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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are a list of questions that people typically ask us. If you have a question that we haven’t answered here, listed below is our contact information or you can visit our contact us page and fill out our form for anything you might want help with.

What kind of products do you use and how do they work?

We use a chloride-based solution. It is water-based, odorless, colorless, non-flammable, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly product. It works by drawing and holding moisture from the air into the treated road surface, thereby reducing airborne dust. In short, our product does the following:

  • Controls Dust.
  • Reduces the amount of gravel needed in annual maintenance.
  • Extends the service life of gravel-wearing course, decreasing blading and shaping.
  • Helps improve road stability when used over time.

Our trucks utilize Raven monitors with a pressurized, speed-control spray bar unit mounted on the rear of a straight truck with a tank mounted on it and can spray 8 feet to 24 feet wide at the appropriate application rate.

There are many variables in determining how long one application will last. They include: preparation of the road, weather conditions, the type and quality of aggregate material on the road, traffic volume and general maintenance of the road.

On a normally traveled, unpaved road with good aggregates and good preparation, one application should last for the duration of the summer. Treating the same area year after year, you will notice even better dust suppression and stability due to the residual effects from the year(s) before.

There are many variables here as well. When the dust solution is applied, the majority of dust will be suppressed. Depending on traffic flow and weather conditions, you may later notice some dust begin to kick up behind vehicles, but still significantly less than on an untreated road. “Dust” from a treated road is heavier than untreated fines and will fall back onto the surface of the road rather than hang in the air. In our humid summers, the rain and air moisture is often enough to replenish the product’s full effects. The distance treated can make a difference as well, as untreated fines from adjacent surfaces can be dragged onto the top of the treated surface.

YES!! Call the City, County, Township or Road District that maintains your road, and tell them you plan to have dust control applied on your road and make sure you have permission to do so. Make sure that the products and vendor are approved by the county for use on your public road.

Also, request that they prep your road prior to treatment and make sure you understand what their procedures are for maintaining the road before and after treatment. It is ideal if the road crews do not grade after the treatment, but please make sure you ask what their policies and procedures are.

You do not need to obtain County permission or product approval for dust control on private property or roads.

First, you are responsible for measuring the length and width for the part of your road you want treated. Second, you are responsible for marking your start and stop points clearly with flags or other visible markers. (Marker flags can be found at your local hardware store) Third, you are responsible for getting the designated area prepared by having it graded. If the county/township/road department will be grading, you are responsible for requesting this prep work. We will advise the county of who wants the dust control, but you should also be in contact with them. Ideally, your road should be graded prior to the dust control being applied. We want to ensure the road is as smooth as possible when we spray.

Depending on the condition of your road, it can make a little difference or a big difference. The ideal road condition is to have the road slightly graded to loosen up the aggregate and fines so the product can absorb evenly. Not grading to smooth out the road can limit the effectiveness of the product and shorten the life span of the dust control treatment, especially if there are divots or potholes.

We do require a minimum continuous spray of 300 feet, but you may need to treat more depending on how much road frontage you want to control the dust on. Property owners who live on the same road will sometimes join together to form a group and treat longer distances altogether. If you are able to form a group of property owners on your road, please appoint one person to be your group spokesperson to help coordinate the prep work.

Please call or text Connie: Cell # 660-341-4887 or Email: connie@dustsolutions.biz

We will be in contact with you a few days ahead of your treatment to let you know when to expect us. We do our best to schedule around forecasted “weather” as rain can delay us at the last minute. We don’t want to spray when there is standing or running water on the surface we are treating but the ground being damp/moist is a big plus for the product absorption.