Laying a gravel drive or path

Posted by Bob Bulmer on Fri 8th August 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Construction

For me, gravel is one of the most elegant surfaces you can have. It looks good, it’s cheap and it adds security...... a burglar creeping up your driveway in the early hours of the morning will find it difficult not to be heard.

Usually a mix of course sand and small stones works best on a firm surface. Available in various sizes and shades.

You will need approximately 1 ton of gravel to cover 15 square metres. The sub base for a drive or path should be 100mm of compacted hardcore topped by 20 mm of sand.

I would say that the only problems with gravel are that it can be difficult to push things over it and you’ll need to rake it over now again to keep it tidy. Also, have some consideration as to how you’re going to keep the weeds away…

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