I thought 1700 quid sounded way off! I went for 20mm slate chippings, which I like as it lays flat (important for me as it's laid on concrete so I don't want it skidding around) and it's comfortable to walk on. Doesn't attract cats either as it's not loose.
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I thought 1700 quid sounded way off! I went for 20mm slate chippings, which I like as it lays flat (important for me as it's laid on concrete so I don't want it skidding around) and it's comfortable to walk on. Doesn't attract cats either as it's not loose.
I currently have some green slate chippings around my patio which cats have never been interested in but the colours are much too dark for what I'm going for.
I would also suggest buying less bags than you think you need,unless the supplier is willing to take back and refund an unused bag. I had one bag once which I thought might not be enough and ended up with half a bag on the drive which I couldn't shift anywhere. Better to order less and get extra if you need it.
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I would also suggest buying less bags than you think you need,unless the supplier is willing to take back and refund an unused bag. I had one bag once which I thought might not be enough and ended up with half a bag on the drive which I couldn't shift anywhere. Better to order less and get extra if you need it.
By the new (and correct) calculations, I shall need around 2.8 bulk bags. For the foreseeable future, the company I want to get the gravel from is only selling bulk bags so buying less would be substantially less. I am considering gravelling the side passage (not sure OH would appreciate hauling up the paving slabs though) so it'd work out quite well if I was left with half a bag.
In my experience generally find there is less than a 1m3 in a bulk bag, probably around 0.80m3, so 2 bags ought to do you. Price of gravels will vary according to type, 10mm pea or 20mm graded gravel is around £40 / bag locally but decorative gravels will vary upward of £100 Consider also delivery charges, my usual merchant delivers free on orders of £120+ so an extra bag may actually cost you less. Moving the stuff around is a maul !!!
@owd potter I'm going for 15-22mm moonstone gravel. I asked what the best gravel was to use to deter cats from using it as a litter tray and she recommended large angular gravel. It comes in at £109 per bulk bag. I would really prefer to err on the side of caution and go for three bags. I don't know what it is, but whenever I delay buying things, I wind up losing out. I could almost guarantee that if I went with the two bags and then needed a third, they'll have sold out and I'd be screwed. In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised that if by the time the garden is ready to put gravel down, they'll be all sold out. I swear I'm cursed.
Yeah, really not looking forward to transporting it to the back garden. When I got the blocks for the raised beds, it took me four hours to move it all from the front garden to the back. Then there was 80 bags of topsoil...
@owd potter I'm going for 15-22mm moonstone gravel. I asked what the best gravel was to use to deter cats from using it as a litter tray and she recommended large angular gravel.
Exactly what I have - but golden I think 3 bags is best. You'll be surprised how you can use it, and you'll always needs a wee top up.
I don't mind shovelling gravel. I need more here for where my car is. Not sure when that will get done though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When we were furnishing our first home, 40-something years ago, I ordered three times as much curtain material as we needed for the living room (confusion between feet and yards). The shop kindly took back the unwanted two thirds and refunded the money... My OH was also a maths teacher. I've never been allowed to live it down!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
@owd potter I'm going for 15-22mm moonstone gravel. I asked what the best gravel was to use to deter cats from using it as a litter tray and she recommended large angular gravel.
Exactly what I have - but golden I think 3 bags is best. You'll be surprised how you can use it, and you'll always needs a wee top up.
I'm pretty sure I can find a use for any extra gravel, just have to have the crowbar ready for OH to lift the slabs in the side passage
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I had one bag once which I thought might not be enough and ended up with half a bag on the drive which I couldn't shift anywhere.
Better to order less and get extra if you need it.
Price of gravels will vary according to type, 10mm pea or 20mm graded gravel is around £40 / bag locally but decorative gravels will vary upward of £100
Consider also delivery charges, my usual merchant delivers free on orders of £120+ so an extra bag may actually cost you less.
Moving the stuff around is a maul !!!
Yeah, really not looking forward to transporting it to the back garden. When I got the blocks for the raised beds, it took me four hours to move it all from the front garden to the back. Then there was 80 bags of topsoil...
I think 3 bags is best. You'll be surprised how you can use it, and you'll always needs a wee top up.
I don't mind shovelling gravel. I need more here for where my car is. Not sure when that will get done though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...