Northy
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 10:44 AM |
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How much gravel?
Hi,
We've got a small area of grass at the front of our new house thats a pain to cut. I want to dig it up and gravel the area, but I'm having
a hard time working out how much gravel I need. How do I work it out?
Cheers
Graham
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 10:48 AM |
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Length x width x depth required?
I'm sure that if you tell the supplier how many cubic metres you require then he can tell you how many tons that comes to (assuming that he
sells by weight not volume)
DJ
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Wadders
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 10:55 AM |
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to give you an idea, about 20 barrow loads is a ton.
Al.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 11:15 AM |
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or 1 off 1ton barrow load 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 12:18 PM |
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Dont forget to put some kind of matting down to stop weeds growing through the gravel (saves a lot of time). We put some down when we gravelled around
the edge of our house, and it works brilliantly. Its like thick black fabric, so it still lets the water drain away. Cant remember what its called
though.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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clbarclay
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 12:54 PM |
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Don't forget subsidence. The depth of gravel will drop as it settles down. This means more gravel will be needed depending on how firm the
ground is to start with. The gravel wants firming down well as it is laid, too reduce the ammount it subsides latter.
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Northy
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 01:09 PM |
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Just been to price it up, £180! 
Just because the previous owners used posh stuff under the window and we wanted to match it up. I think I'll cut the grass
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
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britishtrident
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 04:02 PM |
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Use Pea Shingle from Wickes very cheap --- then sprinkle on a few bags those coloured glass beads that pound shops sell -- looks very avant
garde but not obtrusive
Most anti weed matting will stop dandelyons and the like but some fine rooted weeds can put roots through it ---- to prevent this in adition use
black polythene sheet (heavy duty bin bags) with with gaps to allow for drainage.
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