Hello dear members 🙂
The driveway of our new build was filled and compacted up to the level of the slab with suitable crushed stone 0-32mm (0-1¼ inches).
Until the driveway is paved in 1-2 years, it still needs to be raised so that it’s possible to drive into the garage 😉
How would you best approach this? I was thinking of simply filling the rest with decorative gravel, and when it’s time to pave, just removing the top layer of gravel and paving directly.
Our neighbors just placed grass pavers on top of the crushed stone, but I’m less keen on that.
I appreciate any ideas 🙂
The driveway of our new build was filled and compacted up to the level of the slab with suitable crushed stone 0-32mm (0-1¼ inches).
Until the driveway is paved in 1-2 years, it still needs to be raised so that it’s possible to drive into the garage 😉
How would you best approach this? I was thinking of simply filling the rest with decorative gravel, and when it’s time to pave, just removing the top layer of gravel and paving directly.
Our neighbors just placed grass pavers on top of the crushed stone, but I’m less keen on that.
I appreciate any ideas 🙂
We initially only covered the driveway with gravel and then removed it after two years to install the paving.
This makes sense to allow the entire substructure to settle naturally over time. Especially around the utility shaft area, where excavation was deepest, you could clearly see how much it had already settled. If the paving had been installed right from the start, the entire paved surface would have sunk and then had to be lifted again for leveling.
When paving, it is important to lay it on a proper bedding layer. I used fine concrete recycling material, which is as fine as sand but becomes rock-hard after compaction.
This makes sense to allow the entire substructure to settle naturally over time. Especially around the utility shaft area, where excavation was deepest, you could clearly see how much it had already settled. If the paving had been installed right from the start, the entire paved surface would have sunk and then had to be lifted again for leveling.
When paving, it is important to lay it on a proper bedding layer. I used fine concrete recycling material, which is as fine as sand but becomes rock-hard after compaction.
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