Drains well, costs less
Gravel driveways
Gravel suits country properties and long drives, and it's one of the cheapest ways to get a proper parking area. Done right, it stays where you put it.
- Free survey
- 5-year guarantee
- Crewe & South Cheshire
- QUOTE TT = 15% off
The detail
Gravel driveways around Crewe
Out towards Audlem, Goostrey and Wybunbury we lay a fair bit of gravel. It looks at home next to older cottages and farm buildings, and it lets rain soak straight through.
What stops a gravel drive turning into a rutted mess is what goes under it. We lay a compacted sub-base, a weed membrane and, on most drives, plastic stabilising grids so the stones can't be pushed around by tyres. Solid edges keep it off the lawn and the road.
How we do it
What happens on the job
Survey
Agree the layout, stone size and colour, and check the drainage.
Groundwork
Dig out, lay and compact the sub-base.
Edge & grid
Set the edging and lay membrane and stabilising grids.
Gravel
Fill with a 20mm-ish decorative gravel to the right depth.
Options
Choices to talk through
We'll bring samples to the survey so you can see them in daylight, against your own house.
- Cotswold, golden, grey and slate chippings
- Stabilising grids for parking areas
- Block or sett aprons at the road end
- Sleeper or steel edging
Our work
Gravel driveways we've done
Questions
Gravel: common questions
Especially popular in Nantwich, Haslington, Wybunbury, Audlem, Goostrey.
Will the gravel end up on the road?
Not if there's a solid apron and edging at the front. We usually put a strip of block or setts at the entrance for that reason.
What size gravel is best for a drive?
Around 14–20mm angular stone locks together better than small round pea gravel and is much easier to walk on.
Do you lay resin-bonded gravel?
We'd usually steer you towards resin-bound instead, which is permeable and smoother. We'll talk you through the difference.
Free survey & quote
Get a price for gravel
Fill in the form and we'll arrange a free visit at a time that suits you. You'll get a written, itemised price with no pressure to go ahead.
- Free survey and written, itemised quote
- Old surface dug out and every bit of waste taken away
- 5-year workmanship guarantee
- Family-run, 20+ years, rated 9.97/10 on Checkatrade
- Hours
- Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm
- Covering
- Crewe & South Cheshire
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