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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Bigron on 31 January 2018, 19:58:21
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As I have a caravan occupying my driveway, I park my car on the front lawn. With the amoung of rain that we have been having lately, it's more mud than grass now and the car has a tendency to slide back towards the road.
Very disconcerting.
Suggestions please as to how to overcome this problem. I cannot afford to have it block paved or concreted over, and I suspect that paving slabs on a somewhat uneven surface will crack - yes?
Ron.
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Drive a car on wet grass and the result is mud, Ron.
No need to thank me :)
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You can get plastic grid squares to provide support whilst allowing grass or gravel surface :y
http://www.drainageshop.co.uk/groundgrid/GTE001.html?kw=pla-326453452220+m&fl=1000&ci=201616114044&network=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiA78XTBRBiEiwAGv7EKlPJSjJR8jXx0vCypbbbAAUEJOyKAklKTZrh-rTWa-kRbmHh2W8U5BoCPLUQAvD_BwE
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That is not ground-breaking news, STEMO!
But thanks anyway - toujours la politesse......
Ron.
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You can get plastic grid squares to provide support whilst allowing grass or gravel surface :y
http://www.drainageshop.co.uk/groundgrid/GTE001.html?kw=pla-326453452220+m&fl=1000&ci=201616114044&network=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiA78XTBRBiEiwAGv7EKlPJSjJR8jXx0vCypbbbAAUEJOyKAklKTZrh-rTWa-kRbmHh2W8U5BoCPLUQAvD_BwE
They don’t work on wet, muddy grass, only when it’s nice and dry. They just sink right in and your back to square one. Admittedly, I bought it on a roll and about half the thickness of that, but it had disappeared within a week.
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You can get plastic grid squares to provide support whilst allowing grass or gravel surface :y
http://www.drainageshop.co.uk/groundgrid/GTE001.html?kw=pla-326453452220+m&fl=1000&ci=201616114044&network=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiA78XTBRBiEiwAGv7EKlPJSjJR8jXx0vCypbbbAAUEJOyKAklKTZrh-rTWa-kRbmHh2W8U5BoCPLUQAvD_BwE
They don’t work on wet, muddy grass, only when it’s nice and dry. They just sink right in and your back to square one. Admittedly, I bought it on a roll and about half the thickness of that, but it had disappeared within a week.
Agreed STEMO, they put some down between our local hospital and a carpark, approx 100 yards. Now a total mess and most people now walk on the grass so now it,s all a total quagmire. ;D
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That is not ground-breaking news, STEMO!
But thanks anyway - toujours la politesse......
Ron.
Now, theres no need for that kind of language on here. >:(
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That is not ground-breaking news, STEMO!
But thanks anyway - toujours la politesse......
Ron.
Now, theres no need for that kind of language on here. >:(
I’m not offended, Albs, more like..........ignorant. ;D
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Let me lighten your darkness, STEMO; I was saying that I'm always polite, even to you! :-*
Ron.
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Let me lighten your darkness, STEMO; I was saying that I'm always polite, even to you! :-*
Ron.
Ok, Ron.
Even to traffic policemen?
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Weeeell......
But still, they can't help it if their parents never got married.
Ron.
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Possible solutions:
1. Stop being a weekend gypsy by setting fire to the tin tent, then you can park your car back where cars belong on the drive. :y :y :y
2. Sell the car, set fire to the caravan as you can't tow it, use your pushbike for all journeys and the grass will then grow back and look as good as new. :y :y :y
3. Keep the caravan, keep the car, but use your pushbike for all journeys, so the lawn doesn't turn into mud. :y :y :y
There you go, setup a binding poll referendum on here and we will all vote for what will be in your best interests 2. :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D
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Talking of setting fire to things, I know where you live..... >:(
Ron.
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Possible solutions:
1. Stop being a weekend gypsy by setting fire to the tin tent, then you can park your car back where cars belong on the drive. :y :y :y
2. Sell the car, set fire to the caravan as you can't tow it, use your pushbike for all journeys and the grass will then grow back and look as good as new. :y :y :y
3. Keep the caravan, keep the car, but use your pushbike for all journeys, so the lawn doesn't turn into mud. :y :y :y
There you go, setup a binding poll referendum on here and we will all vote for what will be in your best interests 2. :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D
I wondered how long it would take before setting fire to the caravan was suggested ..... ::)
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Sometimes I get really useful help here..... ::)
Ron.
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would it not be beter to donate the caravan to Clarckson, Hammond and May? We then all get to see the amusing end results, foreever if it gets on to Dave :) :D ;D ::)
Keith ABS
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Sometimes I get really useful help here..... ::)
Ron.
But not always, eh Keith? :(
Ron.
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You can get plastic grid squares to provide support whilst allowing grass or gravel surface :y
http://www.drainageshop.co.uk/groundgrid/GTE001.html?kw=pla-326453452220+m&fl=1000&ci=201616114044&network=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiA78XTBRBiEiwAGv7EKlPJSjJR8jXx0vCypbbbAAUEJOyKAklKTZrh-rTWa-kRbmHh2W8U5BoCPLUQAvD_BwE
They don’t work on wet, muddy grass, only when it’s nice and dry. They just sink right in and your back to square one. Admittedly, I bought it on a roll and about half the thickness of that, but it had disappeared within a week.
those grids are similar to the ones i used when i converted the front garden into a 2 car drive a couple of years ago, filled with gravel, they work very well
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That's encouraging, Al - pea shingle or larger?
Ron.
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those grid systems do work but it is absolutely critical to use the right sub base and work out drainage levels. Neighbour of mine has the stuff set on non draining sub base in a clay field where it was lower than the surrounding field. you can guess the result.
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Thanks for that, Jonathan. My lawn is turf laid on Essex clay, no specific drainage allowed for, so it looks like I have a problem!
Maybe I should park on the road until I have saved enough pennies to get it block paved or concreted? :(
Ron.
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Burn the caravan, problems solved :D
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Thanks for that, Jonathan. My lawn is turf laid on Essex clay, no specific drainage allowed for, so it looks like I have a problem!
Maybe I should park on the road until I have saved enough pennies to get it block paved or concreted? :(
Ron.
As the caravan moves less often than the car why not swap them around,kill the grass then a membrane and a couple of tons of chippings will stop grass coming back :y
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I did consider that, Henry, but I np longer have a towbar and no way could I move it by hand, even with several strong blokes and my lawn slopes and is now slippery too!
If I did the lottery I could use my winnings to concrete it over buy a country mansion.....
Ron.
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Couldn't you just wedge a brick behind a couple of the wheels?
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I think we need a picture of your tin tent Ron! :y