Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:33 pm
Hi there, hope someone can help here. I am having more gravel added to my drive as building work has resulted in the whole thing being churned up and being quite weedy. Ultimately I want to extend the drive area (still using gravel) when the garage gets built (eventually, cash too tight now).
I would like to get the threshold installed now however, so will want a decent job done. Struggling to get any builder to be interested in just installing a threshold (guess too small a job?) but I eventually had one round the other day. I would like darkish setts used and noted the advice on the website to have a transverse ridge to retain the gravel as much as possible.
My one interested builder is suggesting excavation, wire mesh and then the setts. He is adamant that I don’t need a hump which will look ‘wrong’, rather a slope up to the final finish level of the new gravel.
I get the need for the slope to prevent water running the wrong way, but the hump seems more logical to also retain the gravel. Any thoughts on this? I desperately want the job done as I’ve been trying for a long time to find someone, so don’t want to scare him off, but dont want gravel drifting into the street either! Many thanks!
I would like to get the threshold installed now however, so will want a decent job done. Struggling to get any builder to be interested in just installing a threshold (guess too small a job?) but I eventually had one round the other day. I would like darkish setts used and noted the advice on the website to have a transverse ridge to retain the gravel as much as possible.
My one interested builder is suggesting excavation, wire mesh and then the setts. He is adamant that I don’t need a hump which will look ‘wrong’, rather a slope up to the final finish level of the new gravel.
I get the need for the slope to prevent water running the wrong way, but the hump seems more logical to also retain the gravel. Any thoughts on this? I desperately want the job done as I’ve been trying for a long time to find someone, so don’t want to scare him off, but dont want gravel drifting into the street either! Many thanks!