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What is the best type of driveway?
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Horrendous waste of money.
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It does work as a security feature though.
Thieves can't approach over gravel without noise.
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According to 1 newcomers/new household in our road - the best type of Driveway is the Neighbours driveway - which is why they have set the long term residents against them. They regard everyone else's driveways as public property for their sole use. How 2 people need 3 cars and 2 works vehicles parked in the vicinity we all would love know.
But to answer the original question - 100mm or reinforced concrete or 150/200 mm of unreinforced concrete either on 100mm of compacted hardcore. That can be tarmac'd over. Only problem is the drainage in todays world.
But to answer the original question - 100mm or reinforced concrete or 150/200 mm of unreinforced concrete either on 100mm of compacted hardcore. That can be tarmac'd over. Only problem is the drainage in todays world.
Concrete will be either already cracked or about to crack. It's hard in terms of wear but as brittle as a biscuit. Any ground movement, even a couple of mm, will result in a crack.
You've already found out the downside of blocks, they flex well but allow weeds to flourish in the gaps.
IMO tarmac is the best compromise - it wears well, weeds can't grow through it but it can flex if the ground does move. A dip is vastly preferable to the smashed up shrapnel you end up with if concrete moves.
We have concrete, along with lots of cracks. It will eventually be replaced with tarmac on the main part and gravel (with proper edgings) on the less used part, because it's cheaper and you don't need to care about drainage.
Ask the council to fix the pavement first though. And sell whatever monster truck you must drive and buy a sensible car.
That pavement looks like one where I used to live, where the owner parked his own road-sweeping truck on his drive, I guess sometimes full of several tons of water.
You've already found out the downside of blocks, they flex well but allow weeds to flourish in the gaps.
IMO tarmac is the best compromise - it wears well, weeds can't grow through it but it can flex if the ground does move. A dip is vastly preferable to the smashed up shrapnel you end up with if concrete moves.
We have concrete, along with lots of cracks. It will eventually be replaced with tarmac on the main part and gravel (with proper edgings) on the less used part, because it's cheaper and you don't need to care about drainage.
Ask the council to fix the pavement first though. And sell whatever monster truck you must drive and buy a sensible car.
That pavement looks like one where I used to live, where the owner parked his own road-sweeping truck on his drive, I guess sometimes full of several tons of water.
I agree
Ive seen loads of block driveways done around my village -using Marshall blocks mostly, after a couple of years they all fade and then the weeds start growing
decent tarmac looks good for many years and to be honest concrete done well looks good even if it does look atad functional
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