I am creating a gravel (12mm) driveway at the front of the house to park my car on. I have already excavated all the lawn and i am currently left with an area of soil. I am unsure as to the next process. I have already bought heavy duty landscape fabric to go under the gravel to stop the weeds coming through. However, i am worried of creating hollow (groove) areas where the car drives over. Do i put something between the fabric and soil? Do i use a whacker to condense the soil? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
Creating Gravel Driveway
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Hi
I'm sure an expert will come on and give you some full advice here.
I would guess that you need to dig deeper and put a good layer of scalpings or sand underneath the gravel. Without this you will end up with problems such as the one you mentioned.
I'm sure an expert will come on and give you some full advice here.
I would guess that you need to dig deeper and put a good layer of scalpings or sand underneath the gravel. Without this you will end up with problems such as the one you mentioned.
lay 150mm m.o.t. type 1.
compact well, with a vibrating roller or compactor plate.
lay fabric weed barrier.
lay a maximum of 50mm decorative aggregate.
compact well, with a vibrating roller or compactor plate.
lay fabric weed barrier.
lay a maximum of 50mm decorative aggregate.
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Thanks guys. Looks like i will be ordering 150mm m.o.t. type 1, then using a compactor plate. I'll be busy this weekend then.
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