Old Shingles Used In Place of Asphalt Paving

Old Shingles Used In Place of Asphalt Paving BUILDINGS New Techniques 26-6-25 Ground-up asphalt shingles can be used to pave farm driveways and feedlots, says Brent McNeill, Davan Enterprises, Inc., Canby, Oregon. Davan has been selling recycled shingles for nearly two years now and says results have been excellent. "It's being used for driveways and parking areas as well as alleys and walkways around buildings and livestock pens. Cattle producers and horsemen like it because it can eliminate muddy areas around waterers and barn doors," says McNeill Davan gets the shingles from contractors and shingle manufacturers. After all the nails are removed, the waste shingles are processed through a mulch grinder, leaving pieces that range from dust size to 2 in. Areas to be paved should be prepared just the same as for any other roadway or paving material. After the material is spread it's usually compacted with a vibrating roll compactor. "It compacts well and once in place, doesn't shift or wash away like gravel does," notes McNeill. When used in muddy livestock areas, they just dump it and let the animals pack it down. McNeill recommends the ground shingle mix be spread and compacted to 2 in. thick for driveways and parking areas. He says it should be thicker for corrals and pens. "You can use it in all traffic areas, but you probably shouldn't use it where animals will be eating off the ground. Once in place, you get the advantages of asphalt paving but without the cost." Davan sells the product for $6 per cubic yard at their location in northern Oregon. It weighs 1,475 lbs. per yard. McNeill says there's a minimum load size of 10 yards. One 10-yd. load, when spread 2 in. deep, will pave about 1,600 sq. ft. That's a 40 by 40-ft. lot, or 160 ft. of a 10-ft. wide driveway. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brent McNeill, Davan Enterprises Inc., 1055 Second Ave., Canby, Oregon 97013 (ph 503 329-7482; fax 503 263-4003; E-mail: brent@davaninc.com).

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