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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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@Unboxx_It 8 лет назад

That woman worked harder than any other customer Ive seen on this show. Great job. I love these videos

@veronicianyveronica5290 6 лет назад

Mr. Robadopulas yeah man!

@TheFuzzieWuzzie 6 лет назад

Right? She should have her own channel. Very inspiring.

@amberdurante 5 лет назад

Mr. Robadopulas that lady kicked ass

@No_Sleep789 5 лет назад

Hahaa for real 👌😂

@JTech625 5 лет назад

She's like my grandma I'll be mowing her lawn and she'll keep asking me to let her mow some of it.

@fitnesswithsteve 7 лет назад

Now I have to mow the driveway too? ...IT NEVER ENDS!

@subninja8069 5 лет назад

yea....I wish grass was emo it can cut its self.

@kevinjr.8768 4 года назад

Lol

@Mytagz 3 года назад

Right??? 🤣

@stetsongray1975 7 лет назад

I'm pretty sure Terri is out-compacting Rodger.

@yomama6953 7 лет назад

I loved to see the woman not afraid to work hard. Good quality person there.

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Jake Brouillard She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 8 лет назад

that's a hard working woman.

@TheBurgundyBear 8 лет назад

Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking watching this.

@tujohnboy 8 лет назад

+kodiak wild Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she grew up on a farm. My mother was the same way up until recent years, she is 86, she grew up on a farm and picked cotton, etc. When I was young she would work an 8 hour factory job and then come home and cook supper and then go out in her vegetable garden and work it for a few hours, no daintiness with her, just tough old school, like this lady.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 8 лет назад

+tujohnboy definitely great qualities to have, & a fine example for children to see while growing up. glad you had that. always good to hear.

@Rosa.Rodriguez1001 7 лет назад

SO TRUE

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@kylepost4 5 лет назад

I'm glad they mentioned calling your utility locater. I feel like a lot of DIY and home improvement shows overlook such a simple and crucial step.

@agnarr 3 года назад

As a utility locator, please don't call. I just guess and make it up anyway. Only had 3 blow ups!

@bryan-leeedwards7571 Год назад

I love love LOVE this show. Love seeing homeowners working hard with the masters. Demonstrates that TOH is not a show that pays for supplies and does all the work. Homeowners are put to work and learn so much along the way. Subscriber for life!

@robg4074 8 лет назад

He's really putting that old broad to work

@jshdjsjsjs1438 8 лет назад

Lmfao

@MeanOldLady 8 лет назад

+Robert Greco - She's not afraid of work unlike most of the younger generations. ;)

@TheFuzzieWuzzie 6 лет назад

As an old broad myself, all I could think was that I hope she had pain meds the next day. I give her a ton of credit, however. TOH has had problems in the past with whiners.

@clarencetaylor7455 6 лет назад

Braaahd

@BrandonTran 6 лет назад

Haha absolutely. She's a tough Gal! Way to go Gma!

@travel734 8 лет назад

There a lot of advantages, rainwater percolates through rather than running off and contributing to flooding. Another is that if you live in a northern climate, the rougher surface provides better traction than asphalt. I have had it on part of my driveway for 8 years and has held up well - better than the asphalt sections.

@codycross7063 4 года назад

does it kill the grass you plant on top of it at all(from driving)? do you have any pictures? just curious

@travel734 4 года назад

@@codycross7063 It all depends on the amount of traffic and the climate. At William the Conqueror's castle in Falaise they used it in the keep for a path to allow deliveries. At ground level it is barely noticeable. From the Bailey looking down you can make out the path but only if you know what you are looking for. The climate in Normandy is mild and fairly damp so it is great for growing grass. In a hotter more arid climate it might be different. I would not expect it to be as nice as undisturbed grass but a lot better than pavement.

@dragonfire595 6 лет назад

She seems lovely and hardworking

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Dragon Fire She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@bg147 8 лет назад

Terri has some serious get up and go.

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

bg147 She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@jasondecarlo 6 лет назад

Great hustle by that woman!

@majorgreenz2811 8 лет назад

MAN! he was working that old lady hard haha

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Major Greenz She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!! And she likes it

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

And she is only 60 something she isn’t that old

@ALAPINO 4 года назад

"That'll be cool!" This lady is great.

@Ernesto19G 7 лет назад

that's one hard working woman!

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Ernest Gutierrez She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@robertswift6101 6 лет назад

that woman is hired !!!!

@derpherpp 8 лет назад

this woman work harder than all the women had been on this show

@marshallkrabs3348 5 лет назад

T DUB different times she grew up with hard work most people these days don't know what hard work is.

@mourningwarbler 6 лет назад

Wish we could have a better look at the finished project.

@krypton1982 2 года назад

She is a good helpmate.

@mojazzn9091 8 лет назад

She is great...job looks good too

@scoutsdad5831 4 года назад

I have weeds AND grass in my driveway. Job DONE!

@15205golfer 6 лет назад

the lady is doing all the work!1

@bitterrotten 6 лет назад

Terri is a god damn machine.

