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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:32 pm
by Welsh
I am disabled and have a very, very steep driveway that was destroyed by the weather last winter. I need a driveway that has ridges in it to help cars get up , and mumst not be slippy wet or dry.
I have read that both monblocks and creteprint can be slippy. Can you please advise?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:45 pm
by lutonlagerlout
move to a house/bungalow on the flat
monoblocks have inherent grip but if its very steep nothing will help enough
sorry to be blunt ,but this is a common question for people with prams,wheelchairs,aged relatives etc
and its why builders dont buy houses on hills
LLL
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:57 pm
by Welsh
thank you ,
yes - moving to a bungalow would be better, but not possible right now. (And we would need to get the drive fixed in order to sell the house if and when). So probably will go for monoblocks,
Welsh
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
good luck
LLL 
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:12 pm
by GB_Groundworks
lutonlagerlout wrote:and its why builders dont buy houses on hills
LLL
we live on a hill?
what you saying but we have the toys to sort it out,
can go the concrete rough tamped route but come ice or snow still going to be slippy and not the best for car park.
asphalt you can get high grip asphalt, you've probable seen them at traffic lights at the bottom of hills etc.
simeon from ronacrete has a range of high grip products which can be applied to concrete/asphalt to increase grip.
sure he'll or google and speak to them saying you got pointed to them from here.
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:51 pm
by simeonronacrete
Hi
Yes we do have a slip-resistant surfacing.
Unfortunately "very very steep" isn't very descriptive of the gradient.
Also, what is there on the drive now? Concrete? Tarmac? Blocks?
Ronadeck Resin Bonded Surfacing (was called Ronadeck Fast Grip) can be applied to good quality concrete or tarmac, and you'll need a specialist.
For detailed information call our Technical Department.
Product Information
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:00 pm
by Dave_L
Very steep driveways with cars parked on them in the heat of summer isn't a good concept.
I know, from bitter experience.
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:16 pm
by lutonlagerlout
tell us more davey?
LLL
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:26 pm
by Dave_L
Steep driveway in local town - full contruction (subase, binder and surface courses laid by us) and the weight of the car parked on the drive in the blazing sun is physically dragging the surface course down the drive.
You could say it had been laid too thickly - but it hasn't (30mm) and of the wrong material (50pen 10mm SMA) and not compacted fully (120 twin drum roller) so we are at our wits end.
We've stripped it off once and relaid it, but it's even worse this time round.
Is block paving the only option available to us? There is a footpath at the bottom of the driveway with a decent backedging, so the bottom of the driveway is strong enough to support a block driveway imo
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:10 pm
by seanandruby
lutonlagerlout wrote:move to a house/bungalow on the flat
monoblocks have inherent grip but if its very steep nothing will help enough
sorry to be blunt ,but this is a common question for people with prams,wheelchairs,aged relatives etc
and its why builders dont buy houses on hills
LLL
I thought builders did'nt buy houses at the bottom of hills, because of flooding ??? i'm confused
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:28 am
by lutonlagerlout
i live at the top of a road 7/10 of a mile long,my house is at the top on the flat but about 10 houses down the road goes on a 1:10 gradient
theres 11 storey flats at the bottom and i can see straight over them from halfway down the road
when we watched the floods in horror 3 years ago the missus said wouldn't it be terrible if we got flooded
I said it would be a lot worse for the people 300ft below us at the bottom of the hill :;):
back on track
i feel block paving is your only solution dave, or maybe concrete with RBG on it
LLL
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:49 am
by seanandruby
Choose a quality block with a good slip resistence value (srv) any supplier should provide you with the information.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:37 am
by pcdoc
I seen a steep block paved drive ages ago that looked like it was a mixture of 40mm and 50mm pavers. Every other paver about 10mm in relief.
Cant remember what pattern it was though.
I certainly havent the expertise to comment on the wisdom of such a design, but I dare say loads of pros on the site could.
-Michael.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:45 am
by msh paving
Darn silly idea for traffic to drive on will fill with muck and be a slippy worse than normal,that method is called anti pedestrian to stop walking on it, i laid loads like that years ago on a highway job MSH
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:52 pm
by lutonlagerlout
how do you wack it mark?
with the 10 mm difference in profile?
cheers LLL