Building a kit home this summer

[Durian Fiend]

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense. We'll try to skimp somewhere else.

Depending upon the slope and condition of your driveway, my preference is for small rocks because they're more comfortable for walking.  If you don't walk your driveway much than this would largely be a non issue.  The benefit of larger rocks is that they are less likely to move around and potentially be tracked into your garage or carport-if so equipped.  Although it looks the best by far, red cinder material can be somewhat fine and dusty so it definitely can get tracked around or washed away if you're on a slope.

Once established, some driveways can be quite low maintenance. After about 5-10 years or so I end up hauling a couple loads of material in my pickup for adding to the tire paths of my fairly flat driveway.