mmaddock Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm just turning part of our garden into a driveway at the moment. Much as I hate the stuff, gravel seems the quickest and cheapest option for the moment, but how do I figure out how much I need to buy? Had a search around the web but can't find anything. The area is around 100-120m2 (bit of an odd shape!)I'm going to go straight down to the quarry rather than buy it through a merchant, so I'd rather know how much I need before going down there.If anyone can make any suggestions I'd be grateful.Cheers,Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Great stuff gravel, dont knock it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaddock Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 [quote]Great stuff gravel, dont knock it.[/quote][:)] I think I just get put off with it getting stuck in tyres, draggedaround the garden & house on shoes, children playing in it, cats'using' it. etc. When I was in the UK I used to get complaints fromthe neighbours because I had 'big' gravel, and some little s**ts usedto pick it up off the drive to chuck it at the neighbours houses.Anyway,I've experimented and got the right sized pieces from the quarry, soI'm happy enough, but I need a lot more than our trailer can handle,and I don't fancy 100 trips there and back, not to mention that I don'tthink the tyres would handle it! So, I want to ask them to deliver forme, but no idea how to figure out how many tonnes I need!Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Assume you have 110 square metres and you want it covered to a depth of 10cms. You need 11 cubic metres . If the density of the gravel is 1.5 you need 16.5 tonnes. If the depth is 5 cms and the density is 2 you need 11.0 tonnes. Might be worth taking kitchen scales and an empty jamp jar but in general I have found French quarries fairly user friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is an English site, but you might find something useful.http://www.pavingexpert.com/gravel01.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 We buy it in sieve sizes here...last lot I got was 15mm landbase (not seashore or river pebble) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmc Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 When we got some from the quarry round here, if you wanted it delivered it came in multiples of cubic metres. A cubic metre of gravel seemed to go an awfully long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 If you are going to lay gravel, I hope you have a base of hard core underneath otherwise you will be regravelling on a regular basis as it gets squashed into the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 You might also consider putting down a plastic membrane under the gravel which will effectively get rid of 99% of your future weed problems.Anton Redman's posting is the way to accurately estimate your requirement. If you have the full amount dropped in one go get the driver to tip gently and move slowly forward at the same time. This will help enormously with spreading the gravel for you.Lasr Autumn I laid 14 tonnes and am very pleased with the results.My old neighbour in the UK swore by gravel as he said Burglar Bill didn't like it. [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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