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Gravel in expansion gap

  • 25-05-2014 5:34pm
    #1
    daveohdave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭


    Not sure of the forum for this. There's a 3-odd inch gap between myself and my neighbour's house, I'm assuming it's some kind of expansion gap. It's filled with gravel, and the gravel drives me mad between brushing it up, standing on it in bare feet when putting the bin out, and shooting it down the path when powerwashing. Is there anything else I could put down there instead? Photo attached.


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  • #2
    Prenderb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Prenderb


    You'd nearly put a silicone bead on it.... !

    How about just some sand/cement mortar? Could be flattened nicely and wouldn't/shouldn't end up over the paving slabs.

    Otherwise maybe a line of small garden kerbs that are about the same width could look good.


  • #3
    daveohdave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭daveohdave


    Wouldn't mortar defeat the purpose of the expansion gap; assuming it is actually an expansion gap.

    Not sure it goes down far enough for kerbstones, never actually checked the depth, I'll have a look.


  • #4
    Boardnashea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭Boardnashea


    IMO that's not for expansion. Just he didn't want to have to cut 2 inches off another set of slabs. Scrape it out and a little bit of 'crete.


  • #5
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Boardnashea wrote: »
    IMO that's not for expansion. Just he didn't want to have to cut 2 inches off another set of slabs. Scrape it out and a little bit of 'crete.
    Agreed :)


  • #6
    FearDark
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Yup, definitely not an expansion gap. Rake out and fill with a nice dry mix of sand/cement and tamp down.


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  • #7
    prospect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,787 ✭✭✭prospect


    Agree with the posters above.


  • #8
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    I'd be reluctant to replace with sand/ cement- it does provide some drainage and allows standing water to drain away presumably? I'd rake out the lot, down to 3 or 4" in depth and replace with a decorative small (10mm or less) fine crushed stone or pebble. Smaller crushed stone chippings or pebble will settle better and if well compacted should be less likely to migrate.


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