DIY Gravel Driveway Part 3 / The Carpenter's Daughter
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- So I have finally finished working on our gravel driveway. We've seen all seasons during this project.
We worked on and off over the last 3 months as we both work full time. But, we so proud of ourselves and I think it roughly cost us about £1300 - I'll tot it up properly soon and leave a pinned comment when I know for sure ;)
If you have any questions about it, then feel free to ask below and I'll try to answer asap.
Also, if you're unsure about how much gravel and subbase you need, then there's a lot of driveway calculators online. Here's a random one for you: decorativeaggregates.com/pages...
This is NOT sponsored build.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases made through links.
Also, I am in no way a professional, so if you'd do anything differently, then comment to help anyone else who wants to take a stab at it..
Our gravel was bought from Atherstone Landscapes: www.atherstonelandscapes.co.uk
For my Yorkshire friends & followers, Decopak (up North) has the same supplier: www.deco-pak.co.uk/product/gol...
Things Used:
Concrete Gulley Surrounds: www.selcobw.com/concrete-gull...
Wickes Frostproofer
Small Compactor: hire.travisperkins.co.uk/hire/...
Large Compactor:
hire.travisperkins.co.uk/hire/...
Golden Gravel: www.atherstonelandscapes.co.uk...
Drop bolt (Dad's woodyard)
Steel pipe: Screwfix
Hilti Hammer Drill: geni.us/mzO92FO [Amazon]
Club hammer: geni.us/JTVl [Amazon]
How to Start this Plate Compactor: • How to start a Honda e...
Ear Defenders Toolstation
Have fun doing and saving while learning ;)
Music at end: Nkato - Chill Soul Rap Instrumental: / chill-soul-rap-instrum...
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Here's my complete gravel driveway parts 1, 2 and 3 here: thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/gardening/diy-gravel-driveway-video-diaries/
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love your work ethic, sleet or snow, get it done. no power tools, handsaw the sleepers too. amazing how many helpful DIY videos on youtube require you to have every tool in the book. well done, looks great btw :)
Your videos are truly amazing. Just watched all three parts to this and I can honestly say that I was glued the whole time. :-)
What I found really good with your videos is the lack of playing to the camera and trying to be funny as so, so many do these days. You just got straight into it and kept it clear, to the point and informative. Well done!
Nice job and lots of useful little tips there. Thanks for taking the time to film it too 👌🏼🏴👍🏼
Amazing . Well done. I love your videos and your grafting.... A massive inspiration to everyone looking at DIY.. :) hard work pays off!!!
This gravel project is really inspiring and useful that I ended up doing my back patio and put down some stepping stones up to the patio door as well! One thing I would have done different though is cement the gravel into that recessed drain cover (a bit like how you did with the drop bolt pipe) , reason being is because in case it needs to be accessed in the event of a blockage the gravel doesn’t move around in the tray and potentially fall down the drain and cause a blockage. The DIY patio slabs videos and bungalow renovation are also really good too!
My little project for our new house in Thailand, cant wait to get started , well done on a good job
Greetings from southern Indiana, USA!
It both amuses and amazes me how similar methods and materials are when we're on totally different continents. Keep up the good work and videos.
Thanks +BossmanEight :)
Excellent. Love it. Hard graft. Great job. Have a daughter with 9 children who comes from the same mould as yourself. She will take on any DIY job and put men to shame.
Well done. You have given me confidence to try it out myself.
I love your videos, we've been quoted between 6 and 8 thousand to do our drive and the space seems similar to yours. I just need to convince my husband I can do this myself. I have secretly bought a compactor so I can do work as and when between the children's naps. Thank you for giving me my self belief back. I'm practical but since having children i feel like I'm not capable anymore.
This is brilliant - thank you. Real world DIY!
Great job. This is great as I hoping to buy my first home soon so want to try do as much work myself as I can. Keep them coming.
