Pro Tip: Deepen Base Material

a pro tip to dramatically extend the life of any hard surface you choose to use around your home. Every driveway is going to have base material underneath it. On average, it's 4 in. Deepen that base material to 6 in. Your base material is basically the cushion from the subgrade down here and your hard surface up here. Often times, the subgrade will be flexing and moving. And when that subgrade flexes and moves, it transmits that movement through the base material and destroys your hard surface, especially if it's asphalt or concrete. When you deepen that base material, you're adding an extra layer of protection. So, as this base is moving, it's not able to transmit that movement to your hard surface. And your hard surface, the life of it will dramatically improve. Another tip, if you're going to be pouring concrete and you choose to use concrete as your hard surface, instead of going with a typical 4-in pour for your concrete, deepen that to 6 in. So, when the city redid these streets, they had to repour my apron the same as I had initially built it. This pour right here, you can actually see the difference in color, was 6 in thick, and I have 8 in of base material. Was done at the exact same time as my neighbors down the road. and we're going to show you theirs. This concrete driveway is a 4-in pour done at the exact same time with your typical 4 in of base material. And you can see all the cracks that developed where a little bit of extra pore and a little bit extra base would have been a huge benefit. And this is an asphalt driveway done at the exact same time. This one has a for the typical pore. And you can see the big ridge right there. Well, I hope this video's helped you out in some way. Let me know in the comments down below. And what's your experiences with asphalt, concrete, or brickstone