We are trying to determine what type of material to use on our driveway… want to try to keep it rustic looking but want something other than gravel… it is for an area that is circular and has a slight grade. Any ideas?
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In my grandfather's day, they didn't pave driveways. They installed concrete (or paving stones) in two strips as far apart as the tires on a car. The rest was grass. It would look rustic today.
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Find a good deal on cobblestone and DIY with gullies along the edges for drainage and hints of gravel every here and there to break it up keeping the color in line with the cobbles.......Making it kinda funky and rustic
Start out with crushed concrete appox 4" deep than a cpl of inches of sand than the CS's
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Is snow removal(plowing/blowing) a concern in your locale?
Hi:
Ahhh yes, snow removal is a concern for us -- we are located in Massachusetts. There is also the B word -- budget!
While traveling in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago, we stopped at a tourist attraction where the parking was on steel grates that were embedded in the ground, grass growing between the steel.
The steel was just high enough that the traffic didn't kill the grass, but low enough that you could easily mow over it.
I suppose it must have downsides since I haven't seen this much, but I don't know what they might be (except for the fact that you have to mow the drive as well as the lawn!).
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