Driveway built for $340!! Less than Dry Pour Concrete!

Use gravel grid pavers over the other costly alternatives like concrete. I'll show you here how I recently needed to extend my RV parking slab so I could park 2 travel trailers without having to park in the dirt or mud (during the rainy season). Follow me here as I show my installation from start to finish with all the steps I took. @UPKEEPWITHSEAN #concrete #homeimprovement #drypourconcrete #driveway

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[WhereIsTheSpartan]

I think this is the best solution because concrete does seal up the ground so you don't need any drainage and it's even way cheaper than concrete. Gravel has many benefits. The job was also well done although the top layer is quite thin. Rule of thumb is having a top layer of 2 cm (about 1 inch) above the grid so the grid doesn't get damaged. I really like the outcome of your job!

[loki]

I have it in my front garden for five years now. Works great. When you are topping up ahain which you will have to do. Slit the bag at the top and let the gravel spill out. You have the truck bed protected. It saves time and shovel work. You can use a wide broom to brush it off and the back of a rake or the broom to spread it.

[robedmund]

Nice job! We just did a driveway extension using the expandable 3" deep construction grid and grey 8 tons of grey breeze (sometimes called road base). Had to go 6" deep with the breeze to level the area. That construction grid is amazing. Locked in the breeze like concrete! Total cost was about $350 with the delivery of the breeze. Where the grid is exposed, drop a little more gravel down.

[Another_Saved_Sinner]

Just so everyone knows, most concrete/materials companies will deliver a truckload of gravel in whatever size you wish for around $150-$250 up to I think 4 yards. MSU(the company that supplies HD/Lowes) also has delivery with a chute truck where they could back right up to your project and dispense on the go. It's a little more money, but sometimes the time(and back) savings is worth it.

I love this idea, my backyard is far from level and we have been contemplating stripping it all out and re-leveling it when we begin our landscaping project. I've seen gravel grid used in many ways before, here in Florida they call it GeoGrid and use it for erosion protection.

[zefult]

After it settles a month or so, relevel with gravel if needed . Then get a bag of Portland cement & spread thin layer of powder by hand. It will harden over time with dew & rain locking in your gravel.

[Bpt]

Hey, thank you. I'd never heard of this & it's exactly what I want. (Your driveway looks really nice!)

[Shalmaneser]

After living most of my life in flatland, I moved to TN, where you get two choices: up and down. A driveway that has areas that approach 45 degrees of slope presents challenges to DIY, often making them a PITA.

[johnbarker]

Nice job. You should see a lot less runoff to the drain with this gravel bed, as it gives a large area for the water to percolate. The plastic grid will act as a series of dams, slowing the travel of water across the space.

[janetcrowley]

I've had a few problems with gravel and weed barrier. First of all the weeds grew right through on top of it. Second, the mice and voles burrowed under it. I'm in the process now of pulling it all up. There was a whole maze of little tunnels and caverns underneath. You may not have this problem in more urban areas (I never had voles in the city), but out here in the country, they're pretty common.

[alcoury]

I think that would also be great for my shed. Cheaper than concrete, much better than plywood.

[WalterPidgeonsForge]

For the best result for durability and minimizing gravel loss.. You want to run a Plate Compactor over it .. rentals are cheap enough and really worth it.

[MarkoManiac]

You city folk always got a surprise for me. Gravel bags. Heh. We just put it in the truck bed, it's what its for. If it's more than the pickup holds we have the yard or a buddy with a dump deliver it.

[UPKEEPWITHSEAN]

Let me know if you have any questions about the process or durability and I'll update as the time goes on!
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[Natedoc]

Why not get 4x the gravel from a local landscape supplier delivered for free compared to the bags? and they’d dump it right onto the grids for spreading. You can get 7x the amount of DG for same cost of 1 bay if Lowe’s gravel.

[tonyg]

A question for anyone that has experience with gravel grid, would a plate compactor do a better job of compacting the gravel or would that be overkill? Based on Sean's follow up it looks like driving over it repeatedly did a pretty good job of compacting it.

By the way Sean, great video. Loved your clear concise explanation of how you proceeded with your project.

[josephpuchel]

Hey This Gravel Grid would be excellent for a shed base or small garage.

[johnberry]

Give it time. You can get cheap, good, fast. But only 2 at the same time. Good entry level content.

[bobbysweeney]

If I were to plate tamp the gravel, do you think it would work as intended, or that it may vibrae gravel underneath the grid? Freeze and thaw climates would definitely add a few more logistical hurdles that I can think of, but all and all, i really like this. Especially because you could probably be as creative as your brain allows, as in, using a dark pea river gravel as a 1 ft border, crushed eastern shore for the majority of the field inside that, and then maybe a red crushed, lava, or river gravel to pour a centerpiece like a compass or your last names initial, favorite sports team logo, or a green dollar sign to represent the money you saved. Lol

[bertrutledge]

Nice project and I appreciate the list of materials and the price in your area.

[dltcdr]

Three RVs in one yard? I surely think 3/4 gravel all by itself would compact better than using the grid stuff.