Well, I just phoned Jewsons for some expert knowledge on this. The chap was most helpful and I enquired how much 10mm gravel he thought I'd need to lay a 8'x6' area to a depth of about 2". He very kindly called me back after making enquiries and said that I would need 3 bags at £35+vat each. I asked how big each bag was and he said 1 ton :o
Now, I'm thinking that this is 'bovine manure'. No way can I need 3 tons of gravel to do a 6x8 area. I could do my drive with that... and next door's.
General opinion in the office is that I'll need a few sacks of the stuff but I'm not entirely sure and I'm trying to plan for the cost etc and to make sure I don't have to go back to the store half way through a job.
Any ideas on either; required volume (I make it to be 6'x8'x2/12' = 8 cubic feet), how big the regular sacks of the stuff are and what they cost?
Many thanks in advance,
JW