Parking at home

I don't think anyone wants to lay on dirt either.

Grass and weeds. My rv pad has a few weeds thanks to the extremely wet year and lack of use. Alot of people that actually use don't have any weeds.

How much does a sheet of wood cost?

 

what would you use the sheet of wood for?

A dog house?

If you want to use something to put under the truck, wood is the worst thing to use.

Go for construction pads.

 

Or cardboard.

 

Depends. On almost all installs I would agree. I watched a construction video about a sewage plant in San Antonio a few days ago. They built a pad on cardboard boxes so the cardboard would intentionally decay and leave huge voids under the concrete. (So it could move with the tank it was connected to moves)

I've never even heard of a construction technique like that before. Thought it was fairly cool.

 

You can lay down on a sheet of plywood to work under the truck if needed .

 

Yeah to work, that's not an issue but to drive on it?

 

Who said anything about driving on it?

The statement was "no one wants to lay on rocks"

 

First see if it’s legal to park at your home and see if there are any restrictions on having a gavel drive or parking area. If you are legally allowed by codes and any homeowner association to have gravel, I wouldn’t care what my neighbor thought about it.

If you just park on the grass you’ll eventually end up with a big mud hole.

Around here, price is about the same for concrete or asphalt. 4” concrete should be fine for an empty truck, if your base is good. Base is everything, I’ve seen 4” hold up loaded trucks fine, and I’ve seen autos break 12” on top of a bad base.

 

Our shop is an old building with 4” concrete. It has had many loaded trucks on it and has held up fine. Base is everything.