Slate chippings/gravel plus wheelie bins = nightmare?

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We're having quotes for our extremely small front garden done.. new brick wall and railings, gate, Victorian tiled path etc. One thing we're undecided on is whether or not to go for slate chippings or slate paving at the front. I think paving looks a bit stark and soulless but my other half thinks wheeling the bins over gravel/chippings is going to do her head in. Does anyone have slate chippings and can confirm/deny? :) Personally I'd rather put up with a bit of agro once a week for a nicer looking front garden.

This is similar to what we're aiming for, and similar in size too. There's only just enough room for both bins!

EDIT: Bins will be parked neatly on the non-front door side of the bay. IE to the left on this pic.

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I have a long gravel drive and I had to buy a sack truck with big wheels to get bins to roads easily - Empty is fine
 
You can pull a bin over chipped slate fine but it will drag them a bit onto the path. As above I'd have slabs and flower bed.
 
Thanks guys. Might bow to the other half on this one. She also just pointed out it's not just about spilling the chippings onto the path, but heaving the bin over the divider/border thing would be annoying too, and it'll probably slowly get damaged too.
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
If its a small basically unused space, use slabs and break up the remaining space with some pots with flowers or similar in them
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Yeah, I think this is the way forward.
 
For something you do once a week I really wouldn't spend time overthinking it.

If it turns out to be an issue just get a bit of plastic to lay down when you take the bin out.

Don't design your garden/yard around bin collection.
 
adidan said:
For something you do once a week I really wouldn't spend time overthinking it.

If it turns out to be an issue just get a bit of plastic to lay down when you take the bin out.

Don't design your garden/yard around bin collection.
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It's a front porch lad, it isn't like slate is a lifestyle choice.
 
You can get hexagonal grids, such as Core Drive, which stabilise the gravel and make it a more solid platform. They work great in my experience.
 
If this is the extent of your worries in 2023 things are going well for you. Three neighbours have to wheel the three bins they each have 150 yards or more down a potholed riddled unadopted track and back every bin day, rain or shine.

We only use one bin, the bin men love us as they can just sail past on the other collection days.

The bin men say it's too rough for the wagon, with poor turning room.
 
Chris Wilson said:
If this is the extent of your worries in 2023 things are going well for you. Three neighbours have to wheel the three bins they each have 150 yards or more down a potholed riddled unadopted track and back every bin day, rain or shine.

We only use one bin, the bin men love us as they can just sail past on the other collection days.

The bin men say it's too rough for the wagon, with poor turning room.
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Let me guess your one bin would be for general waste?
 
I've got a really big drive of slate waste chippings, i've never had a problem with the bins but ours does get driven on so it's pretty much hard as concrete at this stage. but saying that even on the edge bits ive never had trouble dragging the bin around.

Our drive mostly looks like this. Slate waste compacts nicely and lies on top of itself where as gravel is more of a pain in my experience.
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