Gravel & Shingle Driveways
Traditional gravel and shingle driveways with proper edge restraints and a stable sub-base, so the stone stays exactly where it's laid.
About Our Gravel & Shingle Driveways Service
Gravel and shingle driveways suit period cottages, rural properties and larger drives where a natural, informal look is wanted without the cost of a fully bound surface. Done properly, it's a genuinely permeable, low-maintenance option — the key word being 'properly', because a gravel drive laid straight onto bare soil without edge restraints or a stable sub-base will rut, spread onto the lawn, and need topping up before long. We install proper edging, a compacted permeable sub-base and, where useful, a geotextile membrane to stop the stone working its way into the ground beneath, so the gravel stays where it's put. We can source a range of gravel and shingle types to suit the property, from traditional golden gravel to darker slate chippings.
Benefits of Our Gravel & Shingle Driveways Service
- ✓Natural, informal look that suits period and rural properties
- ✓Permeable surface that lets water drain through naturally
- ✓Edge restraints and proper sub-base keep the stone in place
- ✓Range of gravel and shingle colours and sizes available
Gravel & Shingle Driveways — Frequently Asked Questions
It shouldn't, provided proper edge restraints are installed. A lot of the gravel driveways that spread or rut have been laid without them — that's the detail we won't skip.
A permeable membrane laid beneath the stone significantly cuts down on weed growth compared with gravel laid straight onto soil. It won't eliminate weeds entirely, but it makes ongoing maintenance far more manageable.
Gravel & Shingle Driveways — Areas We Cover
Bishop's Cleeve
Gloucestershire
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Chipping Sodbury
South Gloucestershire
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