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Road Plannings/scalpings for a drive

danoriordan1402 · 2011-06-10 08:07:59

I have a drive to sort on a tight budget, at the moment its just earth and few stones fairly well compacted since we built it a year ago and ran out of money for landscaping.... Will be doing some landscaping over the weekend and have a digger in - but have an offer of 2 lorry loads of tarmac/plannings of a main road they…

10-06-2011 9:07am

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danoriordan1402

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I have a drive to sort on a tight budget, at the moment its just earth and few stones fairly well compacted since we built it a year ago and ran out of money for landscaping....
Will be doing some landscaping over the weekend and have a digger in - but have an offer of 2 lorry loads of tarmac/plannings of a main road they are doing locally. Would this do as a driveway surface for a bit till I can get it fully tarmaced? Would I need to put a base in for it first?. I can get a wacker to compact it.

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#2 12-06-2011 10:19pm

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yes it's a good temporary surface - will actually do you for years.
You will need 6-8 inches of stone underneath it though, where you have stripped back the topsoil.
Wacker will do the job but will be slow, maybe better off hiring a roller for a day or two.

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