Bonded Gravel Drives

[J5 TPT]

Anyone got a bonded gravel drive ?
I will be laying a new drive shortly and was thinking of going down the bonded gravel route. My existing one is tarmac that will need a tidy up before laying bonding etc on top.
Does anyone have any advice / costings ?

[B17NNS]

I lived on a new build estate until last year where this was used extensively. The contractors were always back redoing it as the aggregate lost its bond with the adhesive.

A few neighbours put car and house windows through too when strimming

Regarding costs I did look into it to tidy up a sound but scruffy tarmac drive. Worked out the same as having it planed and topped off in tarmac.

[Sam_68]

B17NNS said:

I lived on a new build estate until last year where this was used extensively. The contractors were always back redoing it as the aggregate lost its bond with the adhesive.

Yep, it's hopeless, particularly in heavily trafficked parking areas - modern cars (heavy, with power steering) wear the gravel off the surface really quickly when doing 3-point turns into parking spaces etc. You usually and up with 'bald patches' and it looking really shabby in no time at all.

[TheD]

Nidagravel.....Give it a look. It's good stuff but a bit rare

[darronwall]

not so good when its frosty! it turns really slippy