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Posted by pjsedor on May 20, 2006, 7:17 am
I have a 70 yr. old home; brick and stucco. I currently have one of
those driveways that have concrete "lanes" with a grassy area in
between the concrete. It goes all the way to the back of the house to a
little-used garage and up to my back door. I am going to have it
blacktopped but do not want the blacktop to go right up to my back
door. I would like to use gravel in the back of the house where the
driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
What are some nice attractive gravel types to use? What about red
instead of gray? Has anyone used gravel outside the backdoor and do you
like it?
Thanks,
Pam Sedor
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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on May 20, 2006, 7:42 am
pjsedor@aol.com wrote:
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>door. I would like to use gravel in the back of the house where the
>driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
>a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
>What are some nice attractive gravel types to use? What about red
>instead of gray? Has anyone used gravel outside the backdoor and do you
>like it?
I think I'd go with pavers. The problem with gravel is that it holds
dirt and moisture and there isn't any way to sweep it, so you are
always tracking into the house. The grass tracked water- but it
is fairly clean. Properly installed pavers will take the abuse of a
car driving on them, but will look elegant right outside your door.
Jim
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Posted by trader4 on May 20, 2006, 7:45 am
Jim Elbrecht wrote:
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> pjsedor@aol.com wrote:
> -snip-
> >door. I would like to use gravel in the back of the house where the
> >driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
> >a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
> >What are some nice attractive gravel types to use? What about red
> >instead of gray? Has anyone used gravel outside the backdoor and do you
> >like it?
> I think I'd go with pavers. The problem with gravel is that it holds
> dirt and moisture and there isn't any way to sweep it, so you are
> always tracking into the house. The grass tracked water- but it
> is fairly clean. Properly installed pavers will take the abuse of a
> car driving on them, but will look elegant right outside your door.
> Jim
I agree. I wouldn't want gravel outside my door. It looks like hell,
the stones wind up in the grass, and weeds grow in it.
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Posted by willshak on May 20, 2006, 9:17 pm
trader4@optonline.net wrote:
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> Jim Elbrecht wrote:
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>> pjsedor@aol.com wrote:
>> -snip-
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>>> door. I would like to use gravel in the back of the house where the
>>> driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
>>> a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
>>> What are some nice attractive gravel types to use? What about red
>>> instead of gray? Has anyone used gravel outside the backdoor and do you
>>> like it?
>>>
>> I think I'd go with pavers. The problem with gravel is that it holds
>> dirt and moisture and there isn't any way to sweep it, so you are
>> always tracking into the house. The grass tracked water- but it
>> is fairly clean. Properly installed pavers will take the abuse of a
>> car driving on them, but will look elegant right outside your door.
>> Jim
>>
> I agree. I wouldn't want gravel outside my door. It looks like hell,
> the stones wind up in the grass, and weeds grow in it.
..and if he really wants to go au-natural, walking on it with bare feet
is really harsh.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 20, 2006, 8:58 am
pjsedor@aol.com wrote:
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> do not want the blacktop to go right up to my back
> door. I would like to use gravel in the back of the house where the
> driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
> a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
Personally I think it is perfectly natural to step into a blacktop
surface.
If you have the money, I would do the whole drive in brick.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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>driveway meets my backdoor. If you have to step out your backdoor onto
>a driveway, wouldn't it be more natural to step onto a gravel surface?
>What are some nice attractive gravel types to use? What about red
>instead of gray? Has anyone used gravel outside the backdoor and do you
>like it?