Do i need to even out before laying new chips

[tracyhynes]

I have a very long driveway and have scraped back the original thin layer of red chippings and the top layer underneath.

It is really solid now - but with lumps and bumps etc.

The chap that used the digger to scrape back top level said just to put down thick new layer of red chips - but I would have thought I'd have had to smooth it out first with some more hardcore.

[lutonlagerlout]

chips are what you have with fish
do you mean gravel?
if so its all here
if the subbase is good then a thin layer of gravel is fine
if you want it flatter get a roller on it
cheers LLL