Bonding Gravel (So its not loose underfoot)

[BIGZIG]

Help Please.....I currently undertaking a project in the Garden. My plan is to gravel both the rear and side of my bungalow, but I do not want the gravel to be loose underfoot. 1) Because it looks and feels the quick fix and 2) I have small children who will only bring the gravel into the living room.

I want to lay the gravel and apply some sort of pva adhesive to stick the stones together.......any ideas ?? (lay and spray, mix adhesive with gravel before laying......????) As i can not get any info anywhere !!

Youre ideas will be much appreciated.

Cheers
Zig.

 

[breezer]

cement bed then throw gravel on it.

I think you are thinking of the paths where it looks like this has been done, its done by a specialist company with a giant mixer and special glue (technical term)

 

[Thermo]

there are specialist companys that do it by applying a hot bitumen binder to the surface and then rolling the stones into it. Any thing else will be a bit of a non starter. mortar will look like mortar with chippings in and pva definetly wont work as it is water soluable!

 

[JohnD]

search for "bonded gravel" This is the "glue" method and looks completely realistic. It is also ever so slightly flexible so it does not crack. In my town they use it round trees in pedestrianised areas.

the other (traditional way) is to use, not a load of pea shingle which is very loose, but a hoggin mix with a small amount of clay added to bind mixed sand and gravel. this holds it all together.

 

[W_Axl_Rose]

cement bed then throw gravel on it.

I think you are thinking of the paths where it looks like this has been done, its done by a specialist company with a giant mixer and special glue (technical term)

Sureset? Horrible stuff to work with but a great effect.