Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Landscape Design/Pedestrian Paths

[Jock Coats (jock.coats]

Indeed, they do get slippery, and I would not advocate them for areas  
that would have to be cleared of snow.  They're primarily used for  
"secondary" vehicle access - areas where vehicles should not be  
regularly but may need to access on occasion.  They don't withstand  
regular vehicle use anyway - so if that's what you're after, you  
might find you end up with some pretty concrete hexagons full of mud.

For footpaths, if you want to avoid macadam surfaces, you could look  
at "hoggin" as we call it in the UK:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/projects/patio_hogginpath.shtml

In my experience it packs hard enough to scrape to near the surface  
and because it's made of sand and clay tends to be 'self gritting'.   
Can need topping up every few winters though.

Jock



On 29 Dec 2005, at 00:00, Buzz Harris wrote:

> Hi folks.
>
> I love the look of these honeycombed pavers, but I have a winter- 
> related question for those of us in cold climes.  Does anyone have  
> experience plowing snow off of these?  It certainly looks as though  
> it would compact down into the holes and, potentially, create a  
> very slick, icy surface for winter walking (or falling!).
>
> I really do not like the look of asphalt pathways in a pedestrian  
> community, but their advantage here in New England is that it is  
> easy to plow snow off of them.  I would love to find a porous  
> walkway solution which can also be easily snow-plowed without  
> leaving a dangerous walking surface in our long winters.  Does  
> anyone have experience with somethng like this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Buzz
>
> At 07:38 AM 12/28/2005, you wrote:
> > Hello, All,
> >
> > _Turfstone_ (http://www.interlockonline.com/turfston.html)  and  
> > _Grasscrete_
> > (http://www.grasscrete.com/)  are two commercial products  that  
> > allow grass to
> > grow while providing a surface for vehicles.
> >
> > David Clements
> >
> > In a message dated 12/27/2005 1:53:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org writes:
> >
> >
> >
> > James--is there a name for that 25% concrete product?   I've never  
> > heard
> > of it and it sounds perfect for the parking our city,  Denver,  
> > requires.
> > Joyce
> >
> >
> >
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