Self-Binding Gravel is an easy to lay alternative to traditional materials such as flags, paving, macadam or concrete. The gravel binds together when rolled to provide a self compacted surface which remains firmer underfoot than conventional loose aggregate.

How to Keep Weeds Away from Your Gravel

1. Weed the area thoroughly yourself. Before you put the gravel down:
2. Use garden fabric to keep weeds away. Some people take this a step further and use garden or landscape fabric instead of, or in addition to, the mulch.
3. Use salt for your weed control.
4. Talk to your Lawn Doctor lawn care professional.

Having a strong, woven geotextile membrane in place will keep the gravel in place and it will stop it from spilling onto the road. These geotextiles are designed to allow water through, whilst separating and stabilising the aggregate within. It also makes gravel paths and soil easier to walk or drive on.

Can I lay Nidagravel gravel grids on top of my concrete driveway? Yes, you can. Nidagravel gravel grids are the ideal way to stabilise gravel that is to be laid directly over concrete, tarmac and block paved driveways.

Medium-sized gravel is ideal for paths or driveways. The stones need to be comfortable to walk on with minimal movement. Choose angular gravel that won’t displace easily. 10mm or 14mm gravel is the most suitable for paths.

Edgings are generally made from timber, concrete or block paviours. Self Binding Gravels need to spread and compacted in thin layers. We recommend a finished compacted depth of no more than 50mm. Initially a 15-20mm layer should be spread using the back of a rake or screeding board.

Type 3 sub-base is a pure crushed granite, limestone or clean crushed concrete. Usually a 40mm product that has been screened to create a reduced fines aggregate. This product is fully certified according to the Specification for Highway Works. This is the most widely used sub-base where less fines are required.

Cloburn single size chippings Therefore if you wish to apply them at a 50mm depth (the normal depth for a driveway) one tonne will cover 14 square metres. For pedestrian pathways, 35mm is normally sufficient in which case 1 tonne will be sufficient to cover approximately 20 square metres.

When levelled out a weed membrane can be added and then topped off with one of our more attractive gravels. MOT Type 1 is permeable so assists with drainage and as it includes the larger stones it won’t easily wash away.

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Other materials supplied for use as a sub-base include ballast and crusher run, however these offer little control over the balance of solids and fines. Although unsuitable for use under areas of heavy traffic or commercial projects, these materials should be perfectly suitable for patios and standard driveways.

Grano Dust is gritty aggregate typically manufactured from either limestone or granite. Widely used in construction and building it is a flexible material. Suitable for paving and under artificial grass.

Though granite, marble and “engineered stone” all can produce harmful silica dust when cut, ground or polished, the artificial stone typically contains much more silica, says a CDC researcher tracking cases of silicosis.

We supply Crushed Limestone Dust, available from our Ardley and Burford quarries. These materials are suitable for cable ducting, reconstituted stone manufacture, agricultural lime for soil improvement. The main application is for agricultural purposes (Aglime), for neutralising acidic soils.

Granolithic screed, also known as granolithic paving and granolithic concrete, is a type of construction material composed of cement and fine aggregate such as granite or other hard-wearing rock. It is generally used as flooring, or as paving (such as for sidewalks).

Terrazzo is a flooring material traditionally made by exposing marble chips on the surface of concrete and then polishing until smooth. Now, however, you can buy terrazzo in tile form. It’s often used in public buildings because it’s long-lasting and can be refinished repeatedly.

Inhalation: Limestone dust: May cause respiratory tract irritation. Adverse symptoms may include respiratory tract irritation and coughing. Prolonged or repeated inhalation of respirable crystalline silica liberated from this product can cause silicosis, a fibrosis (scarring) of the lungs, and may cause cancer.

Inhaling lime dust may lead to irritation of breathing passages, coughing and sneezing. If ingested, lime can cause pain, vomiting, bleeding, diarrhea, a drop in blood pressure, collapse, and in prolonged cases, it can cause a perforation of the esophagus or stomach lining.

Crusher dust is a common by-product of mining and quarrying. With fine particles like soft sand, crusher dust can be used as a cost-effective filling and packing material around water tanks; blended with natural sands to improve concrete shrinkage and water demand; and as a material to back-fill trenches with.