Choosing a surface. gravel vs resin vs cbptony

[moeman79]

Hey guys. First post.

Tony thank you sir. What a wealth of information. I've visited your site a number of times over the last few years and sat for hours soaking up the information from your years of experience.

We're planning to replace the surface on a large driveway in Gloucestershire. We have over 500sqm so the thought of this work and its cost is pretty daunting but something needs to be done because of this:

https://i.imgur.com/WZbhRnd.jpg?4

We're quite budget conscious so not all options are open to us. My preference would be for some block paving but I can't see that being affordable. Resin bonded looks really smart but I fear that may also be prohibitively expensive. From what I can deduce that really only leaves us with gravel or some other crushed stone though that's kinda where we are at the moment! Gravel may be the only option despite it's drawbacks but I would hope that if it was prepared correctly with appropriate sub base it could work.

I was hoping some of the more experienced on here could have a look and offer some advice which would be greatly appreciated. Some pictures of the site to get a better idea:

https://i.imgur.com/o8swnOa.jpg?3

https://i.imgur.com/UFsPBWg.jpg?3

https://i.imgur.com/Womk9vJ.jpg?2

https://i.imgur.com/pko0ath.jpg?2

[seanandruby]

you may of read this already ...as you say you've "soaked up the information." Read all relevant information on main index
and you won't go wrong. Make sure you dig out at least 150ml and any soft spots. As mentioned an edge restraint and a threshold are needed to contain the gravel. Finished layer is purely a matter of choice. Looks like a biggish job so good luck. Keep us up to date .