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!
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!
Curly schrieb:
Without proper maintenance (fertilizing, mowing, watering), it looks ugly after a short time and requires a lot of work if you want it to look good. I would rather go for a gravel driveway if you don’t want to use paving.
Best regards
Sabine I agree. You can also level it if needed.
Nordlys schrieb:
Gravel is nice.
It crunches under your feet and gives a driveway a stately look. Only snow shoveling is annoying. But here it hardly ever snows, and the little salt dissolves it anyway. You don’t even have to shovel, because nothing can get icy.
ypg schrieb:
You don’t even need to shovel snow, because it can’t become slippery Exactly, it can freeze over
guckuck2 schrieb:
Of course, that can freeze overWell, I’m speaking from experience
Exactly! BB’s climate is not different from NDS...
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tamtamtam14 Jun 2019 10:36Gravel would also be a good option; I need to think it over again. It’s not so simple after all...
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hampshire15 Jun 2019 09:41Slope should be properly leveled when using gravel. Otherwise, it will gradually move away from its original position due to gravity.