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Bitter Rotten She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@rupe53 2 года назад

This is the kind of thing you install to avoid mud ruts where you occasionally park the second car or weekly cross over with your boat trailer / RV. This is NOT for a daily use driveway.

@robertcollins7515 2 года назад

Good. I was wondering why. And if this was going to hold up. I would have like to seen a better view of the finish.

@veronicianyveronica5290 6 лет назад

One tough old lady working so hard on her job!

@viasevenvai 4 года назад

I really missed the camaro parked on the lawn look so luckily I can still get it with this.

@derewreck 3 года назад

My fingers hurt. Hal: Well now you’re back is going to hurt because you just pulled landscaping duty.

@kaophillips1600 4 года назад

Grandma's putting in work

@NistaDGB 9 месяцев назад

She’s a beast!

@kCI251 3 года назад

I love it it seems terribly expensive.

@jugglingjakeuk 3 года назад

I'd like to see this grass area in a year or so. Pray she has lots of rain. Mine dries out in the summer -lookin at irrigation. Mine also has a 50mm 'Root Zone' UNDER the grid.

@OQureshii 6 лет назад

Naniuma is a work horse!

@kaophillips1600 4 года назад

I like that truck at the end

@alonzomartii 5 лет назад

That's a tough old broad. My respects to her. TOH hire that woman.

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Alonso Martii She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@latafairam 4 года назад

They removed gravel to add gravel?

@jshdjsjsjs1438 8 лет назад

Should of gave that women a check

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

jshd jsjsjs She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!

@dangerdavefreestyle 7 лет назад

I was brought up its impolite to mock the utility about their gas.

@TheGuitarShawn 7 лет назад

Your comment made me go back to catch this one!

@leyilin535 Год назад

Which grid paver did you use ? Thanks

@HS-dy4uq 8 лет назад

where do i buy these tiles?

@FriggOff361 6 лет назад

That lady works harder than i ever have

@sn0wpl0w100 7 лет назад

Without putting a landscape fabric between the plastic and the gravel, that soil will wash right through in no time.

@akbarshoed 5 лет назад

I say sand, not gravel

@VivaLaGolf42 4 года назад

It was interesting that they chose to lay sod over it. Most times I see this stuff used, they seed it, and the grass grows in the pods.

@user-xx7pg3vw9k 4 года назад

The roots will hold it in, no probs.

@b_uppy 4 года назад

@@user-xx7pg3vw9k It will also have the soil in the sod kind of fill in...

@TheNebraska402 4 года назад

@@VivaLaGolf42 that makes more sense in my mind. If the grass grows 1/2 inch below the top of the plastic, then it won't die. And you can still mow over it.

@latariewilliams6426 4 года назад

I was definitely expecting a different look.

@sleddy01 3 года назад

Did they scrape up a bunch of stone so they could haul in more stone to replace it?

@royokimoto5150 4 года назад

Get em granny

@veronicianyveronica5290 6 лет назад

She is old and very quick and very fast, yeah baby,that ‘s the great woman! Hahaha

@tripplehD 7 лет назад

that old lady seems more active than me

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Blackk Starr She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!!

@SM-dv6wi 4 года назад

So wouldn’t driving over the lawn everyday day eventually kill the lawn?

@GaryTaylorvw 9 месяцев назад

Grandma Walton worked harder than the gardener 😂

@ikecostner1 7 лет назад

roger is getting old on us

@sharonchristenson2180 3 года назад

And working hard, did you see his hands?

@nuttmasterflex1831 5 лет назад

Big yellow mockkk

@crash6669 8 месяцев назад

do we tamp down the soil you put on the pavers? tia

@jakeypoo20051 5 лет назад

4:25 is me when i throw out my back building a grass driveway

@chazzmccloud36 2 года назад

That's a tough old bird

@havalalkurdi4399 8 лет назад

can i leave a car parked on it for long periods of time or it will leave spots and lines where the tires pass?

@fantasticola 7 лет назад

yes the grass will die underneath. They are using it in this video so you have a firm base to drive over onto the extra drive section.

@amberdurante 5 лет назад

That’s a very capable woman right there

@dac7046 Год назад

On relatively flat ground I don’t see why putting yet more plastic in the ground is needed. Why not use larger gravel in place of the grid? Back in the day our farm roads were accidentally like that. Grass eventually invaded the gravel and you had a nice grassy lane to drive on with solid gravel base.

@ctowtf Месяц назад

Lucky you American. In NZ, our lawn is so Muddy. It's so f hard to dig it or scrape it to even level. Using machine is the norm, and thus cost you a leg.

@esoomreltna 8 лет назад

Nice lawn and she has beautiful muscles too

@luckyvet 5 лет назад

When you worry he'll make her work and she puts most of us to shame.

@RainMorin 5 лет назад

What is there to dislike about this I'm really wondering

@Kos1067 7 лет назад

will the grass start to die after you drive over it for a few months

@user-xx7pg3vw9k 4 года назад

Not really, but evenutally once it is all settled in and has taken root, you will sort of see the normal path of the tires over the honey combs....if that makes any sense...

