white90 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 The area I park the Defender on is getting a little very worse for wear, the time has come to get a better surface down,I'm thinking some aggregate topped with gravel any other suggestions, concrete is out as it will look awful and I may change the area in the future with a car port. Need to get the car from the gravel drive to where it sits in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombraider110 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 what about wood chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Aggregate down first Bruce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just got the same problem at the new house we are moving to in March, but have found out that there are some new planning rules where we are going. If you use an "impervious surface" tarmac or concrete etc you need Planning Permission, but agregate and gravel is deemed pervious so no planning needed, might be worth checking if you decide gravel is not going to be the answer. As it suggests we will be having gravel to put the Rangie on !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombraider110 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 i didn't when i did the same sort of thing, just dumped a tonn of chipping and leveled it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Why not keep it grass, it looks nice in the pic. Just redo it using one of the many proprietary brands of grass reinforcement like this; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 dig it out a bit, get some builders rubble, and dump a couple of ton of scalpings on it - job done. Just redo it using one of the many proprietary brands of grass reinforcement like this; isn't that the same stuff you find lying in the grass verges by where the police set up the mobile speed cameras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 isn't that the same stuff you find lying in the grass verges by where the police set up the mobile speed cameras? Yes mate, very similar. The speed camera sites are like concrete cobbles infilled with grass and soil, this is more of a hexagonal mesh. Putting it down in my garden once the building is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dunc I saw this stuff at Boscatle (after the floods there) but the palaver installing it put me off, the ground there is quite soft I was going to remove the grass and a few inches of soil then get something to put down. the waffles there at the moment have sunk in the mud not really keen on the grass as it then needs cutting. I guess an estimate of the required volumes would be a good idea as it is looking crappy out there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Are you planning to work on the truck in that position at all Tony? I would not be wanting to lie down under the truck on any of those surfaces for any prolonged period of time - particularly gravel! Hardcore and scalpings would be my choice, but I would check the regs first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Type 1 roadstone which will pack down nicely into a surface that is nearly as solid as concrete to park and work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Mark No I won't work on it there, I'll move it to the really uncomfortable gravel in front of the house worst case is I can take it to a mates garage to fix it, he has a huge workshop. this is just for parking it out of mine and Mrs Cs way. How deep should a I dig it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 when i gravelled the front "lawn" next to the drive (the one the disco in my avatar is on) i dug out to a depth of 4", and then filled it with just scalpings. neighbour compacted it with a whacker plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dig it out 6-10", put a layer or teram down (like the landscapeing fabric but its white and more industrial) and then cover with crushan run/quarry waste/ type 1 (all the same just like angulat stones mixed with sand) and wackerplate it down. If its really boggy you might want some hardcore in the bottom. If you do it like that you will be able to put anything you want ontop without having to redo it. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazelle Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I have been looking to gravel an area in front of my house, and found this which may help. Building Gravel Drive. It gives depths of gravel, scalpings etc, and has a calculator to help determine how much to order. HTH Cheers Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Why not keep it grass, it looks nice in the pic.Just redo it using one of the many proprietary brands of grass reinforcement like this; We have had the concrete variety of reinforcement at the factory for about 8 years, very hard wearing, looks good all year round, took the digger driver a morning to prepare 12x5 metres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Why not give Shaunus a pm , He is an expert on this , And he will do a tidy job . Me , I would take 10 inches away ,concrete in some nice rounded back edgings, base course rouble such as broken bricks etc , give it a realy good compaction , Sub base Type 1 aggregate ,again more compaction ,Toppings ,if you can get it road planeings ,rake it out level and then a either roll it or a wacker plate . Or 10mm ashphalt , but at £70 per ton it may be cheaper for the previous option . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat_J Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Why not keep it grass, it looks nice in the pic.Just redo it using one of the many proprietary brands of grass reinforcement like this; This stuff can get super slippery in the ice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 This stuff can get super slippery in the ice though. I have some of these but have not tried them yet. We do have a lot of them at work and to be honest they are easy to see as the grass won't grow on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Type 1 roadstone which will pack down nicely into a surface that is nearly as solid as concrete to park and work on. Yep and 3mm dust on top will finish it off nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 A couple of lengths of temporary alloy track/road as used at outdoor events. Try a marquee hire company who may have some with minor damage, going cheap. A handy surface as a base for working under the vehicle too. Here's an example. http://www.tpa-ltd.co.uk/default.asp?newsc...SubTab=roadways And another - http://www.groundprotection.co.uk/duradeck/duradeck.php In your favorite finish John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 This stuff can get super slippery in the ice though. Yeh it certainly does, part of the carpark at school is this stuff and has been treacherous lately! although we did have fun pushing/sliding my mates car diagonalling into the corner when he was in a lesson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparg Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Limestone chippings (but don't spin the wheels on takeoff) - cheap, drains well, good traction, looks natural enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat_J Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yeh it certainly does, part of the carpark at school is this stuff and has been treacherous lately! although we did have fun pushing/sliding my mates car diagonalling into the corner when he was in a lesson! The last snowboarding/skiing slope I saw was pretty much made out of this stuff. We parked the van at a house on a job, they had this in the drive and the van slid down into the road because there had been a light frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorboy16 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 If your putting down stone chip then i would highly recomend putting down a weed layer like Teram, there is a another product called fibro something which if i remember correctly is the cheaper alternative to teram, is superb and well save all your weed problems, If however your putting type 1 plannings down then these shall prob go down tight enough to stop the weeds, espeically if you mis a little diesel up and put it on top with a brush or nap sac as it sothens up the plannings and makes then stick a little better you didn't here that here though!!!! The options are rediculious when it comes to this, just depends on how much you want to spend on it and how good a job you want really. gravel would prob look the best though. all the best James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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