Concrete Pavers For Driveway....

[extexthai]

...anyone ever use these, here? They are designed so that grass can grow up in the voids and being without the thermal mass, they are cooler than a slab driveway. I am looking for about 100 square meters for our driveway. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I would like to find out the ballpark price and the dimensions of the individual pavers....although I imagine they vary significantly. Thanks....ett

[overherebc]

A few friends have similar for their drives. All used the bricks that you see in the garden walls with the various patterns and spaces. How long they will last I couldn't tell you as they are not really designed to be used in wet conditions. If the area you use is well drained you will get a good few years out of them.

If you DIY it takes a lot of time to cut the plugs from the sods that you buy and stuff them in each hole or if you are lucky you might find grass seed, I got seed from the the big market opposite Bangkok /Pattaya hospital but it's by no means a regular supply or may not be close to you.

[LennyW]

Quite common here, drop into your local concrete plant for details, here is CCP's ones. http://www.ccp.co.th/en/products03_2.php

[extexthai]

Thanks for that lead. Now I have dimensions to at least work with. ett

[extexthai]

Lenny W....

I forgot....If etts nie sco'ish....etts crrrrap! Thanks again.

[Crossy]

Wifey wants to use these for our parking area. Anyone got recent prices in the Bangkok area?

I would ask the good lady, but "can you find out how much they are" is internally translated as "fine Honey, go and spend 200k on whatever"

[Theboy]

Does anyone know what is needed to prepare the ground before laying these ? i.e. does it need compacted stone as a foundation then sand to bed the block into ?

[extexthai]

You would need some sort of compacted surface to start with I would think. Keep in mind if you are doing it for the water-run-off reason, then the subsurface needs to be permeable. Perhaps gravel and then I would embed them in sand. This needs to be done to grade so you don't end up with a roller-coaster effect. You can use a water level to mark a control elevation mark on pieces of bamboo you drive into the ground at certain intervals and then go from there. Or get a transit and use a rod or even make your measuring stick with a piece of bamboo. When the subsurface is all done, start setting the pavers and then use sand to fill in as in a dry mortar. I plan to have grass growing through the ones I use. Good luck. ett