How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

paulfoel wrote:
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
How deep do you want them?

if its say 5cm - 2 1/2". thats 1/2 cu m or about a tonne.

On Apr 9, 12:31*pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
paulfoel wrote:
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

How deep do you want them?

if its say 5cm - 2 1/2". thats 1/2 cu m or about a tonne.

Quite a lot then !!!

Best place to buy?

On 9 Apr, 12:50, paulfoel wrote:
On Apr 9, 12:31 pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

paulfoel wrote:
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

How deep do you want them?

if its say 5cm - 2 1/2". thats 1/2 cu m or about a tonne.

Quite a lot then !!!

Best place to buy?

quarry?

JimK wrote:
On 9 Apr, 12:50, paulfoel wrote:
On Apr 9, 12:31 pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

paulfoel wrote:
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
How deep do you want them?
if its say 5cm - 2 1/2". thats 1/2 cu m or about a tonne.
Quite a lot then !!!

No, quite a lot is a couple of hundred tonnes.


Best place to buy?

quarry?

builders merchant who will deliver.

"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

My local builders merchant will deliver a ton bag of Cotswold chippings for
about £50.
that will do a layer about 50 mm deep.
Other gravels cost different amounts, some are four times that price.
Avoid lime stone as it turns to mud if you move it about frequently.

paulfoel wrote:
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

http://www.pavingexpert.com/gravel01.htm

'Coverage rates for gravels are typically 15-20 m² per tonne at 35mm thick'.

IME the biggest mistake you can make is to have too thin a layer.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!

John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!


you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.

On 10 Apr, 21:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!

you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.

oh go on then.........

why?

JimK

JimK wrote:
On 10 Apr, 21:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!
you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.

oh go on then.........

why?


because the weeds come from on top, via wind blown seeds. Along with
mud off the car wheels

All the mat does is stop them falling through the gravel to where the
sun don't shine, and the seeds wont germinate..

JimK

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:34:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
JimK wrote:
On 10 Apr, 21:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!
you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.

oh go on then.........

why?


because the weeds come from on top, via wind blown seeds. Along with
mud off the car wheels

All the mat does is stop them falling through the gravel to where the
sun don't shine, and the seeds wont germinate..

JimK

Bzzzzt!
I have a piece of land that continually grew weeds - big 'uns. Before last
spring, I laid down 100m2 of membrane and covered that with 8 tonnes of
gravel. (which gave a depth of 8-10 cm.)
Since then there have been a *few* tufts of grass that have seeded as you
describe - all easily pulled out, since their roots were only in the gravel
and therefore very loose. Nothing has penetrated through the membrane -
even though in past years the weeds would be up a couple of feet by now.

pete wrote:
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:34:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
JimK wrote:
On 10 Apr, 21:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
...
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. It will look a mess!
you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.
oh go on then.........

why?

because the weeds come from on top, via wind blown seeds. Along with
mud off the car wheels

All the mat does is stop them falling through the gravel to where the
sun don't shine, and the seeds wont germinate..

JimK

Bzzzzt!
I have a piece of land that continually grew weeds - big 'uns. Before last
spring, I laid down 100m2 of membrane and covered that with 8 tonnes of
gravel. (which gave a depth of 8-10 cm.)
Since then there have been a *few* tufts of grass that have seeded as you
describe - all easily pulled out, since their roots were only in the gravel
and therefore very loose. Nothing has penetrated through the membrane -
even though in past years the weeds would be up a couple of feet by now.


well I did exactly as you did, but with no membrane, and with identical
results. Windblown seeds only.


Gravel stops light, light stops growth. the membrane is an expoensive
waste pof time.

pete wrote:
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:34:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
JimK wrote:
On 10 Apr, 21:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
John Veldman wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message
...
How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?
Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a
landscaping type membrane down or you will get grass and weeds.
It will look a mess!
you will get them quicker with the membrane actually.

Its a total con.

oh go on then.........

why?


because the weeds come from on top, via wind blown seeds. Along with
mud off the car wheels

All the mat does is stop them falling through the gravel to where the
sun don't shine, and the seeds wont germinate..

JimK

Bzzzzt!
I have a piece of land that continually grew weeds - big 'uns. Before
last spring, I laid down 100m2 of membrane and covered that with 8
tonnes of gravel. (which gave a depth of 8-10 cm.)
Since then there have been a *few* tufts of grass that have seeded as
you describe - all easily pulled out, since their roots were only in
the gravel and therefore very loose. Nothing has penetrated through
the membrane - even though in past years the weeds would be up a
couple of feet by now.

Exactly my experience. I notice the odd weed, presumably from birds
droppings, and think 'I must spray that'. When I remember a week later its
invariably dead any way. No nutrient available.

And weed control fabric doesn't have to be dear. I use this stuff under
decks
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Netting...hjrvCnPw%3D%3D

24 sq mtrs for £5!


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Apr 10, 7:54*pm, "John Veldman" wrote:
"paulfoel" wrote in message

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How do I work out how much I need to say, cover 10sq m?

Others have answered that point, but make sure you add a landscaping type
membrane down or you will get grass and weeds. *It will look a mess!

Yep. Stuck the membrane down as well. Its surprising how many bags it
takes as well.