Grasspavers

Grasspavers are a grid paver with open cells that you fill with soil and plant out, so the finished surface is mostly grass with concrete carrying the load underneath. At 90mm deep they are the thickest unit in our concrete range, and that depth is what lets them take vehicles.

Why People Use Them

Two reasons, usually. The first is stormwater. A grassed paver surface is permeable, so rain soaks into the ground rather than running off into the street, and many councils count permeable area against a site coverage or a permeability requirement on a new build. Check what your council actually asks for before you plan the area, because the rules differ between them.

The second is that people want a green surface that still works. Overflow parking, a second driveway strip, a fire access lane and a caravan pad are all places that get used occasionally and look poor as bare concrete the rest of the time.

Getting the Grass to Live

This is where these jobs succeed or fail. The base has to drain and it has to hold root depth, so a free draining sand and gravel base works and a fully compacted impermeable base does not. Fill the cells with a sandy loam rather than heavy clay, and keep the fill just below the top of the paver so the concrete takes the wheel load instead of the grass crown. Water it properly through establishment. A couch or kikuyu handles the wear better than a fine fescue.

Coverage

Grasspavers run 6.58 units per square metre and 90 to a pallet, which is 13.68 square metres. They are heavy, so tell us the access at the delivery address when you order and we will sort the right vehicle.