Install Heavy-Duty Roadbase Fabric

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Concrete basics for Beginners from top to bottom, ground prep, rebar, sealing & protecting

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Install a heavy-duty roadbase fabric over the compacted subbase. This type of fabric is specifically designed to separate the base material from the subbase, preventing the base from migrating downwards into soft or wet clay soils. This creates a uniform and stable platform for the concrete driveway. When operating machinery like a skid steer, be sure to turn and maneuver outside of the laid fabric to avoid tearing it. Always drive straight onto and straight off the fabric to prevent damage.

Goal: Separate base and subbase materials using heavy-duty fabric to prevent migration and provide an even platform.

Tools and materials

Heavy-Duty Roadbase Fabric — Separating base and subbase materials to prevent mixing and improve stability
Skid Steer Bobcat T180 — Carefully spreading base material over the fabric

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Now, this particular site utilizes fabric to separate the base material from the subbase materials. This is a heavyduty roadbased fabric, not to be confused with the material, the fabric that you typically use underneath your landscape mulch beds. We're using fabric because this site has heavy wet clay on it. And that fabric separates the base material from the subbase material and keeps it from mitigating down. It creates one even platform for that concrete driveway to rest on. It's cheap insurance, but it adds an extra layer of protection and gives it a lot more strength in the long run. So, here's the

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