ᐅ Designing Driveways with Grass Pavers

Hello dear community,

I had a shed next to my house demolished. The driveway to the property is planned to be created there. The demolition is complete, and I now have a stable subgrade.

The height difference is approximately 105cm (41 inches) over 10 meters (33 feet) with a width of 3 meters (10 feet).

My idea: I want to fill the “hole” with soil (I have about 200m³ (260 cubic yards) of soil available in the garden), compact it, then lay geocell grids on top and sow grass, so that I get a green driveway. I only want to pave the parallel walkway.

Is compacting the soil (topsoil) enough to lay the grids? The stability would then come from the grass growth.

Thanks for your feedback!

We consulted a company that produces these honeycomb grids, and we were told that you absolutely need to lay gravel (or was it crushed stone?) underneath first.

I will try using the soil available on site. I plan to compact it in stages, then lay the slabs and sow the lawn.

In the garden, I was also able to fill peat holes with it and safely drive over them with a 16-ton (16-tonne) excavator after the lawn was established.

Without proper maintenance (fertilizing, mowing, watering), it quickly looks unattractive and requires a lot of work if you want it to look good. I would rather opt for a gravel driveway if you don’t want to use paving.

Best regards,
Sabine

I have never seen good grass pavers in real life. Only in catalogs.

Gravel is nice. It crunches underfoot and gives a driveway a mansion-like feel. Only snow shoveling is a hassle. But here it hardly ever snows, and that little bit of salt is easily washed away.