Help! question on how to replace a gravel driveway

[schroedm]

Hi guys,

Hopefully you can help confirm or deny my thoughts! We have recently moved into a new property with a grit/gravel driveway with edging blocks laid around the perimeter.

It looks nice but the stones are forever being brought into the house and scratching the wooden floors. As a result we have decided to lay a block paved drive.

Now, I ASSUME that underneath the gravel the builder would have had to have laid a solid base onto which the gravel was poured? Would the work involved literally be to remove all the gravel, lay a bed of sand and then lay the blocks??

If so, may DIY!!

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Mark

[Tony McC]

You need to get out there and dig out some of the gravel. Rule number one of groundworks - assume NOTHING!

[simeonronacrete]

If there's a solid base and you like the look of gravel, you could reduce the amount of loose gravel by having Ronadeck Fast Grip applied.

See Ronadeck Fast Grip

Regards