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Gravel Drives

10 years ago
Ed - projects look very nice. Just wondering if some of the "stone" drives are a loose gravel or are they stabilized in some type of manner. Thanks
Brookside, NJ · More Info

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  • PRO
    10 years ago

    We have designed/constructed "stone"
    drives with and without "stabilizing" the gravel. Tar and chip, the "stabilized way, is a base coat of asphalt covered with tar then gravel as a top coat.
    Either way, tar and chip or dry-laid, we install steel edging to create
    a crisp edge and to keep the gravel in place.

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