Parking strips or driveway?
Hello All, Looking for inspiration and ideas from you knowledgeable folks. Finally going to pour a parking pad on the side of the house and trying to decide on the paving across the front yard to ge...
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I planned on using the above between the street and our gravel pad. The contractor researched them and recommended leaving well enough alone. His reasoning was that you end up with about 4" of top soil on top of the reinforcement vs the 14" topsoil we had and the grass will die during any dry spell. As mentioned in a previous comment, unless you're driving over the area every day the grass will rebound within a day or two. If your soil is always soft and wet, they might be a good solution though.
I planned on using the above between the street and our gravel pad. The contractor researched them and recommended leaving well enough alone. His reasoning was that you end up with about 4" of top soil on top of the reinforcement vs the 14" topsoil we had and the grass will die during any dry spell. As mentioned in a previous comment, unless you're driving over the area every day the grass will rebound within a day or two. If your soil is always soft and wet, they might be a good solution though.
