Hello,
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
Facing bricks are really great where they fit well. However, they can become very slippery with certain shoes when wet...
I would go for a permeable eco-paving instead; they are not that expensive. Check your local regulations to see under which conditions the stormwater fee can be reduced.
I would go for a permeable eco-paving instead; they are not that expensive. Check your local regulations to see under which conditions the stormwater fee can be reduced.
Permeable “eco-friendly” paving ranks high on my top 5 list of biggest marketing gimmicks.
The area is, justifiably, still considered sealed. Of course, an overflow to the drainage system is still necessary. This paving is more expensive, more prone to dirt, and less slip-resistant in winter due to its open-pored structure.
Depending on the municipality, this may be rewarded with a 50% reduction in the stormwater fee for the respective area.
Anyone who, for whatever reason, does not want to discharge their surface water fully or partially must provide drainage on their own property. However, “eco-paving” is the wrong approach for this.
The area is, justifiably, still considered sealed. Of course, an overflow to the drainage system is still necessary. This paving is more expensive, more prone to dirt, and less slip-resistant in winter due to its open-pored structure.
Depending on the municipality, this may be rewarded with a 50% reduction in the stormwater fee for the respective area.
Anyone who, for whatever reason, does not want to discharge their surface water fully or partially must provide drainage on their own property. However, “eco-paving” is the wrong approach for this.
My colleague cannot confirm that the clinker paving is now slippery. Apparently, "it probably depends."
EDIT: By the way, he got his clinker paving for €17 per square meter (about $17 per sq ft). The concrete paving I selected is supposed to cost €21 per square meter (about $21 per sq ft).
EDIT: By the way, he got his clinker paving for €17 per square meter (about $17 per sq ft). The concrete paving I selected is supposed to cost €21 per square meter (about $21 per sq ft).
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hampshire17 Apr 2019 10:25guckuck2 schrieb:
Permeable "eco" paving ranks very high on my top 5 list of biggest marketing gimmicks.
The surface is rightly still considered sealed. In our case, even a gravel driveway is considered "sealed" — due to the particularly complex drainage situation of the municipal road and the possibility to design the driveway freely later on. The result: 23 cubic meters of soakaway installed. Surely, we could have argued about this, but we didn’t feel like it—especially since all contacts at the Lindlar municipality and the Oberberg building authority were quick, attentive, cooperative, and easily reachable.
guckuck2 schrieb:
The paving is more expensive, dirtier, and less slip-resistant in winter due to its open-porous structure. Dirt is just material in the wrong place. What counts as "wrong" is ultimately a matter of taste. I personally find a pathway with some natural patina much more attractive than an unnaturally “clean” surface.
I really like grass paver solutions with plastic grids. Unfortunately, they are quite expensive. We will live with gravel for a while and only cover the first 10–15m (33–49 feet) of the driveway with it for now.
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