CORE Gravel™ Driveway Install Guide
This DIY friendly gravel stabilization system from CORE Landscape Products can be installed in just hours. Enjoy your low maintenance, rut-free, and weed-suppressing driveway or parking area for years to come using our easy to install CORE gravel foundation. This eco-friendly option for 'paving' your driveway, ensure your lawn, trees and shrubs benefit from a cooler environment, taking advantage of moisture absorption through your 100% permeable driveway. For a more detailed installation guide, click here.
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1. BASE PREPARATIONFor base preparation, level and clear the area, then excavate and compact allowing for base material, grid height (varies depending on grid selected), and an additional 10mm (1/2") surface dressing of aggregate. Level the cleared surface with compacted road crush (min. 2" (50 mm ) depth for residential driveways) to ensure a smooth, structural base. Sharp sand for leveling is optional (and typically only used for residential pathway installs - using our CORE path foundation). |
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2. PLACE THE PANELSLay the panels with the geotextile face down, aligning the first row against a stationary edge if possible. Cut to shape wearing protective gloves to avoid abrasions. Stagger panels in a bricklayer pattern and clip together using the interlocking connectors on all sides to form one continuous matrix. Ensure the overlapping edge of the attached geotextile membrane is flat to receive the next panel. The panels should should sit 10mm (1/2") below the adjacent surface to allow for gravel coverage. CORE Gravel™ can be laid on slopes up to 20 degrees (35%) without the need for staking [for slopes where vehicular use is anticipated, pinning is recommended at 10 degrees or 18%]. |
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3. FILL THE CELLSInfill fractured or pea gravel into the hexagon cells by hand, or directly from a truck or bobcat. Trucks and bobcats should be careful to avoid sharp turns on unfilled panels. Preferably the truck should dump gravel first on the edge of the installation area, then work inward, thereby only driving on filled cells. Gravel can be spread by hand with flat shovels, rakes, blades, or stiff brooms. |
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4. SMOOTH THE SURFACELevel the gravel to cover the panels by 10mm (1/2") so that they are just out of sight. This allows for aesthetics, stability and protection. Optionally, a vibrating compaction plate or roller can be used to set the gravel into the cells. |
We are the Canadian/US Distributors for the CORE Gravel™ product line.
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For the two projects that we just completed, we used CORE as a faster and less expensive alternative to concrete. One is a walking pathway, giving better access to one of tenants' front door (with accessibility in mind here). For the second project, we identified that we had two wheelchair users in two separate units that couldn't use their back exit. So we built a ramp and used CORE as a landing at the base of the ramp. This way they have a second fire escape and can use this space if they wish to. At some point we are going to make our community garden even easier for our chair users and seniors to move around.
