Crushed shell driveways in Waquoit
At the head of the bay, on some of the most water-sensitive ground in Falmouth.
Waquoit sits at the head of Waquoit Bay in the south-east corner of Falmouth. The bay and its estuary are closely watched ground, and the whole village drains toward them.
A loose surface is the kinder choice here
Asphalt sheds every drop of rain that lands on it, straight into whatever is downhill. A crushed shell or crushed stone driveway does close to the opposite: water goes down through the surface and into the ground beneath rather than running off it.
On ground that drains toward a bay, that difference is worth something. It is one of the few places where the practical choice and the considerate one are the same choice.
Which does not mean drainage stops mattering
A driveway that drains through still needs a grade. Water that sits on the surface long enough to soften the base will rut it regardless of how permeable the material is.
The aim is water leaving quickly and evenly across the whole surface, rather than collecting in one place and finding its way down through a single spot.
Crushed stone driveways in Waquoit
Crushed stone drains as freely as shell does, so neither one is the better neighbor to the bay. The choice comes down to the driveway itself.
Where a Waquoit driveway is long or takes regular traffic, stone holds its surface with less intervention.
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