Eco driveway?

[Tim Hutchinson]

Hi,

I want to put off road parking over part of the front garden of my flat in Bristol.

Would a grass paving system be appropriate and is this anymore expensive or difficult to install than normal paving?

Also, would a grass paving system be easier to get through planning?

Finally, does anyone know of anyone who could install this for me in the Bristol/South West area?

Thanks,

Tim.

[lutonlagerlout]

yes ,no,yes,no,
see here for spec
cheers LLL

[Dave_L]

Hmmmmm grasscrete, now there's something we could look into as another service.........

[GB_Groundworks]

i've been thinking of that also for round her, high peak national park use it alot for parking bays and car parks. whever to invest to get offical training from manufacturer then more likely to get on the parks list of approved contractors. although they are very easy to install.

[Tim Hutchinson]

It is used a lot in the peak, and seems to work well despite the high volume of traffic.

I've got some contractors coming to give me a qoute on driveway installation. Would most experienced pavers be able to install such a system or would they need to get training from the manufacturer?

[Tony McC]

They key to success with Grasscrete (which is a registered trademark) and the various grass paving products, be they plastic or concrete, lies in providing excellent drainage. All too often these surfaces fail because the sub-layers aren't sufficiently free-draining and/or the soil mix used within the matrix is clayey and claggy and prone to waterlogging.

If the drainage works, then the grass has a chance, but if the grass has its roots in water for weeks at a time, it WILL die.