Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:48 pm
I know there are pages, on this site, dealing with this problem but I want to ask if anybody has had any good ideas or whether they like mine.
I have a very old concrete drive. It is cracked, uneven and patchy. It is not even good enough for the resin gravel types. But it is very firm and I wish to keep it as a base for a new gravel drive. My idea is to break it with a jack hammer but leave it in place. This way (I hope) it will create edges for the gravel to grab hold of and it will make gaps for the water to drain. I can then lay angular gravel or even self-binding gravel -although the latter sounds expensive-
Ideas and opinions appreciated
Existing surface:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9224/drivesurface.jpg
My idea for the work:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1913/driveprofile.jpg
I have a very old concrete drive. It is cracked, uneven and patchy. It is not even good enough for the resin gravel types. But it is very firm and I wish to keep it as a base for a new gravel drive. My idea is to break it with a jack hammer but leave it in place. This way (I hope) it will create edges for the gravel to grab hold of and it will make gaps for the water to drain. I can then lay angular gravel or even self-binding gravel -although the latter sounds expensive-
Ideas and opinions appreciated
Existing surface:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9224/drivesurface.jpg
My idea for the work:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1913/driveprofile.jpg