Patios, walkways and driveways that let rain and snowmelt soak through the surface into the base below, cutting down on runoff and puddles.
Standard pavers shed water off the surface. Permeable pavers have wider joints filled with small stone, so water drains down through the surface into an open-graded stone base, where it is held and soaks into the ground. At Peters’ Patio and Landscape, we install permeable pavers for patios, walkways and driveways in Rochester and southern Minnesota.
They are a good fit where runoff is a problem: a driveway that sheds water toward the garage, a patio in a low spot, or a lot where there is nowhere for surface water to go. Because water drains through instead of sitting on top, there is also less ice forming on the surface in winter.
The base is different from a standard paver install. It uses layers of clean, washed stone with open space between the pieces to hold water, and it has to be deep enough for the load, especially on driveways.
Permeable pavers can be part of a larger yard drainage plan along with grading and French drains.
Permeable systems cost more than standard pavers because of the deeper base and extra stone. We look at the soil, the slope and where water is going now, and recommend permeable pavers only where they will make a real difference.
Upkeep is simple: keep the joints topped off with stone and sweep or vacuum them now and then so they keep draining.
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