Hi All,
I want to put a driveway in my property, however I don't have the funds currently for a fully paved driveway, also the slope is approximately 1 in 8. I was considering just pouring 2 400mm wide concrete tracks for the cars to park on, with grass in-between until I had funds for something better. Length is approximately 8m.
One reason for doing the driveway is that there are plans for a housing development right next to me, however the entrance to the site will be where I currently park my car (I live next to a field, last house on the road). I have also seen some plans which indicate a portion of my front garden being used for the access road, which has me a bit nervous! My thinking is, with a driveway, I will be in a stronger bargaining position should the development be approved.
My question is, what are peoples opinions on this, and what sort of specs would I need for the works? I'm thinking something like 200mm concrete on 150mm hardcore, so I would need say 2m3 of concrete and 2m3 or so of hardcore, with some mesh thrown in for good measure. Is this realistic or am I over simplifying this?
Opinions welcome!
I want to put a driveway in my property, however I don't have the funds currently for a fully paved driveway, also the slope is approximately 1 in 8. I was considering just pouring 2 400mm wide concrete tracks for the cars to park on, with grass in-between until I had funds for something better. Length is approximately 8m.
One reason for doing the driveway is that there are plans for a housing development right next to me, however the entrance to the site will be where I currently park my car (I live next to a field, last house on the road). I have also seen some plans which indicate a portion of my front garden being used for the access road, which has me a bit nervous! My thinking is, with a driveway, I will be in a stronger bargaining position should the development be approved.
My question is, what are peoples opinions on this, and what sort of specs would I need for the works? I'm thinking something like 200mm concrete on 150mm hardcore, so I would need say 2m3 of concrete and 2m3 or so of hardcore, with some mesh thrown in for good measure. Is this realistic or am I over simplifying this?
Opinions welcome!
