It’s only natural to want to make something you’ve just purchased last as long as possible. Although one of the cheapest material choices for driveways, gravel also comes with the burden of excessive maintenance. Here are our top tips on how to look after a gravel driveway…
- When you have a gravel driveway, you should own a few important accessories in order to ensure that it can be correctly cared for. For example, you should own an extra supply of gravel in order to fill in any gaps or holes that may appear over time. In addition to this, a shovel is also required in order to spread this gravel around. Finally, a rake comes in handy when you have to remove weeds or debris from your driveway.
- As mentioned above, debris should be removed from a gravel driveway. This includes leaves which may fall from nearby trees or be blown onto your drive by the wind, as well as stick and twigs. If these are not removed regularly such as once a week, they will become mixed in with the gravel and be very difficult to remove in the future.
- Many gravel driveway owners are tempted to fill in a pothole or ruts with gravel from another areas of the drive- however this just exacerbates the problem and creates further weak spots. Fill these areas in with new gravel, not existing gravel.
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