If you’re working on a home improvement project or renovating your property, chances are good that you’re going to have some construction debris. If you’re unsure what to do, here are some options for removing debris from construction sites. In this case the construction site is your property.
- Donate It: Rather than disposing of all your construction debris in a dumpster, consider donating it. Donating construction materials is a very effective way of removing from debris from construction sites. Non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity take them and resale stores take donations of old, working appliances. Leftover debris such as floorboards and carpeting may be accepted at resale stores as well.
- Recycle or Reuse It: Depending on what sort of leftover materials you have, you could take them and turn them into some sort of décor as an effective way of removing debris from construction sites. If you’re not into keep the leftovers, considering selling them to make some money or donating them.
If you’re considering using the leftovers to tackle another project, leftover gravel can be quite useful for home landscaping. Read on to find out how gravel can help transform your property. - Throw It Away: The easiest way of removing debris from construction sites is to simply throw leftover materials out. While recycling and donating materials helps the environment and ensures the materials don’t go to waste, there is some debris that aren’t recyclable or salvageable. When it comes to removing the debris, there are several options including dumpster rental and junk removal. Depending on your needs, one method might work better than the other and you can take time to research and decide which one you might need.
You may be asking, what can I use gravel for? Well as it turns out, there’s a lot you can do with it.
When it comes to using leftover gravel for home landscaping, there are many benefits. For example, a properly installed gravel driveway can last three to five or perhaps even 10 years with regular maintenance and upkeep. In fact, according to a 2017 Houzz Landscape Trends Study, 38 percent of homeowners are upgrading their pathways, driveways, patios and terraces with gravel or crushed rock.
When installing a gravel driveway, it’s best to use three sizes of gravel:
- The bottom layer of gravel should consist of four inches of baseball-sized rocks.
- The middle layer should be three to four inches of golf ball-sized rocks.
- The top layer of gravel should be four inches of marble-sized rocks.
If you’re considering using gravel for landscaping there are many types of gravel including river rock, crushed stone and decomposed granite among others. If you’re not sure which type might work for your project, finding an online landscaping guide can be a big help.
For even more ideas for using leftover gravel, Planted Well offer nearly a dozen ideas for what you can do with landscaping rocks and gravel.
Topsoil is also very useful in landscaping. Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil and usually measures between two and eight inches thick. There are three types of topsoil if you’re trying to fill a raised bed or a berm: sand, clay and loam.
While some think that all types of topsoil are the same, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact each of the types of topsoil has different benefits and it can differ from one yard to another. The right mix of the three types of topsoil, 60% sand, 25% silt and 15% clay makes for a great environment for plant growing. While all types of topsoil are beneficial, topsoil is filled with plenty of organic matter, living organisms and air, water and oxygen which all help plants grow.
Chances are there’s plenty of soil around your yard already, but if you’re putting in a garden bed, topsoil is the way to go. It’s filled with all the essentials you need for growing and you can mix it in with existing soil in your yard.
