Which gravel? - Deciding on the best gravel

[steve123]

Hi guys,

I'm doing my 1st driveway at my 1st home. I am digging down about 7" to add a 6" Type 1 base and then will finish off with a 1"ish covering of gravel. The drive is around 100m2.

I'm after a hard wearing gravel that will not break down quickly and is dark in colour - blacks and reds maybe.

The current thin layer of gravel I have that sits on top of polythene and soil lol !!! is a round variety and hence never really knits together and is always loose???


What gravels should I consider / avoid

Many thanks
Steve

[lutonlagerlout]

avoid 20mm gravel
breedon is supposed to be very good but its a light colour

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all the best
LLL

[ilovesettsonmondays]

lll i disagree m8 , breedon looks good at first , a year down the line it looks terrible .

[lutonlagerlout]

never used it,i meant its supposed to look good as per the gaffer's comments
its all pea shingle round these parts,cheap and cheerful
LLL

[ilovesettsonmondays]

same here m8 .

[steve123]

Thanks for the replies,

Why avoid the 20mm gravel? Is it advisable to mix gravel sizes to reduce it rolling?

[lutonlagerlout]

ideally your gravel would be angular so it interlocks better
but the main thing is not to have the gravel too thick
all one size is normally best
LLL

[steve123]

Ok cheers.

I've found some red granite listed on some web sites - I like the look of this - angular and hard wearing - anyone ever tried it?