The Drive Preperation
Today  we comenced the final preperation of the drive - the first point was to bring the chalk base down to the right level such that the different base layers could be applied*

(*To keep in line with the existing drive I had asked Bob to include these three layers in the quote - so that the additional bit of driveway was of identical specification to that laid previously by Roefield driveways and we confirm that after 4-5 years the condition of the drive was excellent!

One small job I had to do was to cover the
mains water pipe - see picture with gravel now added above the pipe - approx 100mm of pea shingle,  so now were ready to commence the backfilling behind the walls.

Dry Lean Mix

Cement / ballast mix

This picture shows the" before" picture behind the main wall - the after picture will be in a couple of days.

Now that the last remaining chalk was dug out for the drive, Bob started to lay the different layers Above  you see the drylene mix being compacted

The next layer I had asked for was then applied
Ballast dry mixed with Cement- with fabric on top of the first layer mirroring the construction of the original drive.

Liam stating the process of compacting the sand

While all this was in process the Brick pavers arrived if things go well tomorrow we might even mange to lay a few bricks of the new drive.

So by the end of Monday we have an initila layer of sand - work continues tomorrow.