+scott mclean :) hope I can inspire :) It's a very rewarding process and nicer on the bank account 😄
Just to see this kind of work done by a nonprofessional is, indeed, very encouraging. Now, that I’ve seen it...I may give it a go myself.
Thank you.
Fantastic job. Such a good progression. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks +sachae321 :) I love the jobs that get the biggest impact and don't cost a fortune 😊
Rain, Snow, Cold, Nothing can stop this woman, Congratulations, Great work.
Thanks you :) Sometimes you've just got to plough through it (pun intended) 😄
I've had builders at mine that would have been off at the first sight of rain.....never mind snow.
Hmmmmm,I better start thinking more about DIY.
Absolutely love the sound clip from Calamity Jane, Doris Day!!
Me too 😍😍😂😂
What a grafter, I need to send my missus for some training I reckon 😆
😂😂
Great job vikkie that 1st whacker looked absolute pants compared too the 2nd one you could see a difference straight away a great job well done and I love the colour 😉👍
Thanks +BIGBOY'S DIY :) I definitely won't be hiring that diddy thing again 😄
Great job with a nice looking top surface of stone!
I live up North as well Teesside to be exact, but I recognise the snow, we got it the same time and it still hasn't completely gone, leaving a nasty wet slippery trail. well done for working in the bitter cold, I have been tucked up nice and warm with no thoughts of going outside.
+John Fithian-Franks Lol... Sounds perfect 😄 it soon keeps you warm working outside 😀 Thankfully it's all cleared today, so on to some extra plate compacting for good measure!
Great job, you’re videos are informative and interesting to watch.
Thank you +Dave 1976. With a bit of luck, I can encourage help others save money too ;)
You have inspired me to do my own driveway..Thankyou xx
Nice Job! Everyone out here in the desert rocks their yards. A few well placed pots and you're done. Easy, simple and beats not having to mow the stuff. lol Although, picking up after the dog is slightly more challenging.
Thanks +Joe Worden. Yes, we'd much rather have it this way to park the cars as we're by a main road :) I can image the dog mess being difficult 😄
Amazing work and effort! What I would do differently (and this is because I’ve done the same after laying over 4 tones of cotswold) is to put some form of gravel grid down. Whis I had of done that to begin with. Oh well. 👍🏼👍🏼
Great job !! Such good videos from you !! Thank you !!
Thank you +august 😊😊😊
got to love a girl who doesn't mind getting stuck into the big DIY jobs :-)
+Garry G 😊 Life's just too short to worry about girly things lol
Very nicely done.
A handy tip for when you are getting materials delivered by the ton bag. Lay down a couple of 8x4 ply sheets. When the driver cranes the bags over the sheets slice open the bottom of the ton bags letting all the material fall onto the ply. Its so much easier to shovel gravel & sand when its not in the bags.
Thank you +Michael Tricker! Hopefully this can help someone who might be researching on doing their own drive 😊
This has been really helpful! Thank you 🙏
Looking good, I’ve gravelled my driveway but want to extend and can use some of your tips to do this, your doing a great job and keep the videos coming.
Thanks :) Next time I ever have to do this, I'll be taking other peoples' tips on board about splitting the bags while they're hanging from the crane ;)
Looks fabulous and great detailed video
Thank you :)
Seems just what you need! Perfect job. 💅
Thanks +Stephen Sumner :)
Job well done 👍🏼 just done a similar project myself last summer to add a gravel driveway, so much more beneficial
Thanks +Dom Stevo 😊 so glad we did it ourselves. We were originally quoted £3.5k and up to £5k for block paving.
So full of life. Bravo.
