ᐅ House is built, splash protection for the base - How to create?
Created on: 21 Dec 2019 18:56
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lesmue79
Unpleasant topic for me, but I guess I have to deal with it...
Our house (timber frame) is now standing, and the screed was just finished last Friday. Interior construction and exterior plastering will follow in the new year... My next project will be the base splash guard / drip edge in spring.
What alternatives are there to the commonly used gravel strip? Paving doesn’t appeal to me much either (at least not in areas without a driveway).
I’m not opposed to borders made of paving stones, concrete curbs, corten steel, etc., but the gravel...
Basically, the drip edge serves to prevent dirt splashes from rainwater hitting the exterior plaster.
Could you, for example, build a suitable border around the house and plant something in it that acts as a splash guard? Something that grows densely low to the ground and prevents dirt splashes without damaging the house or the base? So no aggressive plants like ivy or similar that spread into the building?
Alternatively, I would really appreciate photos or images that show something different from the gravel strip, to serve as inspiration.
Our house (timber frame) is now standing, and the screed was just finished last Friday. Interior construction and exterior plastering will follow in the new year... My next project will be the base splash guard / drip edge in spring.
What alternatives are there to the commonly used gravel strip? Paving doesn’t appeal to me much either (at least not in areas without a driveway).
I’m not opposed to borders made of paving stones, concrete curbs, corten steel, etc., but the gravel...
Basically, the drip edge serves to prevent dirt splashes from rainwater hitting the exterior plaster.
Could you, for example, build a suitable border around the house and plant something in it that acts as a splash guard? Something that grows densely low to the ground and prevents dirt splashes without damaging the house or the base? So no aggressive plants like ivy or similar that spread into the building?
Alternatively, I would really appreciate photos or images that show something different from the gravel strip, to serve as inspiration.
