How to Build a Grass Driveway | Ask This Old House
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook uses grass pavers to transform a patch of grass into a lawn a homeowner can drive on.
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Shopping List for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
- Grass and gravel pavers
- 3/4-inch crushed stone
- Loam
- Sod or grass seed
Tools List for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
-Shovel
-Tamper
-Wheelbarrow
-Reciprocating saw
-Push broom
Steps for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
1. Call utility locating service to make sure it's safe to dig where you are installing pavers.
2. Using shovels, dig down about 6 inches from street grade level.
3. Compact soil using a tamper.
4. Put down 2 to 3 inches of 3/4-inch crushed stone. Compact it using a tamper and repeat.
5. Lay paver tile about an inch below grade.
6. Snap the pieces together.
7. To stagger the joints, cut pieces in half using a reciprocating saw and attach.
8. Once all pavers are in place, fill in the grid with loam.
9. Even out the loam using a push broom.
10. Water the soil to help compact it into the honeycomb grid.
11. Lay down sod across the grid. As an alternative to sod, you could plant grass seed.
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Shopping List for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
- Grass and gravel pavers
- 3/4-inch crushed stone
- Loam
- Sod or grass seed
Tools List for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
-Shovel
-Tamper
-Wheelbarrow
-Reciprocating saw
-Push broom
Steps for How to Build a Grass Driveway:
1. Call utility locating service to make sure it's safe to dig where you are installing pavers.
2. Using shovels, dig down about 6 inches from street grade level.
3. Compact soil using a tamper.
4. Put down 2 to 3 inches of 3/4-inch crushed stone. Compact it using a tamper and repeat.
5. Lay paver tile about an inch below grade.
6. Snap the pieces together.
7. To stagger the joints, cut pieces in half using a reciprocating saw and attach.
8. Once all pavers are in place, fill in the grid with loam.
9. Even out the loam using a push broom.
10. Water the soil to help compact it into the honeycomb grid.
11. Lay down sod across the grid. As an alternative to sod, you could plant grass seed.
About Ask This Old House TV:
Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook.
Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House:
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