Driveways!

[EdwardTeach]

We just had ours done. We used elite pave based in hemel Hempstead - I would recommend if you're are anywhere nearby. We had tegular block paving, it is a massive upgrade from gravel!

 

[DB_SamX]

I'm having a nightmare with SuDS at the moment. 50K driveway, and all sorts of issues relating to this. I look around, and everyone's just slapping down resin\non-perm tarmac\pressed concrete without a care in the world and the council don't seem to bat an eye-lid. I must be doing something wrong.

Most of the effort is in teh sub-base with SUDS. I've seen non-permeable sub-bases being passed off as permeable and then having issues needing to be resolved at greater cost and effot.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

mono block paving - anything else will have drainage issues or look terrible.

will need power washed and sand brushed in every year though to keep it looking well

 

[Jez]

So we recently went to the Grand Designs exhibition at the NEC and decided to go with one of these 2 options:
https://www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways/product/grassguard-permeable-paving
https://ecogrid.co.uk/ - A driveway made out of recycled plastic that still allows grass to grow on it...although that means it still needs to be mowed! This is what we plan to try out as soon as possible.

Happy driveway planning folks

You want it to look as though you park on grass? Both look like horrendous options surely, designed more for an overflow carpark or hidden access road over a field or similar?

 

[Abyss]

You want it to look as though you park on grass? Both look like horrendous options surely, designed more for an overflow carpark or hidden access road over a field or similar?

They are both basically just grasscrete and are terrible solutions for a well used driveway:

• The grass will die due to lack of light and damage from car tyres / compaction of debris if a car is parked on it frequently
  
• The mud will then get washed out
• Anyone in high heels will dig into the mud likely causing trips
• It's also a nighmare to get the grass to seed/germinate or turf to mesh unless you're prepared to not use the driveway for 2 months+

As you say it's great for overflow car parks or infrequently used spaces, but not suitable for regular parking / use.

 

[Jez]

Indeed, last time i saw that stuff was to create a temporary carpark at an office block on some of the (grass) grounds while the main one was being worked on for a period

 

[FishThrower]

So we recently went to the Grand Designs exhibition at the NEC and decided to go with one of these 2 options:
https://www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways/product/grassguard-permeable-paving
https://ecogrid.co.uk/ - A driveway made out of recycled plastic that still allows grass to grow on it...although that means it still needs to be mowed! This is what we plan to try out as soon as possible.

Happy driveway planning folks

Sorry, but that looks absolutely terrible