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Gravelling in Upper Norwood
Gravel drives and paths that stay where you put them.
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- Covering Upper Norwood
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- 14 day cooling off period
The Work
Gravel drives and paths in Upper Norwood
Gravelling across Upper Norwood and the streets around it. What follows is how the job runs wherever we are; what changes from one Upper Norwood address to the next is access, and that is what we come and look at before quoting.
Two things decide whether a gravel surface still looks right in five years: what sits underneath it, and what stops it escaping at the edges.
Neither is visible once the job is finished, which is why gravel quotes vary so much between one contractor and the next.
- Excavation to a depth that suits the use, deeper for a drive than a path
- A compacted sub-base under anything that will carry a car
- Weed-suppressing membrane across the full area, lapped at the joins
- Edging set to hold the stone in
- Angular gravel laid to depth and raked level
What We Do
What gravelling covers
The parts of the job, and what each of them is actually for.
Dig out
Down to a firm formation. A path needs less depth than a drive that has to take the weight of a car.
Sub-base and compact
On drives, crushed stone goes in and gets whacked down in layers. Skip this and the drive ruts where the wheels sit.
Membrane
Laid across the whole area with the sheets lapped, so weeds cannot come through the joins and the gravel cannot work down into the soil.
Set the edges
Timber, metal or a block course, set to hold the stone. This is what stops gravel migrating into your borders.
Gravel and rake
Angular stone spread to depth and raked off level. Around 40mm on a drive, so it does not rut and it still walks comfortably.
The Price
Gravelling costs in Upper Norwood
Dig depth is set by whether cars will go on it, and that is the single biggest item in the price. It is settled on site along with the edging and the spoil, then you get the figure in writing. The visit costs nothing.
- Area and dig depth, which is set by whether cars go on it.
- Whether a compacted sub-base is needed, which it is for any driveway.
- How much spoil comes out and has to be carted away.
- Edging type, from treated timber up to a block border.
- Stone choice. Local aggregates cost less than a specified decorative gravel.
Why Choose Us
Why Upper Norwood calls us back
The price comes after we have seen it
Access decides most of what a tree job costs, and you cannot see access down a phone line. Someone comes and looks, then you get a figure in writing that does not move on the day.
We finish the job the same day we start it
The chipper runs alongside the cutting, so there is no stack of brash left by the gate waiting on a second visit.
Trees and grounds from one team
The same crew fells the tree, washes the patio it was dropping on, and lays the turf afterwards. You are not chasing three different trades to finish one garden.
You are told when something is a bad idea
Conifers cut past the green never recover. Gravel over bare soil sinks. Where a job will not give you what you are hoping for, we say so before quoting, not after.
You do not pay until you are happy with it
No deposit up front, and nothing asked for until the work is finished and you have checked it over. There is a fourteen day cooling off period on top of that.
Also Worth A Look
Our other services
Tree Surgery
Felling, hedge cutting, conifer topping and site clearance, with the timber mulched on site.
View Tree Surgery
Pressure Washing
Patios, paths, driveways and decking taken back to the colour underneath the green.
View Pressure Washing
Turfing
Old lawn lifted, ground levelled and fed, fresh turf laid and watered in.
View TurfingGet a price for gravelling in Upper Norwood
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FAQs
Upper Norwood gravelling questions
What size gravel is best for a driveway?
How deep should driveway gravel be?
Will weeds come through?
Do I need planning permission for a gravel drive?
Will the gravel need topping up?
Can gravel be laid over an existing driveway?
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