ᐅ Driveway – Major Problem with Weeds – How to Fix It

Hello,

I have an elevated driveway where I’m dealing with a minor weed problem.
The gaps between the paving stones are a few centimeters wide (see photos).

When I purchased the property, these joints were filled.
However, the previous owner had to have them reopened by the city because the water was draining into the sewer system.
The water must, of course, infiltrate on the property itself.

The area is about 60m² (650 sq ft).
There is standard gravel beneath the paving stones.

Does anyone have experience with how to solve this weed issue?

Jointing sand? No-grow additive?
Basalt gravel 1–3mm (0.04–0.12 inches)?
Weed membrane and re-laying the pavers?
Blowing out everything between the joints?

I see my neighbors simply scrape it out by hand "quickly and easily" if they really need to. They even scrape out the joints of the sidewalk paving stones.
I would just leave it as it is, but I also have 50cm (20 inches) high “lawn.”

I definitely don’t want it to stay like this.
The weeds really annoy me.
I definitely want to do something about it.

heligawah@ema schrieb:

I definitely don’t want to leave it like this.
The weeds really annoy me.

Everyone has their own quirks.
Maybe just lay a black plastic sheet over it for three weeks.

kaho674 schrieb:
Everyone has their quirks. Maybe just place a black sheet of plastic over it for about 3 weeks.

What do you mean by placing a black sheet of plastic over it?

Kill with poison or burn off with a gas torch.