Our gravel driveway installation services
Gravel driveway installation across the UK: excavation, compacted sub-base, membrane, edging and gravel grids for a permeable, low-maintenance drive.
New gravel driveways
A new gravel driveway is a full installation from bare ground or an old surface: dig-out, a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base, a geotextile membrane, edging and 40mm to 50mm of angular gravel. It suits homeowners, landlords and developers who want an affordable, permeable drive. A typical UK new gravel drive costs £40 to £100 per square metre installed.
Gravel grid driveways
A gravel grid driveway uses interlocking plastic cells laid over a compacted sub-base and filled with gravel, so the stones cannot rut, drift or spill onto the pavement. Grids suit sloped drives, busy drives, and homes with wheelchair or buggy users. In the UK they typically add £20 to £50 per square metre to the cost of a gravel drive.
Driveway replacement and conversion to gravel
Driveway replacement and conversion means breaking out an old tarmac, concrete or paved drive, or digging out a lawn, and rebuilding it as a permeable gravel driveway. It suits owners with a cracked or failing drive, or a front garden they want to park on. Expect roughly £50 to £110 per square metre in the UK, as break-out and waste add to new-build costs.
Gravel driveway edging, kerbs and borders
Gravel driveway edging is the restraint that holds the stones and sub-base in place and gives clean lines next to lawns, beds, paths and boundaries. Common options are block or brick set in concrete, concrete kerbs, steel edging and treated timber. In the UK, edging typically costs £20 to £120 per linear metre installed depending on material.
Gravel driveway drainage and soakaways
Gravel drive drainage covers channel drains, gullies, French drains and soakaways that deal with water where the ground cannot absorb it, usually on heavy clay or where a drive falls towards the house or garage. It suits drives that puddle, flood or wash out. A soakaway typically costs £600 to £1,200 and channel drains roughly £40 to £100 per metre in the UK.
Re-gravelling and gravel driveway repairs
Re-gravelling and repairs bring a tired gravel drive back to life, from a simple top-up of fresh stone to lifting the gravel, repairing the base and membrane and relaying it. It suits drives that have gone thin, rutted or weedy. In the UK, re-gravelling usually costs £15 to £35 per square metre, with base repairs or a full re-lay costing more.