Great job , that’s the way to do it , save yourself a four tune and you have that value back straightaway on the value of your house 👍
I wish I never watched this because now I feel like doing exactly the same thing lol... got so much respect for you, well done 🖒
Great job, love it, I love your videos x
Thanks so much & so happy you like them too 😀
Well done what makes things get done is vision and motivation 👍
What a nice looking front yard. I will be doing my front yard also soon in Malaysian weather
And it looks fantastic
Been watching your videos a while now, noticed the 01827 on the gravel and thought, no way you’re local ! I’m from Tamworth. Keep up the great work guys. 👍
Thanks +Barry Floyd, yeah, not that far :)
Looks great Vikkie! 😍
Thank you so much Sophie :D
Just discovered your channel atherstone landscapes is just down the road for me use them all the time found this series off videos very helpful project coming on in January I think
Wow!!!..you are an amazing woman anyone would be lucky to have you. 👍
Excellent furry hat. You and Colin did a great job there ;-)
Colin smiled :D
It's looking good!
Thanks +Andy Pugh 😀
Great work 👍
Great job!
I have a look every time I pass your house just to see if your doing another project
I’m in Ansty and renovating my own place .
What a lovely job ! Well done 👍 🍻
Cheers +Pauly H 😊
Lovely job Vikki.
Thank you +Dave Williams 😊
You’ve inspired me here in San Antonio Texas!!! I had gotten a $10,000 bid for my driveway I’m doing it myself!!!
Looks great. I really prefer this color over the others you had.
I also noticed to changed your hair color. Cute.
Thanks +Joseph Erwin :) It might've been the lighting. I had my hair done just before August when we went to France the first time :)
certainly not afraid of a bit of hard work! cheers for the vid
Thanks :)
Love how you sorted your downspouts
Me too +StreetMachine18 😄 I'd have never heard of them unless my father mentioned gulley surrounds.
Wow nice job keep up the good work love the video's
Thanks +jacko g, I'll keep on trying 😄
Respect the graft. As Alex Ferguson said, "working hard is a talent."
The dog 🐶 was the main star. So cute 🥰
Looks Great!
Cheers 😀
Great to see a female doing jobs like this.even if we do need a bit of a lift here and there watching this makes me believe I might be able to do this on my own drive.
Oh the Benny Hill theme song just made my day. Thx
Haha, love that tune :D
Congratulations. Lots of hard work! The one thing that would have made this perfect would be to add a stabilising grid on top of the sub-base before spreading the golden aggregate on top. This prevents the decorative aggregate from working down into the sub-base and keeps everything looking nice and level without wheel tracks etc. For a driveway that size it wouldn't have added much to the cost either.
Thanks +R Down. For a while, we really wanted them but was advised in a DIY Facebook group that it wasn't needed if the ground was fairly flat and was also worried about them being seen.
Hi, looks great! hows the drive holding up? im about to put my top layer off 50mm on top of the mot, just a little concerned that the 2 might mix after a while of driving the cars on/off turning the wheel etc..thanks
Superb work:)))) brawo!!!! Looks PRO
Cheers 😊
This is amazing! I’m trying to make a level parking pad on a left to right slope for my travel trailer in our rv park. We want the sight to be level and accessible enough that we can just park it without having to relevel it everytime. We’ll probably need a small retaining wall but the sleepers looked great! Would they hold as a retaining wall with gravel?
You should have bought a 40 quid 3' or 4' landscape rake, would've saved you a ton of time and would be useful maintaining the drive for years to come
Doing some research before I do mine. Going to do the same apart from buying about £200 worth of gravel retention grid's. To stop any gravel being pushed onto the pavement.
A little tip, to get the compactor to work better lay a bag of sand or gravel on top of the machine and that make a hell of a difference
+John Fithian-Franks thank you... I think I might try that in a min 😄
Great job, looks very nice. I was amused that you went from a Never under estimate a woman song, to Benny Hill...
hehehe... too funny not to lol
What a bloody good gal you are.
Getting stuck in.
Absolutely brilliant you are.
Hope you had a nice bubble bath after lol
I like it! Great hat too.
Thanks +Al S and it was a gift from Hans 😄
Thanks! How is the driveway when it comes to shoveling the snow? Do the stones get tossed and shoved all over with the snow?
