slate chippings for driveway

cskrimshire · 2014-08-06T16:27:56+00:00

Dear all, Have been somewhat losing interest in a resin-bound gravel solution to replacing a drive. The original drive was pea-shingle on bitumen but the loose shingle tended to migrate all over the place, including sticking to shoes and being dragged indoors. But what about slate chippings? Presumably they would stay put and lie flattish, if the grade was right. Does anyone have experience of using slate chippings? And what grade, thickness, and substrate are recommended. Thanks. Chris

Aug 06, 2014 22 Replies

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Nightjar 11 years ago

On 07/08/2014 11:06, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: ...

The authority on this seems to suggest that 14mm is readily available:

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I have 20mm limestone chippings on large areas of my garden and have no problem walking on it in shoes or slippers. OTOH, much larger cobbles, set in concrete, are often used in public areas to discourage people from walking in certain places.

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Bill Wright 11 years ago

A flat cap and pit boots.

Bill

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Andrew 11 years ago

You really don't want to use limestone chippings to park cars on. It is too soft, and eventually gets crushed into a messy sludge.

Andrew

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