Adventures in Remuddling

OK, not really the driveway, but our 2 parking spaces. That’s my next big project.

We currently have a compacted mound of earth filled with gravel that we use. It’s supposed to be a gravel driveway. For maintenance, the previous owner just dumped pea gravel on the area when needed (or when they felt like it). This spring (and probably every spring), when the ground thawed, the soil “heaved”, and the stones sank into the wet soil. And the cars end up being stuck in a pit of mud.

You can see how far the car sank in the mud as evidenced by the line of mud on the tire.

I had to wait for a colder day that week, when the water in the ground actually froze back up, so I could get the car out.

So the current plan is to lay concrete paving stones in the parking spot. Not just any concrete pavers, but water permeable concrete pavers. This is usually accomplished by having a gap in between the pavers so water can drain through.

Our choices are:

Turfstone

or

Eco-stone