How To Repair Gravel Paths And Edges ?

I have gravel path in my driveway, it is good because if my car is dripping oil, the gravel will soak up the oil. However if I have a gravel path, it will have grass growing in between the gravel with grass and the grass can be trodden into the house. 

To maintain a gravel path, I will need to rake the path very often and I will need to put the application of weedkiller down very often to keep my gravel path looking real good. I can buy silicone resins and  applied it to the gravel to help bind the stones together without affecting their appearance. Thin area can simply be filled by pouring on a bag of new gravel and spread it out with a garden rake.

When I am spreading the gravel out where it is suppose to be I will need to add concrete edges  strips. There should be set on a bed of mortar and hold upright while the mortar sets. If I do not like to use concrete edging strips, I can use bricks or wood instead.

I do not have a garage and I have to park my car out on the gravel path, I can use the oil catching properties there. The concrete will act to keep the gravel in place and the gravel will catch any oil drips. I will need to dig out the area, add compacted hardcore, then add sand and coarse gravel, with fine gravel to level to lay a new gravel path.

Edging is an important part of paving, because it can help to hold the main body of paving in place. There  are many different kinds of edging with concrete edging being the one that is used the most with concrete. Concrete blocks can be used as a edging with a gravel path or drive.

All masonry edging should be bedded in mortar, no matter which kind of paving that has been laid.

When my edging has become loose, take it out and remove all of the old mortar. Put a layer of fresh mortar and push the edging back into place, by using a straightedge to align them with their neighbors, I will need to drive some timber pegs in to hold the edging vertical and tight against the paving finish off by applying a 45 degree fillet of mortar along the base of the edging between the pegs. Now lay a bed of fresh mortar and push the edging pieces back into place, and put them in line with the others. Put in the timber pegs to hold the edging vertical and tight against the paving I will need to finish it off by applying a 45 degree fillet of mortar along the base of the edging between the pegs.

After the mortar has sit, I will need to take the pegs  out, and fill the peg holes with mortar and hide it with soil or grass.

Summary

In this article, we are talking about gravel paths and edges. To me, this goes with how my property looks.

Paths really make a smart look and if I have a very neat or interesting edging, this would make it to look nice.