Gravel Driveway - An option or not?

[richo106]

We are getting to that stage of my project when we are looking at the driveway, the issue with my drive it's mostly uphill before flattening out at the top

 

The blue line is roughly the edge of my drive and red line end of rumble strip

 

I have attached my a picture of the drive to try and show the slope but I think I will take some more later. I will be installing some porcelain slabs for nice steps up to my front

 

I was planning on installing a decent sized rumble strip 3-4m ish maybe in block paving, can block paving be concreted in? I hate sunken block paving etc. 

 

And the rest in gravel, will I just lose the gravel down the drive or will the rumble strip hold it abit? Ive looked at the gravel grids but will the gravel just go off the top and then expose the grids?

 

Any advice or any other information muchly appreciated on this topic, I like the look of resin but no way can my budget can even come close to stretching to that

Edited July 6, 2023 by richo106

[Redbeard]

If the site prep and edge retention is good you need not get any sinking, and will only need conc for the retention, not under the blocks. Most 'droopage'  is due to perimeters moving out, unless the hard-core was not compacted properly.

 

I take it your proposed gravel area is the top of the pic. Probably a fair chance of it ending up at the bottom of the slope without some form of retention, especially if you put your clog down as you drive up.

Edited July 6, 2023 by Redbeard
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[JohnMo]

We are on a hill and have used gravel. You need a crushed stone, so they interlock together, then don't move too much.

[saveasteading]

Gravel moves a lot, even if angular.

It also sticks in tyres and flies off in the street when speed picks up. Hence planners don't allow gravel at crossovers.

Plastic grids keep it in place and spread the wheel load, but chip away over time.

You must have membrane under or it will mix with mud, and it us much more effective to have a coarser layer under, rather than thick gravel.

 

Yes you can lay paviors on concrete. Just make a very dry sandy mix  and lay as if on sharp sand. You might then want to haunch them to keep them In place.