Bridan Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Thinking of laying a driveway next my house.Anyone have any ideas about the best chippings,stones,type one etc to use & where to purchase, also the cost, area 61. Thanks Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Have sent pm (or I think it sent anyway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleon Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Brian, I can only help with the top surface. The drive was already established but looked rather tatty and so we decided to buy gravel. The gravel in France is not the same as that found in the South of England which we use on our Surrey home drive. Brico-Marche stocks bulk quantities of various aggregates including "gravillon" which appears to be stone chippings, corresponding to 15mm gravel. My wife thinks the mix of greys and pinks looks good!The cost of the gravillon was in the region of €30 per cubic metre and with the delivery charge we paid about €150 for four cubic metres.Hope this helps a little. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridan Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Patrick,Dont mean to be ignorant , is pm personal mail , only I have not received anything. Thanks Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hello BrianYes, I sent a personal mail through this forum, but was not sure if it sent or not?? Will try again, but basically depending on what area of 61 you are in (we are in 53 but nr Ferte Mace 61 area) then I can recommend a quarry and hire equipment supplier (would post on the forum, but it will no doubt be seen as advertising and removed!) for wacker/roller etc..Patrick J Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 We had ours done by a local Brit couple with what looks like crushed stone which works very well and doesn't spread like pea shingle as it sort of sticks together to do the area show including levelling the ground and making the turning circle they charged me 900Euro which we thought was a pretty good price [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/Bassman/Kerblezic/Picture028a.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The best place to buy is from a local quarry. There are plenty in 61 and on the 50/61 borders. They tend to work as groups, so you will have the choice of stone from different areas. If you buy enough - e.g. a complete load - they arrange delivery. Friends of ours had two loads of white-coloured crushed stone to do a driveway and the area in front of a small house in 53, we ordered it for them from carrière de la Galoberie, Ferrières, 50, and it came from Barenton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friend of stouby Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 ..what quantity is a complete load? weight/volume?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleon Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Complete load is when the lorry is filled to its capacity and obviously depends on the size of the lorry. The largest delivery vehicles usually carry 20 tonnes which works out at about 12 cubic meters of gravel. There are many smaller trucks in operation and you can often get "complete" load of only eight tonnes. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la firmiere Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I recently had 7 ton of pink granite chippings delivered by Point P (Argentan 61) which cost about 200 euros including delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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