Driveway for motorhome

DiamondCub
DiamondCub Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited December 2015 in Motorhomes #1

 I need to have a driveway constructed for my Motorhome, the area is quiet large so I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with laying a couple of strips (concrete?) for the Motorhome and for the rest using fleximas type ground reinforcing mats?
So the grass can grow and drainage maintained but i could also use this area to park my car. Does the caravan club  use this on their sites? Thanks for your advice

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  • peedee
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    edited December 2015 #2

    Unless you particularly want to keep the area grassed why not block pave it all. I would have thought continually driving a car on and off a grass area, it would pretty soon become unsightly even if matting was put down.

    peedee

  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited December 2015 #3

    DC, check out the .gov site first. It has guidance on what you can & can't do due to water run off when covering an area of garden with non-permeable material. It seems it's regarding adding to potential flooding risks. ive had experience of this in the
    past(5yrs ago) the rules didn't affect me as I only covered a small area. Good luckSmile

  • Oneputt
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    edited December 2015 #4

    With the recent flooding in mind you might like  to think about putting down something like:

     Bioverse Permeable Paving System and Grassguard permeable paving which allow you to create additional parking space whilst retaining the environmental benefit of a natural grassed area


  • DavidKlyne
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    edited December 2015 #5

    This is a subject that is often on my mind. Where I keep the motorhome in the same place as our previous caravan but whilst the paving was suitable for the caravan its proved more problematic as the motorhome is obviously much heavier. It had crossed my
    mind to have it professionally paved to the correct standards which have been in place since 2008. However at around £100 a square metre that works out pretty expensive. Another issue I have encountered is that I should really have a section of the kerb lowered.
    The sticking point (with our local authority) is that they won't agree to that being done unless the parking area it leads to is constructed to post 2008 standards. This may not be relavent to what the OP intends to do but its worth considering.

    David

  • EJB986
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    edited December 2015 #6

    I use two lines of heavy duty pavers.

    Simple and leaves plenty of grass area if required....although my area is gravel.

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2015 #7

    Our council are very hot on how access  to properties are constructed if having to have dropped kerbs to cross verges/footpaths, it has to be constructed to their spec, and t they are now also restrictions on the type of block paving it must be permiable,which if not installed by a reputable company are not very good at weight bearing

  • peedee
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    edited December 2015 #8

    Our council are very hot on how access  to properties are constructed if having to have dropped kerbs to cross verges/footpaths, it has to be constructed to their spec, and t they are now also restrictions on the type of block paving it must be permiable,which
    if not installed by a reputable company are not very good at weight bearing

    Ours too. When I wanted to lower the entrance to my drive I got the council envolved and they did come out and discuss the matter with me even though there was little to no impact on the public footpath across the entrance.

    I find water drains away very effectively between the block joints of paving so I really cannot see why it should have to be permeable.

    peedee

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2015 #9

    Our council are very hot on how access  to properties are constructed if having to have dropped kerbs to cross verges/footpaths, it has to be constructed to their spec, and t they are now also restrictions on the type of block paving it must be permiable,which if not installed by a reputable company are not very good at weight bearing

    Ours too. When I wanted to lower the entrance to my drive I got the council envolved and they did come out and discuss the matter with me even though there was little to no impact on the public footpath across the entrance.

    I find water drains away very effectively between the block joints of paving so I really cannot see why it should have to be permeable.

    peedee

    ...Some are installed with a waterproof membrane base which diverts the water rather than allowing it to soak away as nature would

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2015 #10

    We keep our MH at home. OH recently purchased some octagonal plastic drive over matting, which he placed over a permeable anti weed suppressant. He then deposited a ton and a half of pea gravel over the matting, filling in the grids. The result is easy to
    drive on and off, despite being up a slope, looks clean and very attractive, and does not contribute to the flooding issue as it is totally permeable. If you go this way, source the plastic grids off the internet, much cheaper than builders merchants. 

    Apart from the occasional raking of gravel, say once a month depending on usage, this has proven completely maintenance free, and, should the need ever arise, can be taken up again.

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