When arranging parking spaces for cars, playgrounds, paths on a land plot, there is often a desire to move on a solid surface with the ability to keep vegetation intact. The problem that has arisen is solved quite easily by installing a lawn grate.

Description and purpose of gratings

The lawn grate was developed over 10 years ago. It is a horizontally located structure that is assembled from fastened blocks. Each part has a lot of cells for planting plants. Its walls can withstand a very large weight and are able to withstand frequent loads.

On a note!Modules can cover the required space of any size and shape.

Lawn nets are very good for parking vehicles, because cars have a destructive effect on the soil. Also, pedestrian and bicycle paths, driveways, playgrounds for sports and children's games, horse racing fields, lines near railway tracks are paved with bars.

Lawn grill

Indisputable advantages of the design for the lawn:

  • provides a flat, non-slip surface of the site;
  • due to the dripping of moisture into the holes, puddles are not formed, there is no dirt;
  • the soil is protected from erosion by precipitation, wind, subsidence under heavy weight;
  • the lawn with simple maintenance looks healthy, without bald spots;
  • the plants receive everything they need to grow and are not injured inside the cells.

Negative sides of installing honeycomb blocks:

  • not suitable for long-term parking, placing large objects that block the sunlight;
  • you cannot walk on them in shoes with thin heels.

The principle of operation of all structures is the same: the modules are stacked in the selected place, the cells are filled with fertile soil, into which grass seeds are introduced. Partly gravel is poured into the lawn parking grate.

Note! The owner will need to take care of the same complexity as for an ordinary lawn: periodic watering, fertilizing, mowing excess grass blades, removing dry and rotten plants, and debris.

Enterprises produce different types of lawn gratings, differing in:

  • Production material - concrete or plastic is used in production. Wall thickness, strength, durability, weight of the structure depend on the material;
  • The height of the lattice module is optimally 4-5 cm or more, low walls will not hold the soil;
  • The shape and size of the cells.

Lawn grating material

Important!The structures to be installed must withstand heavy loads for a long time, be impervious to extreme heat and cold, and do not absorb moisture. Very durable materials are used for their manufacture - plastic (polyethylene, polypropylene) and pressed concrete.

Plastic modules

Concrete lawn parking grate

The material can withstand a large weight (up to 80 tons per square meter), is highly resistant to sunlight, seasonal precipitation, and strong temperature changes. Able to last up to 20-25 years.

In the lawn grate, the plastic blocks are securely pinned to each other, resulting in a one-piece load-distributing structure. Due to their low weight, plastic modules can be delivered and stacked by hand.It takes 20-30 minutes to work with 1 square meter, if all the preparatory work has been done before.

Note! It is not difficult to calculate the required number of blocks for the area covered by them, and also to cut some of them with tools to the required shape.

Thin lintels allow to fill up to 90% of the grid area with plants. Therefore, the lawn mesh is almost invisible in the overgrown grass. For the same purpose, the blocks can be given a green color, or any other color if desired.

The disadvantages of plastic gratings include: higher cost compared to concrete; the sharpness of the edges of the cells, about which you can accidentally cut off the overgrown blades of grass.

Plastic modules

Concrete modules

Durable and solid material, tolerant of loads up to 20 tons per sq. M. It shows itself well on solid ground, easily replaces other types of track cover in the country. The service life is 12-15 years.

Note!Concrete is less durable due to its contraction and expansion when the ambient temperature changes. It is necessary to check the presence of special cells that do not allow the main part of the product to crack.

Thick concrete walls occupy 50% or more of the area of ​​the entire lawn grate, the rest is the share of plants. The grass does not cover the structure, which generally resembles paving slabs with holes.

Concrete modules have a high mass, require the use of trucks for transportation, specialists for installation. But the cost of such blocks is less than plastic ones, and preparation for their installation is much easier.

Parking grill

Lawn roller: description, functions, how to do it yourself

All-season car parks with high loads of up to 80 tons are covered with lawn grates with increased durability and rigidity. These parking lots have the prefix "eco", because keep the lawn underneath. They are more suited to the square shape of the cells.

Interesting!Laying lawn parking grates has its own subtleties. They mainly concern the preparation of the support base. Soft soil is removed from a depth of 25 to 40 cm, the surface is leveled, covered with an insulating mesh, 3-5 cm covered with fine gravel with sand for density. In solid ground, a depression of 10 cm is allowed, which is half filled with small pebbles.

The lawn grating is laid over the base on the textile layer in rows with shifts or in a checkerboard pattern. Soil is added to the cells, watered, the seeds are planted 2-3 cm below the edge of the trellis.

Note! Often, special equipment is used to level and cover eco-parks, borders are marked with curb stones.

Parking grill

Lattice for tracks

The load on the modules to be installed is significantly lower than that of the car park, therefore the installation process is simplified. The mesh cells for the lawn can be in the form of a diamond, polygon. It is enough for her to withstand a weight of up to 20 tons.

Lawn grass: seeds, description

The soft soil deepens 5-10 cm for a cushion of sand and fine gravel. Firm soil is compacted and leveled. The structure itself is located on top, a roll of grass for lawns is unwound on it.

Note! When laying blocks for a small load, it is often done only by workers, without the involvement of technical means.

Grill models from manufacturers

The enterprises produce products for strengthening lawns, developed and improved according to their own technology.

Quality NewGazon gratings are 4-5 cm high and have irregular meshes for greater strength. Made of polyethylene in green and black colors. The price is quite affordable.

Simple and inexpensive plastic modules are produced under the Erfolg brand. The grating can support 80 tons without deformation. Height 4 cm. Color options: green, black.

Siyan offers concrete gratings at a fairly high price. Suitable for paving paths, car parking.

With the advent of modular grids, additional free space is no longer a prerequisite for the existence of a lawn.The neat green grass can grow in the same place where the car is parked, children play, go in for sports, and adults walk and drive without suffering damage from legs and wheels.