[Mary Lynch]

I have a stone cottage in co.Mayo on a very boggy site .I 've had lots of conflicting advice about the right sort of drive .I originally wanted gravel with sleepers.I've been told I need to dig out about 9inches of soil ,put down hard core,then 804/504? then the gravel. Is this correct? And will pea gravel work or should it be 15or 19mm stone.?

Is kerbing better than sleepers in this location? Or is it just that no-one wants to cut the sleepers in a curve as I wanted! Any advice very welcome-I'm a complete novice.

Many Thanks in advance!

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[Mary Lynch]

Thank you. Good idea to use the sleepers as uprights and so get a good curve.Have now read that authentic sleepers may leak toxic stuff in certain environments but new sleepers may crack. Any opinions on this? Is there any concrete kerbing suitable for a rural area near mountain and loch?

[foamcutter]

A poster called Quincy made his own concrete kerbstones when he couldn't find what he wanted. http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about273.html

I've seen pressure treated wood used as an edging. It can be formed into a curve and screwed to pegs in the ground, not a lifetime job but could work in the meantime.

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