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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:20 pm
by Amos
Does anyone know if hoggin or bredon gravel can be used on a driveway of about 25 m2? it is on a slight incline.
Many thanks
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:12 pm
by lutonlagerlout
hoggin isn't really much of a finish its kinda utilitarian ,breedon is nicer but costs more
look here for suppliers local to you
and if the incline is fairly shallow you should be ok
cheers LLL 
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:20 pm
by Tony McC
Hoggin utilitarian?? Is that "utilitarian" pronounced to rhyme with whit?
Breedon is not too bad on gentle inclines, but anything more than about 1:20 can be problematic. Hoggin is chuffin' useless!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:05 pm
by lutonlagerlout
lol the north/south thing again
as we dont have access to all the lovely aggregates the north possesses, some farmers make tracks etc from hoggin,when i say utilitarian i mean its better than nothing....just
hoggin is like a gravelly clay IYKWIM
LLL
btw "Hoggin is the term given to a mixture of clays, sands and gravels to form a material that compacts well and provides a usable, stable surface at low cost." these are your words tony :;):
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:02 pm
by Tony McC
I was young and naive when I wrote that!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:14 am
by lutonlagerlout
i dont even know where i could get hoggin now,when we used to do jobs for farmers (always skint) they used to use it for tracks but it ruts up easily, type 1 is readily available and reasonably cheap i would use this with a geo textile and some kind of shingle on top
cheers LLL
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:25 am
by Tony McC
There's still a couple of suppliers in Kent/Sussex, but the stuff I've seen over recent years is clayier than ever: you can feel yourself getting taller as you walk across it!