TurfMesh 1800
Hi everyone. We are looking to establish a parking area for our 3500kg motorhome on an unused area of grass. I have two issues I need to solve. Firstly I need to find grass reinforcement that will take the weight of the motorhome. Secondly I will need to find ramps to get the motorhome over the kerb of the pavement.
I have found TurfMesh 1800 and wondered whether anyone had any feedback on this or some other similar suggestions. I have also seen quite a few kerb ramps on Amazon but am not sure that they would suffice for something heavier than a car. Suggestions would be very welcome
With thanks in advance
Jane
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Be careful about Kerbs, Jane ~~ My local council is Cheshire East and they look with much disfavour on folks driving over the normal Kerbs. They much prefer you to attack your wallet and pay to let them provide the Official and Preferred { for a fee
} dropped kerb . If nothing else it would avoid damage to your tyres 
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Something that might be worth considering rather than ramps is a round garden post, the sort they usually use in series to make a retaining wall. Depending on how high the kerb is but the poles are about three inches in diameter which should be enough the soften the kerb. I used similar for years getting my caravan in and out of the back garden.
David
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There is nothing to stop someone parking alongside a normal kerb but, if it’s a dropped kerb, they are classed as causing an obstruction because they are blocking your access.
I'm with ABM, the councils don't like you driving over their kerbs and pavements which are not constructed to take the weight of a vehicle.
Be aware too of the planning regs if you consider creating any form of hardstanding from tarmac, concrete or paving.
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Im loving the idea of poles David. Thanks for this. Definitely worth checking out
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Yes, I read the post. Hence I said if you consider....
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Wood poles come in a variety of diameters, so you could construct something graduated. (Good idea by the way👍)
We have heavy duty plastic mesh underpinning our back yard area, where we store our MH. It’s not used with grass though, we have it covered with pea gravel. Been down around 8 years now, driven over every day with a big Jeep (a very big, heavy Jeep😂). Mesh is undamaged, we get the odd bit of gravel kick up occasionally. Never have trouble getting MH on and off, and it’s a bit of a slope as well. Gravel is like a burglar alarm, only thing I have seen creep over it without making a noise is next door’s cat, everything else crunches like mad, that sets the dog off, and we know who or what is around.
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See if this post is accepted!
I have mesh down it was originally for the same kind of reason, to park vehicles on. However in the rainy season (all year!), my ground soaks up the water and becomes boggy, the mesh over the years has sunk into the ground and is now about 2 inches down.
A better option would be those plastic grids that clip together then you can fill them with the substance of your choice.
my answer was to redesign the garden and lay 900x600 x50mm council slabs which easily support any vehicle.
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In the past I have screwed 3 wooden windbreak poles together to make a triangle shape, works fine against the kerb.
I'd agree with rajohno above, could you not put down 2 lines of slabs?
JK
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We inherited what looked like a good sized gravel parking area, however everything parked on it sank. So we let the grass grow through it and then put two lines of slabs, these break occasionally due to the weight of the M/H. So as others have said beware sinking ground (we do have a tarmac as well and we had to widen our driveway to get previous caravans up the driveway. It wasn't difficult to apply to the council to get more of the kerb widened and dropped, it saves a lot of damage and hassle.
We did look at mesh but realised the underpinnings needed to be just as good as tarmac.
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We are lucky that we can store our motorhome in the back garden and it's the same place we used to keep the caravan. However, as Brue points out, there is a difference in weight and I have had to do a lot of reinforcement under what Rajohno calls Council Slabs. Access over a kerb and converting an area of garden as a parking area does have different rules depending where you live. Here in MK it cost £450 just for the Council to consider it!!! They will also probably insist that the pavement will have to be reinforced which would be costly. Best if you can to operate under the radar if you can and providing you don't upset any neighbours (who are likely to engage with the Council) One thing I would ask is the mesh area going to be level? If not be aware that motorhomes with front wheel drive could slip on this sort of surface if wet and on a slope.
David
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Here in MK it cost £450 just for the Council to consider it!
Mine cost three times that here in south east London0 -
I had my parking area block paved. It was fine for my 3.8 ton motorhome but my current one (6.5 tons) causes pits to form where the wheels sit. I just periodically take up the blocks an chuck more sand/aggregate under and put them back down. When if I do change I will be downsizing and do not think there will then be any problems.
peedee
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I have just laid MatsGrids on an area of grass which got boggy for our 3.8 ton motorhome. It works fine for us. They went down on hardcore and then topsoil. We seeded them and now have the area looking like lawn again. Their website also includes the installation guides which were helpful.
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Just for your guidance, if you intend to lay hardcore/stone, it is always a good idea to remove all the top soil, lay a sheet of geotextile ( commonly called terram) before filling with the aggregate. The geotextile stops the subsoil punching through the aggregate.
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