When you decide to have a new driveway installed you will need to think about several things. You will need to decide who is going to do the work for you. You need to think about what the finished product will look like too. Do you want a tradition concrete driveway or do you want to do something a little nicer like a stamped concrete driveway.
The base of your driveway should be your first thought. You need driveway gravel for the base of your new driveway. You won\’t be able to lay your driveway at all if you don\’t first lay down the gravel as its base.
Now you need to figure out what sort of gravel to use for the base of your driveway. There are lots of different types of gravel, so you need to figure out what will work and what won\’t work to meet your needs.
The best way to start is just ask around at the rock supply store that you will buy your materials from. They should be able to help you narrow down the choices.
You probably don\’t want to use the tinier gravel. Most people refer to this as pea gravel. When you are putting in a driveway this isn\’t\’ the right size of rock. This is a gravel that is just too small to be effective as a foundation for a new driveway. A good foundation takes larger rock.
Lava rock is larger, but still not the right choice for driveway gravel. The main reason is that you don\’t want colored rock as foundation for your driveway. The color of the lava rock could discolor the concrete that you lay on top of it, but the real reason not to use lava rock is that it is too big to be an effective base.
At the end of the day the best choice for your driveway gravel is simple medium sized gravel that is your basic gray color.
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