Cellular Paving

davetom

Hi, When not being used i like to put my caravan up the garden away from the house. I have laid down slabs which the van stands on. The caravan has a motor mover which copes well on the slight sloping grass in dry weather. When very wet like this year the
grass is just too boggy to move the van about. I don't really want to slab a driveway up the garden as i like the grass. My question is :- has anyone any experience of using Cellular Paving. My thoughts are that i can make a drive up the garden with these,
keep the grass and be able to move the caravan up and down no matter what the weather. Would this work ?

Thanks David

chrisn7

I can'tsee any reason why not. There is a car park in Boscastle in Cornwall that uses this methed and very effective it is too.

papgeno

Part of Durham Grange site uses these things, quite a lot of them in fact.

Whittakerr

Im sure they would work but wouldnt a coule of scafold planks used as a track while you move your caravan and then put away (maybe under the van) when not in use be a cheaper option for you.

Trini

We have our Affinity 550 on our front garden sat on these modules and they work perfectly well.

We did have the area taken down 4" with hardcore tampered under neath but we didnt grass the area as I wasnt sure how grass underneath the van when its parked would hold up (ie grwoing in shade under van). So we went for gravel instead.

OrionCalls

I have the same problem as you, running the caravan has always been fine until the rain of a couple of years ago and now I keep getting ruts in the lawn . To hopefully fix this problem I have just bought two rolls of this for my front lawn and intend to lay it in the next couple of weeks:-

This is the sales blurb;
TERRAM® GRASSPROTECTA slip resistant grass reinforcement mesh is an improved heavy duty thick polyethylene grid for reinforcing and protecting grassed surfaces prone to wear, rutting and smearing which can result in a muddy surfaces incapable of withstanding vehicular or pedestrian applications.

GRASSPROTECTA has been has been developed with an oscillated mesh structure which is designed to increase traction and improve slip resistance by up to 97% compared to standard straight oriented meshes. GRASSPROTECTA slip resistant is a cost effective solution for :
?Grass car parks
?Overflow grass car parks
?Pedestrian paths
?Disabled (DDA) access routes
?Light aircraft taxiways
?Equestrian surfaces
?Grass verges
?Caravan park access andcaravan bays
?Front lawn parking
?SuDS Source Control
?Wheelchair paths

I found that http://terramdirect.co.uk were the best priced ( and importantly helpful) with the product

davetom

Thanks for all your replies and suggestions. Its given me something to think about. I do like the look of the grass protecta KPH. If its as good as they claim it should be ideal without too much work laying it down.

Thanks

Merve

I think you've come up with the perfect solution Dave. 

davetom

The more i look the more appealing it is.