submitted 1 year ago by vext01@lemmy.sdf.org to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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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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[-] solarvector@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 year ago

        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


      

[-] lgmjon64@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

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.