turn a steep, washing grade into one a car and a delivery truck can manage. We walk it with you first and look at where water already runs.

Then the corridor is cleared, the drive is cut to grade, and base stone goes down and gets compacted before the top stone. The finished surface is crowned so rain runs to the edges. At the top, a turnaround or parking pad saves backing down a long drive. The gravel driveway cost guide explains what moves the price on a job like this.

Where the drive meets the road

Interstate 26 runs along Weaverville's western edge, and many roads leading out to acreage around town are state roads. NCDOT says anyone who creates or changes access to the state highway system must get a driveway permit, and the permit comes from the local NCDOT District Engineer's office. If you are cutting a new entrance or moving one, call them before work starts.

Where the entrance crosses a roadside ditch, a pipe has to carry the water under the drive. See culvert and driveway pipe for how that is set.

Erosion rules while the drive is open

Weaverville sits under Buncombe County's erosion control program. The county requires silt fence or similar protection on every land disturbing job, large or small, and a permit once the disturbed area reaches one acre. A long new drive through woods can add up faster than people expect. We set fence on the low side before cutting and keep it until the shoulders are seeded.

Winter on a Weaverville drive

A well built drive is easier to plow. This winter we are also running snow removal around Weaverville, Leicester and Asheville, so the crew that built the drive can keep it open. Get on the list before the first storm, and ask about the drive at the same time.