Garden red stone chips - dirty with mud (Ed.)

[BPO]

Sorry if a daft post but just wanting to ask if anyone else has come across my situation and found a solution.
Recently bought a house and all the garden areas and drive are red stone chips, but over time a lot of dirt, soil and debris has got in amoungst and it looks quite dirty and clogged, and rising dangerously close to dpc (presume previous owner just kept topping up). I was looking to find a way to clean and filter the dirt and debris away and keep the chips. Anyone done this? Good or bad experience, and any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[jj4091]

You may beable to clean it with one of these products https://www.google.com/search?q=spr...wQxMy4zoAePjQGyBwQxMy4zuAeNCw&sclient=gws-wiz then hose it down after a couple of weeks and then run a rake through it.

 

[JohnD]

You really ought to shovel it up, lower the ground level, and put down landscape fabric.

Then, tumble the stones in a mixer with water, pour the water off and it will take the dirt with it, and relay them

You can get a trummel (drum sieve) to tumble the stones in, and separate the fine dirt through the sieve, but they are not widely hired.