What do you all call your natural hard stuff that keeps wet areas from being muddy? Gravel? Rock? Stone?
Each of those has its own meaning to me, but YOUR picture might be different than mine.
I used to do excavation and we installed a lot of septic tanks and drainfields. One of the requirements was to use "WASHED" rock in the drain field laterals.
We always used the 'round-ish' rocks from the gravel pit. I expect round rocks are to try to make sure there is space between the rocks for effluent.
I asked several times if "WASHED" meant that crushed and screened gravel could be used if it was run through water to get any dirt loose and to WASH dust out, <b>OR</b> is "WASHED" supposed to mean the rocks that have been "WASHED" down the river and made more naturally round instead of angular crushed/broken rocks. The County sanitation guy didn't even understand the question. :Banghead
Some places had water in the pit that they were digging out of and they might not have had to pump and spray water on the gravel to have it be pretty clean. If they dig rough, angular rocks out of the water, is it "WASHED"? :beatsme
Other gravel pits were basically dry and the round rocks they CALLED "WASHED" were very dusty and haven't been wet for eons.
Each of those has its own meaning to me, but YOUR picture might be different than mine.
I used to do excavation and we installed a lot of septic tanks and drainfields. One of the requirements was to use "WASHED" rock in the drain field laterals.
We always used the 'round-ish' rocks from the gravel pit. I expect round rocks are to try to make sure there is space between the rocks for effluent.
I asked several times if "WASHED" meant that crushed and screened gravel could be used if it was run through water to get any dirt loose and to WASH dust out, <b>OR</b> is "WASHED" supposed to mean the rocks that have been "WASHED" down the river and made more naturally round instead of angular crushed/broken rocks. The County sanitation guy didn't even understand the question. :Banghead
Some places had water in the pit that they were digging out of and they might not have had to pump and spray water on the gravel to have it be pretty clean. If they dig rough, angular rocks out of the water, is it "WASHED"? :beatsme
Other gravel pits were basically dry and the round rocks they CALLED "WASHED" were very dusty and haven't been wet for eons.