Has anyone used this type of paver? I’m considering it for the area up to and around my shed that doesn’t get enough sun for grass growth and it’s too expensive to just concrete. How easy/difficult is this to manage with weed n such?
by sevargmas
Has anyone used this type of paver? I’m considering it for the area up to and around my shed that doesn’t get enough sun for grass growth and it’s too expensive to just concrete. How easy/difficult is this to manage with weed n such?
by sevargmas
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The install of your base layers is going to be very critical to keeping most of the weeds/grass out. It’s not too different than a normal paver install. Do not just toss them in the dirt and hope for the best.
We use them routinely for trails. Really good at draining water. They cup out with traffic over time but not badly. Any of the weeds should be easy to control because their roots can’t go laterally and vertically youll stop it with geotextile. I’ve found native grasses and sedges sprout a lot in them since they don’t have big root masses but generally I’m looking for them to do that on the edges as a bonus rather than looking to avoid that.
If you like some green in there, i think lower the blades and mow like grass.
I used them to make a pad to park the boat. Drains well when washing. Very sturdy. I let the weeds grow in the pavers so that it blends in with the yard.
It’s giving me a headache. The people who buy your house when you move are going to tear it up and start all over again. Consider them, please. It just looks really silly — and quite annoying.
what are those called?
It will get weedy but you can just run a blowtorch once every two to three weeks
I feel like I would be kicking myself every time I walked over one of those rock sections. Because you’re gonna have to build a base anyway, you might as well just put in real pavers.
Concrete is less expensive than the work required to put a proper base and set pavers.
I’ve used them. They suck bad. Grass will not grow in them. They are uncomfortable to walk on, and they’re expensive for what they are.
I have a parking pad for my car with these. It’s worked great. Don’t expect grass to grow nicely in them because the soil dries out in the pavers, but otherwise they work great.
I’ve seen it a lot in Texas, always liked it, and it’s not impervious cover, which sometimes matters for code. Don’t know if you can snow plow it, usually see it in the South, but don’t know why not…
If I were me, I’d install that and fill the squares with Irish moss
Install grass pavers and want no grass to grow is gonna be a bit difficult
Isn’t the idea behind these that you can let the grass/weeds grow in the open parts, without having to worry about compaction?
Maybe this isnt the same product im thinking of. Idk.
buy a tiger torch for the weeds. use a limestone crush so it will cement.
These are grass blocks, they function the best and provide the least amount of maintenance when you use them as grass blocks. If you can’t grow grass then you are inviting more maintenance than intended here.
I have that crap next to my driveway and can’t wait to get rid of it. It’s the worst of all worlds