elphaba Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 We are widening an existing narrow driveway. Don't care if the part added on is of a different substance than the oriiginal concrete. I actually think this could be a good thing (plan to have an path extended beyond the new part of the driveway that would "wind around" front yard). To be environmentally friendly and also because something other than concrete would probably have better aesthetic appeal, would like semi-permeable, i.e something rain is going to go thru rather than run across and down into the gutter. Have done preliminary search on the web and found: turfstone envirostone netpave polypavement (not clear this is semi-permeable but very interesting).Anyone know a contractor in Houston on this stuff? I'm thinking if I go to just any landscape contractor, he will say yes he can do it but in fact will probably have no experience hence, our driveway would be his learning curve.Please share info about any experience you might have with semi-permeable (of any kind) driveways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 This product was used for the firelanes at the Houston branch Dallas Fed Reserve. http://www.invisiblestructures.com/GP2/grasspave.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 This product was used for the firelanes at the Houston branch Dallas Fed Reserve. http://www.invisiblestructures.com/GP2/grasspave.htmI want that. How difficult would it be to remove the old asphalt driveway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I want that. How difficult would it be to remove the old asphalt driveway?Shouldnt be too diff. Average driveway length... 90ft? Sounds like 1 guy can do this over the weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Shouldnt be too diff. Average driveway length... 90ft? Sounds like 1 guy can do this over the weekend...Would it take a jackhammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Would it take a jackhammer?Bobcat and a dumptruck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Would it take a jackhammer?That's one way to do it... you're definitely going to expend more energy that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 This product was used for the firelanes at the Houston branch Dallas Fed Reserve. http://www.invisiblestructures.com/GP2/grasspave.htmCool, the page says that Reliant has 317,000 sq ft of this installed, largest in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMME Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bobcat and a dumptruck.Is there any good re-use of old asphalt around a block and beam home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You could go with turfstone in an application like this Or you could just go oldschool and pave just where the tires of the vehicles go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is there any good re-use of old asphalt around a block and beam home?Not really. However, it does get recycled at the construction landfill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerloop Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I've been looking all winter for someone in Houston with experience installing Grasspave or similar, no luck yet. I want to just pay somebody to scoop out my old gravel driveway and put down about 750 ft2 of Grasspave.If I can't find someone to do the whole job, then it looks like the base sand surface preparation is similar to preparing for paver stones. If I get a paver company to do that, then I could layout the Grasspave mesh myself.Sodding is DIY or it's cheap to have done. The only thing I haven't checked out there is the availability and cost of sand-grown grass which is recommended to eliminate mud.Let us know if you have any luck as I'm really interested in doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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