I dont like gravel
I dont like gravel
I don't like gravel. That's it.
- noisy
- scatters all over the neighborhood.
- hard to walk on
- dogs and cats crap in it
- kids chuck it around and put it in their mouth.
- doesn't even look good.
- difficult and heavy to remove once you have come to terms will all of the above.
Gravel advocates... explain your case for gravelling your garden/drive.
Gravel sceptics, feel free to share your distaste.
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- It can be cheaply re-graded
- Helps control erosion while allowing water penetration
- Isn't mud
- Less dusty than dirt when dry
- Doesn't have oil and tar runoff
- Better traction in snow and ice
- Is the basis for concrete and asphalt
Yup, I have about 1000 ft of driveway I need to re-top. The cost of doing it in gravel is an order of magnitudes cheaper than any other method other than just regrading with a tractor, which would need to be done again in a year or two. The current gravel was put in 30 years ago and it's just now getting to the point that it's bad enough that I need to do it.
Allowing water penetration is coming more and more important as greater urban areas become covered in impermeable surfaces.
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