How to Create a Wood Chip Driveway
Wood chips are used as a ground covering in a variety of ways such as landscaping, playgrounds and walking trails. They are also becoming a popular choice for covering driveways due to their eco-friendly properties. Although not a good choice for heavily traveled roads due to compacting, wood chips are a great material to use in residential driveways. Constructing a wood chip driveway is a simple but labor-intensive home improvement task. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Spray paint
- Spray chalk
- Shovel
- Weed barrier fabric
- Wood chips
- Gravel packer
Instructions
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Use a can of spray paint or spray chalk to mark the outline of the driveway on the ground.
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Use a shovel to remove the top layer of grass from the driveway area in between the chalk lines. Simply insert the shovel 1 to 2 inches into the ground, lean back slightly and push the shovel blade under the top layer of the ground. Discard the grass.
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Unroll weed barrier fabric over the entire driveway. Overlap sections of the fabric by 1/2 inch to prevent weeds from growing through.
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Use a rake to spread the wood chips over the weed barrier until it completely covers the entire driveway. The wood chips should be applied in a 10 cm-thick layer.
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Use a gravel packer to pack down the wood chips. A gravel packer is a large heavy barrel that rolls over the wood chips to pack them down. Gravel packers can be rented at most home improvement stores.
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