seth
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I just bought another 8 acres and I want to put in a paved go cart track. Is there a standard fee per foot that is used for costing? I am having a satellite image of Spa used for the blueprint.
seth said:I have heard that prices have collapsed in the last few months because of oil. I am guessing I will need 2500 lineal feet.
seth said:I have heard that prices have collapsed in the last few months because of oil. I am guessing I will need 2500 lineal feet.
Marc T said:If you want to do it right it will be way more than that!
Soil prep/Compaction, probably should bring in some lime rock!
Need to have some drainage figured into it.
Here is some good information, it may be overkill for your application but alot of good info!
http://books.google.com/books?id=ym...a=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPP1,M1
Hes right you cant just put asphalt down anywhere like concrete. unless you do it your self you looking at an easy 100k. but if you do it right turn it into a club and make your money back as long as it is not open to the public you wont have to get insurance. so it is really you will get what you pay for with paving companies. if they bid very low then becareful but most of the time they will be pretty close.FastRam said:I was just gettin' ready to chime in on this. More to it than just laying asphalt. Site prep, utilities, landscape/finishes, prep materials, etc. will eat up the budget quickly.
TREKER said:Seth I am in the construction industry. We do asphalt paving all the time. To start off, you really need to do many things in preparation. First, all the topsoil must be stripped. The area must be shot witha transit, and graded to what you want to do. Then RCA (recycled concrete aggregate) must be put down (6") usually, rolled and compacted. Then you can either go with a base/ top or just top asphalt, usually a minimun of 2". Asphalt is purchased by the ton. But to accurately figure it, the total sqft is needed and the existing conditions must be established. You cannot just put asphalt on the ground. There may be a patch of clay, soft spots that need to be stablized, sandy conditions. You really need to have a contractor look at it to determine what prep work needs to be done.
Being in VA, you can encounter all types of subbase issues. My advice is to have a couple of paving contractors look at it and let me know what the proposals say. I'll help you out from there.
Good luck
seth said:Thanks. I quite honestly have no idea what it takes to build, just have the checkbook. I won't have to worry about lighting or landscaping or electrical of any kind, because literally this is just a personal track for me and the kids. I could with no cost build one hell of a bmx/off road track, but I figure having a personal race track would be wicked cool.
The lot already has an electrical drop and the builder of my house said he will be a four wall three bay carriage house for 25k. It wouldn't have anything pretty in the inside, but would be ready to be a perfect shop for the track.
Stinker said:Save ya money and just rent summit raceway when ya want to play
google it, its close to you