As you can see, the drive is made from mud, gravel, tarmac and weeds so I get stuck in with pick and shovel and take it down about six inches.
The hired whacker plate compacts the base until it's rock hard.
Next comes a shutter made from sarking and stakes.
The Spotmix 07957450240 team arrive, and an hour or so later the concrete is poured, screeded and tamped. I went back the next day and removed the shuttering, laid a 20 year membrane at the sides and filled it with Balmullo chips.
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