Drive on a slope - Block paving

monty45 · Post: # 29673Post **monty45** Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:33 pm

hi can any one help,i want to lay a block pave drive but not sure of the best way.the problem is my house is an end semi on a hill.the garden slopes to the road from the house and also slopes to the side.i knocked part off the wall down a couple of years ago when i got a new car and had about 6 ton of soil removed from garden next to the path for a drive.i put down 4 ton of hardcore so i was'nt driving on mud but never went any futher.the drive is about 10 inches lower than the path which i allso want to replace in time.because the slopes make it difficult dont know weather to dig more out or just rase my edgeing up on concrete so its nearer the hight of the path and back fill behind the edgeing and seed/turf to tidy up.any advice as to weather this would be ok or better idea's would be geat

Post: # 29674Post **seanandruby** Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:46 am

Cant you take the path out and reduce it then bring it all in at the same level? maybe a small retaining wall. its difficult without seeing, so a photo please.

monty45 · Post: # 29722Post **monty45** Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:05 pm

Hi Seanand Ruby, I know what you mean about the retaining walls, but money is tight, hence the DIY and the idea of raising the drive again and backfilling onto the garden to tidy it up. I have put some pictures on so that you might be able to see what i mean. I also have a gas pipe that runs from the road to approx the front of where the car is, and then goes into the house. This pipe is now only approx 12in down since the soil was removed

Post: # 29728Post **seanandruby** Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:04 am

Whatever way you do it,it will cost. raising the edges with
edging kerbs you will have to concrete them in place, raise levels
with type one and then topsoil, turf etc: gas pipe ok at 300ml.

monty45 · Post: # 29755Post **monty45** Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:58 pm

thanks sean,i know its going to cost something blocks,sand,ectbut as you can see in picture i allready have steps to front door(ugly one's i know,needs sorting as well) so was trying not to drop the path any lower.top hire equipment is free as i work in the trade,got loads of top soil still and tuf is a favore owed.just wanted to know from you guy's if its ok to do it this way