For laying of asphalt in the yard you need the tool, border tile, cement slurry, crushed stone of various fractions, sand, actually asphalt. Materials will in addition be necessary for arrangement of drainage system or the stormwater drainage, tape measure and level, cords and pegs for marking of paths, diesel fuel for lubricant of tools when laying asphalt. The clear weather with above-zero temperature is also important.
Preparation for asphalt laying
At the first stage the planning of paths and the site for the platform which will be asphalted becomes. You should not lay asphalt paths near trees (less than one meter), otherwise roots will damage covering. It is better not to stack asphalt on platforms where there will be the whole day the sun in the absence of shadow. It is convenient to carry out marking with use of pegs and cords.
Further "the earth trough" is preparing. This deepening across all territory noted to asphalting. Its depth – 20-30 cm. Depth directly depends on expected loads of asphalt. The turf is removed, roots carefully get out of soil. Deepenings for borders are preparing. They can be stacked on height of future asphalt covering or is a little higher for bigger decorative effect. Borders will keep form of paths and platforms, will protect from clinking. Borders fix on cement slurry, then they will strongly stand.
Spades and grabarka will be necessary for you for work. Cord, tape measure, set of pegs and hammer. Hand roller weighing 100 kg and more. Tamper or vibrating plate. Mop for leveling of asphalt before laying, level.
Calculate how many crushed stone and asphalt will be required. For pedestrian paths and incidental loadings in the form of the car it is enough to put shchebnevy basis of 10-15 cm fraction of 20-40 mm and sand layer. For site under cargo transport it is better to plan drainage layer fraction of 40-70 mm, layer of crushed stone of 20-40 mm and the third crushed stone layer fraction of 5-20 mm. During laying of the basis condense each layer with skating rink and water for the best coupling of crushed stone. Skating rink it is necessary to walk not less than five times.
Asphalt laying
Calculation of quantity and cost of asphalt is conducted proceeding from the prepared area. It is enough to write and apply simple formula: to multiply the area of asphalting on asphalt layer (recommended 5 cm) and to multiply on cost plus delivery payment.
In the period of the basis device under asphalt the bias to the place of collecting rain water is set. The standard size of bias is 5-10 mm on each meter of surface. The bias is defined by level.
For asphalting of the house adjoining territory and entrance to garage order fine-grained asphalt or sandy. Laying should be carried out very quickly therefore it is better to work with team in several people. To unload in several places, to scatter shovels, to level mops and at once to ram skating rink and tamper in hard-to-reach spots. To believe that asphalt will cool down slowly, risky. Process shovels, tamper and skating rink diesel fuel that asphalt did not stick to their surfaces. You watch asphalt layer thickness, check bias. Do not stop skating rink on newly-laid asphalt at all. Do the movement of skating rink at first along site, then across for alignment and smoothing of transverse welds from skating rink. Condense places, inaccessible for skating rink, with tamper.