Gravel Driveways.
There is an ever-expanding menu of aggregates that
can be used for these type of driveways. One of the
most frequent questions is "what size of gravel
should I use?".
Generally, sizes
are from 6-20mm - anything smaller is too easily
disturbed. Anything over 20mm can be hard to walk
on. In general, 6-10mm gravel would be used for
pathways and 10-20mm for driveways but it is a
personal choice.
Construction.
For gravel driveways, we dig to 135 or 180mm for heavier vehicles.
Once dug, we will remove all weeds and other
unwanted organic matter. The sub-grade will be
doused with a general weed killer such as sodium
chlorate and then a permeable membrane will be laid
on top of the sub-grade. We then put on edging
restraint in if needed as the gravel can become
mixed very easily with the surrounding soil or lawn.
100mm of Ministry
of Transport type 1 is then put in and compacted or
150mm on a heavy vehicles driveway. Then gravel is
laid to 25 - 40mm thickness. The first thin layer is
compacted into the type 1 to prevent the sub base
becoming exposed.
Beautiful Gravel Driveways and Edging in
Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent.
Areas
covered:-
LONDON.
Barking, Barnet, Bethnal Green,
Blackheath, Canary Wharf, Catford,
Charlton, East Barnet, East Ham,
Edgware, Edmonton, Eltham, Finchley,
Finsbury, Greenwich, Hackney,
Hendon, Ilford, Isle of Dogs,
Islington, Lee, Lewisham, Leyton,
Shoreditch, Southgate, Stepney,
Stoke Newington, Stratford,
Tottenham, Walthamstow, Wanstead,
West Ham, Woodford, Wood Green,
Woolwich.
ESSEX.
Aveley, Basildon, Billericay,
Brentwood, Buckhurst Hill, Canvey Island, Chadwell
St Mary, Chafford Hundred,
Chelmsford, Chigwell, Chingford,
Colchester, Corringham, Cranham, East
Thurrock, Emerson Park, Fobbing,
Gidea Park, Grays,
Hainault, Harold Wood, Hornchurch, Horndon on the hill,
Ingatestone, Laindon, Langdon Hills,
Langley, Loughton, Maldon, Orsett,
Purfleet, Rainham, Rayleigh,
Romford, Shenfield, South Benfleet, South
Ockendon, Stanford le Hope,
Stifford, Theydon Bois, Tilbury,
Upminster, Waltham Abbey, Warley, West
Thurrock, Wickford, Witham, Woodford.
