How To Lay Your Gravel

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[MontyBird]

Never use smooth stones for a pathway because the smooth surfaces allow slippage. The sharp facets of crushed rock prevent slippage. Tamping crushed rock causes these facets to automatically align, resulting in a very stable surface far superior to a pathway made of smooth gravel.

[mikehawk]

Glad to see you just put the gravel down as we did.Most videos state you should put hardcore down and wacker plate it.

[metalniro]

great video about to do my backgarden and wanted to check if i needed anything more than membrane

[davidopanasevych]

Great video, what wood is used at 2:35?

[whitestar]

Very helpful.i was planning to do but was thinking do i need sand on top of ground.

[sketos_d]

What do I do if weeds DO grow through it after all?

[SJ-junp]

Thanks for the video. I was thinking of spraying the anti-weed spray before placing the weed membrance. Also, the soil bed level is not even. Can you advise what soil to use to level the base bed? I was thinking of leveling the base bed with a 3 inch layer of Dansand NO GROW Block Paving Jointing Grout and then place the weed membrane. Is this advisable ?

[Sultan-MF]

Nice video. Does membrane deffinatlely stop weeds going through and how long does it last

[Azhar]

Can you mention the process of laying these stones for driveway ? Sub base preparation, compacting, depth ? thickness etc. Thanks.

[davesmith]

Can I ask do these stones go green or do they stay that nice white colour all year round ?

[BebyCupcake]

Hi there, do we need to put weed membrane before putting the pebbels? How about a thick canvas instead of weed membrane?

[Liam-siiv]

Where did you get the larger rocks across the edge?

[nigelarcher]

Hi I have laid blue slate at the front of the house a few years ago but have now added some trees around the edges. During all of this the blue slate has got mixed up with the soil underneath and become compacted so it now looks like I've had a landslide in the garden. I've tried to rinse the soil away from the gravel with little success, it just seems to make it worse so I've now puddles that are taking forever to drain away and it doesn't look any better when they do drain away. I don't really want to buy any more blue shale to cover my mess cos that would only increase the height of the garden and is not solving the problem. There is a porous membrane underneath so I'm not sure what's going on, any advice would be appreciated. Is there an easy way of separating the soil from the shale or do I have to dig it all up and start again. Many Thanks Nigel

[Bainsey]

Where is the base layer? I though crushed stone then compacted, then the gravel?

[Jaydee]

Can you tell me what size bags of Flamingo chippings you are using there please?

[BOSSMANVETERAN]

Can i put gravel straight on to mud? Or do i need something below it

[jepy]

Will these stones create molds in the future? How can we keep it clean?

[victoriamiddleton]

omg this is awesome I'm going to tell my friend Karen she's very good at stuff like this

[daphnecox]

Great simple instructions can I use plastic membrane ( also used for roofing) quite thick ?

[lindalm]

Thank you! Very well explained! Now, I can get to work!