Can I get away with using pea gravel in my mix for footing (small project)?

[barki]

Hi all,

I've a small garden wall to build this summer. It's only to be 7 courses of brick high and barely 3m long. It'll retain some soil (with drainage installed behind leading around either end of it) but isn't structural for any weight on top.

I've dug out my trench for the footing and I have plenty of cement, a tonne of sand and....as it happens, a tonne of fairly dirty pea gravel that used to be on the driveway. I do realise that 10mm/20mm ballast mix would be best, but I'd love to get rid of the pea gravel. I've been waiting for an opportunity to use it for something.

Would you..? Or will I regret it?

Cheers,

Tom

 

[Wayners]

I would.

 

[bsr]

Yep I would too. Normally I'd use a 1:9 mic got footings, you could go 1:8 for safety.

 

[Koolpc]

I would too. Have done so in the past.

 

[barki]

Thanks, appreciated

 

[23vc]

Did it the other day. Done worse, too. Chucked a bit of spare MOT in there in the past

 

[stuart45]

Did it the other day. Done worse, too. Chucked a bit of spare MOT in there in the past

Did even worse than that when I did an extension for the Kray twins.

 

[noseall]

Chucked a bit of spare MOT in there in the past

..and it sets like bell iron.