One of the last things to do on the driveway is to line the edges with large cobbles. These cobble stones are white granite stones cut to approximately 5″ x 5″x 9″. This size is called “regulation” sized cobbles.

cobbles at edge of parking spots

You can see the palette of cobbles and the three rows of cobbles that line the outer edge of the parking spots.

time to compact

Next I used the plate compactor (for the final time) to tamp all the pavers into the bed below and to make sure the 3 rows of cobbles are stable. (The previous night, I poured a small strip of fast-setting concrete on the far left side of the cobbles to keep them relatively in place).

The other 3 sides of the parking spots only require 1 row of cobbles as decorative edging. There’s actually a plastic edge restraint nailed into place that hold the concrete pavers in place (you can see it in black in the pictures above).

And the finished product …

finished driveway

.. with car in place.

Not too shabby. (Too bad there’s still a little left to do)