Question From:
Robyn Richardson in EERWAH VALE, EERWAH VALE QLD
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Blue metal in front of garage on a slight slope. Cars get bogged or dig it up when reversing is there something we can add to make it hard.
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As I have seen you use blue metal I was wondering if you could help. In front of our shed we put blue metal fairly thick. I now find when people park there they get bogged reversing. Can I add something to help it pack together. Regards Robyn
Answer: Hi Robyn, Your blue metal drive looks great. The best that you can do is to reduce the thickness of blue metal: stockpile it for later use. This will reduce the problem significantly. Gravel and blue metal are problematic as the slope gets greater. I usually do a two coat cold seal tar drive with a compacted roadbase underneath (IE the same as most smaller roads in Australia) using the gravel that is to go on top in the tar as well. Then I put more loose gravel on top…but only a very thin coat. Don
