Hoggin or bredon - Gravel question

[Amos]

Does anyone know if hoggin or bredon gravel can be used on a driveway of about 25 m2? it is on a slight incline.

Many thanks

[lutonlagerlout]

hoggin isn't really much of a finish its kinda utilitarian ,breedon is nicer but costs more
look here for suppliers local to you
and if the incline is fairly shallow you should be ok
cheers LLL

[Tony McC]

Hoggin utilitarian?? Is that "utilitarian" pronounced to rhyme with whit?

Breedon is not too bad on gentle inclines, but anything more than about 1:20 can be problematic. Hoggin is chuffin' useless!

[lutonlagerlout]

lol the north/south thing again
as we dont have access to all the lovely aggregates the north possesses, some farmers make tracks etc from hoggin,when i say utilitarian i mean its better than nothing....just
hoggin is like a gravelly clay IYKWIM
LLL

btw "Hoggin is the term given to a mixture of clays, sands and gravels to form a material that compacts well and provides a usable, stable surface at low cost." these are your words tony :;):



Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1199909920

[Tony McC]

I was young and naive when I wrote that!

[lutonlagerlout]

i dont even know where i could get hoggin now,when we used to do jobs for farmers (always skint) they used to use it for tracks but it ruts up easily, type 1 is readily available and reasonably cheap i would use this with a geo textile and some kind of shingle on top
cheers LLL

[Tony McC]

There's still a couple of suppliers in Kent/Sussex, but the stuff I've seen over recent years is clayier than ever: you can feel yourself getting taller as you walk across it!