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Material for driveway

  • 19-12-2011 1:29pm
    #1
    creedp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭


    Hi, just looking for a bit of advice on best material to use for a driveway with a slope and around a house which already has a patio area. At some point if I survive and ever have money again I might tarmacadam this area but not for the foreseeable future.

    I have some of the area covered already with a limestone chip which has binding in it - I think its called 803 grade but its really dirty for around the house. All I can see around house are footprints and shoes, including those of 3 children are covered with this stuff. The builder is insisting this is the only stuff to put down as without the binding it it all just 'run around' Somehow or other I would prefer to be out with a rake to sort out the 'running' stone that spend my time mopping the floors inside. Before I had just clean mud which is much easier to manage than this stuff.

    My preference would be to put this stuff down as a base and them cover it with clean stone (preferably gravel but I know that stuff really runs!). Is this a reasonable approach or what do people most use/recommend for this job.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Limestone based products will always be dirty round a house...
    If you could get hard/blue stone with binding included it will bed in hard and not be near as dirty as limestone...
    If there is any slope on it I wouldn't recommend loose unbinded stone... It would be a nightmare.. 3/4" down is a good job and roll it in well with a hired vibrating roller.. Watch your levels when it is going in and you can also cut down on the costs of surfacing later


  • #3
    CJhaughey
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    If you use washed 20mm gravel it will be clean and too big to stick in shoe soles. To stop it moving you need to use a product that holds it in place, coregravel is one name but there are others.
    These are cellular sheets that you put down and fill with gravel, the cells hold the gravel and stop it migrating.


  • #4
    creedp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭creedp


    Yes I would like to go with gravel but I have a sloped drive and even though its possible to use these cellular sheets I would be concerned that I'd end up with bald patches similar to those appearing on top of my head as a result of the last 18 months:) I'll try and source clean blue stone chip and see how that goes. Thanks


  • #5
    Sundy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭Sundy


    bbam wrote: »
    Limestone based products will always be dirty round a house...
    If you could get hard/blue stone with binding included it will bed in hard and not be near as dirty as limestone...
    If there is any slope on it I wouldn't recommend loose unbinded stone... It would be a nightmare.. 3/4" down is a good job and roll it in well with a hired vibrating roller.. Watch your levels when it is going in and you can also cut down on the costs of surfacing later
    Blue stone is limestone. Any product with alot of dust in it will be mucky when wet, ie all fill material then.


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