Landscape Fabric Over Wet Substrate
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Working on the gravel driveway and it just rained all over my nicely leveled ground.
Should the dirt be dry before I put the fabric down and cover it with 10 inch base material?
Thoughts.
Thanks
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Any thoughts on this?
idahobuild,
I don't see any reason to wait until it is dry.
As you drive/pack over your gravel fill, water will likely percolate up through the fabric into your base. Not a problem.
If your native soil is soft when wet, I would make some effort not to drive too much over thin gravel-- thicker gravel will distribute the load and prevent the fabric from being trenched down into a muck hole. (a tracked machine is likely not a concern-- a loaded dump truck has a lot of psi though).
Thanks All.