How can I stop my shingle drive ending up in the road?
A friend of mine was complaining recently that she seems to spend every other day sweeping bits of gravel off the road outside her house and back onto her drive where it belongs. Unfortunately, we didn’t lay her driveway, otherwise we would have recommended a few things to stop this happening (and prevent her from having to do any sweeping!)
How to prevent gravel driveways ending up in the road
My first bit of advice would be to get a rumblestrip laid as part of the driveway construction. I always think granite sets look nice for this – they look like cobblestones.
The rumblestrip creates a small upstand above the height of the gravel on your driveway, preventing the shingle from jumping out and onto the pavement or road, even when you’re moving your car off the driveway.
If your drive has a natural bowmouth to it, you could incorporate this into the design and get the rumblestrip put in a little way back from the end of the driveway. Depending on the length of the drive, you might have anything from 0.5metre left after the rumblestrip, which could be tarmaced or block-paved rather than gravel. Along with the rumblestrip, this would work to keep your shingle where it’s meant to be!
Along with installing and maintaining driveways, block-paving and other domestic groundworks and surfacing jobs, we also love to get involved at the design stage. I’ll always advise clients about the best layout, materials and finish to achieve the look but also the functionality they want.
Sam, Berkshire’s Driveway Expert
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