Job well done pal. 👊
Thanks Martin :)
Use gravel mats, holds it much better and uses less stones. Easy to lay also
well done you have done a great job there
Thanks so much +Darren Harlow 😀
Hi, great videos. One question, and forgive me if you mentioned this and I missed it, how deep did you make the different layers? We have a gravel driveway but I want to widen it so need an idea of how much soil I should remove and how much hardcore etc I should lay. Thanks
Smash that snow!! A great end result 😀😀
Yeah... TAKE THAT snow!!! It kept coming back 😕 I haven't got time for it lol
The Carpenter's Daughter "ain't nobody got time for that" 😂
Seems like no one mentioned the dog, so I will. That is a great looking pup you have...well, 3 years on...I hope you still have.
Looks very smart hard work paid off , we have a gravel drive unfortunately we live on the back of a wood in chesterfield so leaves are a pain and its gone muddy but I don't have a pressure washer maybe that would help xx
Thanks :) It's worth a try! Might move of lot of the gravel though?
Well done Love.
Found your Chanel when searching for DIY gravel driveways . Wow you go girl! I want to do mine now. I have seen people use rubber mat things under the gravel to hold it in place however I’m trying to keep the cost down so don’t really want to use them. Has your drive lasted well or are you finding the gravel ends up everywhere else other than just the drive ?
great video thank you
Fantastic video as always, how did you work out how much top gravel to use per sqm? Looks like you got the perfect thickness
How have you found it over time driving on it for ruts?
Those concrete gutter/drain guard things came out awesome, how are they holding up on top of the bricks?
I did the same with the front of my drive, BUT MISTAKE , you do need a weed cover material ,to stop any weeds coming through the gravel ,I used CAUSTIC SODA in a watering can ( good plastic ) of warm water, to keep the weeds down , Cheaper than any weed killer .
Good job. Just starting ours now. What size gravel did you go for? We are looking at two different gravels one is 14mm and other is 20mm. Any advice?
Peter Ward would be proud of those big black vents! No Damp!
Well done👍
A great video, Vikkie and it looks like you've done a superb job. Colours appear to work well together. :-)
Thanks so much Olly :) Just needs a few planters and maybe a hanging basket or two now :)
Great work
I live in Atherstone!
Love your work
Thanks so much :) We nearly bought a house in Atherstone! We only never went ahead with it as the internet at this particular house wasn't strong, but it's a lovely place!
Quick question… you compacted the hardcore, did you need to compact the gravel stones on top? Just wondering if I can save some time after the gravel goes down?
Hi Once wackered did the gravel come lose as you took the vechical on and off your drive or did the wacker keep it flat down? Over a couple of weeks did you notice any of the compacted gravel coming lose
how deep is your sub base and gravel? i am currently digging an extension to our drive and read all sorts about sub base depth and gravel depth
Looks fantastic, although I do think the lighter colour would have given a better contrast to the brick of the house but perhaps I'm just biased against those golden coloured stones, had them out the back for years and hated them, I just think they look dirty. Anyway well done it looks very professional and saving money is always a huge bonus too
Thanks +Jack :) I loved the colour far left of the samples - they dried paler too the next day but my father in law advised us not to as they'd get dirty very quickly. And the moment we reversed on to the gold, we dirtied it from the grass verge which made me realise he was right. If that darker one everyone preferred stayed that colour, I would have gone for that instead (it was the cheapest) lol but looked like subbase when it dries :(
you did a fab job👍
Thank you :)
How much difference did using the whacker make? I’m getting some novelty on my cotswold buff but I can’t decide if I should whacker it or take 20 mm off the surface and bag it up for someone else to have
If anyone is watching tbis and has old slabs , brick , block copncreteetc. Don't get s skip Get a Crusher. Make your own hardcore. No skip cost, no mot cost, no wheel barrowing stuff to the skip only to barrow more crushed stuff back. Saves money, and effort with barrowing. Crushers have tracks so easy to move around.. Great video and fab finish
I tell u one think.. At r jobs we can't get people like u.. Good job.. Misus... Loool.. Keep going
Thanks! :)