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#1 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 04:50 PM

I was just dong some work for a client, and I got to thinking about driveway treatments.

 

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If you were building a feature home today, what would you use?

 

Paving stones are I guess the prettiest, but I guess not all the permeable.  I'm kind of partial to the concrete pavers with grass growing up between them.  EDIT:  I guess it's called Turfstone™

 

I'm not sure that works on a largish scale.  Would it make sense to pigment that concrete green somehow?

 

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#2 SusanJones

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 05:25 PM

1.  Grass turns brown fast - I'm thinking the heated up pavers kill it

2.  I've yet to see a totally even driveway after 12 months - heaving, sinking etc. happens in various spots

Wish it looked as nice as in the picture.


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#3 Linear Thinker

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 07:37 PM

This is an interesting method I've seen from a supplier recently.

PaveDrain.

Its large mats of interlocked pavers, so you don't get the differential movement brick to brick, and the gaps between bricks are left open to allow water through.

I understand there is occasional maintenance required to suck out silt and whatever between the bricks if they get clogged to keep it permeable.

 

Behind the Hudson the carriage way has pavers without sand between to be permeable, but they rattle against each other and you can see movement of a lot of the pavers.


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#4 dasmo

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 08:19 PM

More permeable paving options please!!!!

#5 dasmo

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 08:22 PM

Anyone have experience with mixing permeable concrete?

#6 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 08:24 PM

This is an interesting method I've seen from a supplier recently.

PaveDrain.

Its large mats of interlocked pavers, so you don't get the differential movement brick to brick, and the gaps between bricks are left open to allow water through.

I understand there is occasional maintenance required to suck out silt and whatever between the bricks if they get clogged to keep it permeable.

 

Behind the Hudson the carriage way has pavers without sand between to be permeable, but they rattle against each other and you can see movement of a lot of the pavers.

 

The Royal Bank complex on Fort Street has had rocking pavers for 30 years!


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#7 Bingo

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Posted 30 October 2016 - 10:05 PM

If you have a long driveway then I would prefer gravel as a cheap solution.

The good news is it acts as a warning system when folks arrive that you weren't expecting.

The bad news is that it gets thrown over onto the lawn ruining the lawnmower blade, so I suppose that is good.

The other plus is that the stones get stuck in the tire treads to provide extra traction in the snow.

 


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#8 lanforod

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Posted 31 October 2016 - 07:24 AM

If you have a long driveway then I would prefer gravel as a cheap solution.

The good news is it acts as a warning system when folks arrive that you weren't expecting.

The bad news is that it gets thrown over onto the lawn ruining the lawnmower blade, so I suppose that is good.

The other plus is that the stones get stuck in the tire treads to provide extra traction in the snow.

 

Gravel tends to get potholes over time, requiring regular grading. I grew up in a home with a longish gravel driveway (100 ft or so). Best decision ever when my parents finally got it covered with asphalt.



#9 nagel

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 06:34 AM

Abbotsford pavers.  You can install them yourself quite easily.  Bunch of sand + rent a tamper and you're good.



#10 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 06:41 AM

Abbotsford pavers.  You can install them yourself quite easily.  Bunch of sand + rent a tamper and you're good.

 

How do you know I don't already own a tapper or two?


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#11 SusanJones

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 07:17 AM

How do you know I don't already own a tapper or two?

The hat is a dead giveaway VHF 



#12 nagel

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 08:08 AM

How do you know I don't already own a tapper or two?

They're pretty cheap to rent.  Not sure why you would want to own one.  Same with a lawn roller.



#13 Bingo

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 11:20 AM

How do you know I don't already own a tapper or two?

 

You own a taper?



#14 Bingo

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 11:22 AM

The hat is a dead giveaway VHF 

 

I think I saw that hat come to our front door last night, but we had run out of jelly beans by 11;30.


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#15 todd

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 11:56 AM

How do you know I don't already own a tapper or two?

If he is a true captain he has/uses a hand tamper.



#16 todd

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 12:29 PM

1.  Grass turns brown fast - I'm thinking the heated up pavers kill it

2.  I've yet to see a totally even driveway after 12 months - heaving, sinking etc. happens in various spots

Wish it looked as nice as in the picture.

 

And usually not much of a root structure/soil as they are usually set in packed sand/gravel, the chemicals in the pavers can sometimes not be great for the grass as well.



#17 phx

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 06:45 PM

I would use concrete that was stamped and coloured to look like stone.

 

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#18 lanforod

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 08:37 PM

^ my preference too. One of the most expensive options though. Not sure why, but the OP seemed to want permeable as well, which this wouldn't be.


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#19 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 08:39 PM

^ my preference too. One of the most expensive options though. Not sure why, but the OP seemed to want permeable as well, which this wouldn't be.

 

Ya, I was looking for permeable to be kind to the environment.  But honestly, I'm not sure it matters much if you live on 300 acres, the water still goes to ground.


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#20 Bingo

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Posted 01 November 2016 - 08:44 PM

  But honestly, I'm not sure it matters much if you live on 300 acres, the water still goes to ground.

 

Ya and the cows and chickens don't really care what the surface is when they cross the road.


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