Whats the most practical & cheapest route to "create" a driveway over a small garden? We have a concrete driveway but we need room for a 2nd...
We have a concrete driveway but we need room for a 2nd saloon. I was thinking of just getting a few concrete slabs. Money is an issue. This is something we want to do but havent got funds really so im looking for ideas which dont cost much. Doesnt event too much how it looks, its not like we keep our garden nice similar to it should be.
look in adjectives local newspapers where you can usually pick up slabs for free, thats what we done. adjectives so your local council might sell off aged slabs cheap. good luck. Use like garvel or small rocks.. or u can use woodchips.. thas works outstandingly wel.. just put some much uncher then so the don't slide around and get a mess.
good luck : )
We had the one in our previous house block cobbled. Many people put down shingle as a cheaper option but consequently they forget to brush it up off the path governing to the road. These stray pebbles are dangerous if anyone steps on them the wrong way - they can well cause sprained ankles, or worse. The local council will not, generally adopt responsibility for such accidents, the onus is on the house-hold where the pebbles come from so beware of shingle. Gravel is usually the cheapest option.
Answers: The best combination of cheapest and lasting would be to level the route where on earth you want the driveway thinly with sharp sand so that you can bed/lay slabs down. Not garden mainstay type slabs but ex. council type slabs, 2" thick and very tough. With no hardcore foundation underneath it gravel will soon receive pushed into the ground/soil where vehicles run over it, contained by wet weather will soon become muddy. Slabs, because each one have a large surface area enjoy far more resistance to getting squashed into the ground. Ideally hardcore would be used under a driveway, but we're not talking ideally, we're discussion practical and cheapest :-)
Use a lot of Play-doh.