Driveway Options

bazbrady

Hi Guys,
im looking to sort out my 500m2 driveway area in the next few weeks and need some advice,im going to put down some sub base but this will be left for a good while possible so need it to compact hard,i was thinking of 804 hardcore but have seen before where the bigger stones come up even after rolling it,is there a smaller finer grade of stone i can order with more fines?,is 803 a finer stone mix? that will compact harder or will i just order 804 and then blinding just?

One of my neighbours recently bought a load of "maintenance", a grade that appears to be similar to 804 but finer, a bit like 1" down (if such a grade exists).
Good as a surface dressing of a 6" down driveway, but no good on its own as it washes away easily.

tommer

If you can get road planings it is tarmacadame crushed it's great for a base

bazbrady

thanks ,ive heard of dirty/sub grade 804 alright maybe thats similar to the maintenance grade with more fines in it.ive been ringing around for road plannings alright ,doesnt appear to be anybody selling it in the evolume i need in meath.

tommer

-snip- have mountains of it they might go to meath worth a shot