Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:32 pm
Hi Gents. I'm totally new to the site, found it whilst browsing 'how to' s' on Google.
To cut a long story short, I have just finished renovating and extending a 1950's semi. House looks great, and just completed 65 meters of side and rear fencing using concrete posts, gravel boards, and panels which looks the dogs nuts.
My problem, as is often the case, I have an 80 square meter front and side drive to build which I have little budget for. Sooooo here's the plan.
I'm going to construct the drive from gravel and slabs. That is put slabs down where cars will go, and gravel in between. The slabs are being reclaimed from a nearby demolition site, I will jet wash, wire brush, and clean them. The gravel I have someone selling a job lot for £40, The pin Kerbs for the edges I can also get from the demolition site.
I'm anxious to get the base right this is where I need help I'm planning to.
1 Scrape out land
2 whack down
3 lay sub base in line where the flags will go. (Whack down)
4 lay dolomite over whole drive area.(Whack down)
5 lay concrete bedding layer for flags
6 lay flags on top (these will be single lines)
7 Add breathable membrane to remaining are to be gravelled (is this adequate for drainage)
8 gravel remaining area this will be pedestrian only.
I'm not scared of hard work, and am pretty good with my hands. it's just taken me a year to do the house, I take my time and advice from professional's which is why I'm posting here. So can anyone tell me if I'm on the right lines or miles off course. Any more details I will happily provide.
I have had a price for the groundwork, ( no grabs needed as there is some backfilling to do) of £520 that is also to scrape out and level front and back gardens.
Cheers
Kev
To cut a long story short, I have just finished renovating and extending a 1950's semi. House looks great, and just completed 65 meters of side and rear fencing using concrete posts, gravel boards, and panels which looks the dogs nuts.
My problem, as is often the case, I have an 80 square meter front and side drive to build which I have little budget for. Sooooo here's the plan.
I'm going to construct the drive from gravel and slabs. That is put slabs down where cars will go, and gravel in between. The slabs are being reclaimed from a nearby demolition site, I will jet wash, wire brush, and clean them. The gravel I have someone selling a job lot for £40, The pin Kerbs for the edges I can also get from the demolition site.
I'm anxious to get the base right this is where I need help I'm planning to.
1 Scrape out land
2 whack down
3 lay sub base in line where the flags will go. (Whack down)
4 lay dolomite over whole drive area.(Whack down)
5 lay concrete bedding layer for flags
6 lay flags on top (these will be single lines)
7 Add breathable membrane to remaining are to be gravelled (is this adequate for drainage)
8 gravel remaining area this will be pedestrian only.
I'm not scared of hard work, and am pretty good with my hands. it's just taken me a year to do the house, I take my time and advice from professional's which is why I'm posting here. So can anyone tell me if I'm on the right lines or miles off course. Any more details I will happily provide.
I have had a price for the groundwork, ( no grabs needed as there is some backfilling to do) of £520 that is also to scrape out and level front and back gardens.
Cheers
Kev