@nosoupforyou425 3 года назад

Never even gave her a water break 😮

@ShrillNathan07 5 лет назад

@veronicianyveronica5290 6 лет назад

Grass driveway? Whatta heck is that ? Never seen that in my life !?

@itsflashcraftnc4146 3 года назад

Veroniciany Veronica She is my grandma lol no joke we are related................ she never stops send help!!!!!! And it’s not fully grass

@donlarsenjr2332 2 года назад

good thing they removed that gravel before putting down gravel.

@livingadreamlife1428 4 года назад

Great program. However, I’m not a fan of a “grass driveway” as consistently driving over the same area will kill the grass. Just gravel the area and he done with it.

@you2tooyou2too 3 года назад

I think he did not read the instructions.

@MethStBlues 4 года назад

parking on grass is illegal in most American cities

@sschevmale24 3 года назад

Won't the grass die

@henrycorrea9586 2 года назад

Spunky old lady. 👍

@you2tooyou2too 3 года назад

How is the sod, inches above the pavers protected from traffic?!? Leaving out the construction cloth will let the soil rinse down into the gravel layer, destabilizing the pavers. . I expected the paver cups to extend above the soil surface an inch or two, to protect the grass from being crushed by the tires. I suspect he did not read the instructions. Even then, I would expect that enough soil will form in the cups each year to fill them up, forcing the grass stems to start higher, and then up to where the tires will kill them, forming 2 dirt ruts in the grass.

@axtra92 6 лет назад

Whats the point of that? Why not stick with the stones?

@HappyfoxBiz 6 лет назад

This would be nice in California, they are trying to make thee place look more green and people are wanting to park their cars, so why not both eh?

@ryantfinchum 6 лет назад

I do not understand why she wouldn't just extend her gravel driveway to the road.. what is the point of this?

@realcokejam 4 года назад

I honestly thought this was a driveway project using drive-able pavers and grass on either side of the pavers.

@wientz 3 года назад

Man I hope the snowplow doesn't come through next winter and peel that all up.

@timmaine3327 Год назад

There's a tendency in these TOS and Ask TOH videos to rush the end, which is a shame as we'd like to see more of the final look.

@johnmeyer5318 8 лет назад

were can I buy the grid system at?

@TheFuzzieWuzzie 6 лет назад

john meyer ~ Google the phrase Grass Pavers. There are other vids here on YT as well.

@thebrencher 6 лет назад

I'm gonna dump it your gonna spread it sounds fair

@terrybyrd3738 6 лет назад

Grid tiles or brick runners look better.

@xs6819 2 года назад

One born every minute

@mcruff5547 5 лет назад

Who would want a grass driveway?

@user-xx7pg3vw9k 4 года назад

MC Ruff There are many differnt reasons. Some do want want to lose precious greenery in a small front yard...they may not have the option of a drveway AND a lawn, some need it for traction, some want a unique DIY driveway that does not invovle masonry, etc..etc...

@janetgray9685 8 лет назад

I wonder what is the cost is there any drawbacks. is there any other facts to know?

@tiehut 8 лет назад

+janet gray grass can catch on fire when you park on it

@janetgray9685 8 лет назад

tiehut good point, thank you.

@scallywag1716 4 года назад

Pests can also find their way into your car. Fire ants in your car would be no fun at all. The grass will die in places (where you track and under the tires). To me, it ain’t worth the headache. Just pay for a proper concrete or asphalt with sloping and be done with it.

@10--50 3 года назад

I made it to 1:43 until I had to look at the comments and see if everyone was thinking what I was

@MrKfq269 4 года назад

And they got the whole project done in 5:19 seconds.

@trickster_qc 3 года назад

But why have only party of your driveway made of grass??

@MrLozts 4 года назад

"How's it look?". All you can see is the GMC truck. This old house is getting that GMC money.

@daveking4246 6 лет назад

I don't understand the point of this...why would anybody want this...

@b_uppy 4 года назад

It helps keep water in the yard, reduces heat and glare, and reduces chances of flooding the more it is done...

@Bendc1970A1 4 года назад

They don't do a good job explaining why they are doing this but I think it prevents the ground from getting rutted from driving over it a bunch of times.

@michaeldodd3563 4 года назад

I agree. I missed the point of this. Will this be plowed in the winter? $20 says in comes right up and will be found next spring after the melt.

@b_uppy 4 года назад

@@michaeldodd3563 Heaving is thwarted by the shape of the plastic and grass roots as they establish...

@michaeldodd3563 4 года назад

@@b_uppy establish into what? 2 inches of top soil and compacted 3/4? I don't buy it. The first time a plow goes over that, say bye bye.

@joesmith2959 4 года назад

I don’t get it. Why would you do that?

@David-fg4nu 4 года назад

Go grandma!

@rrofficial8553 5 лет назад

very strong woman

@akbarshoed 5 лет назад

Sand, not gravel

@samsngdevice5103 4 года назад

Update: Murder hornets find a new nest, murders family.

@buildtalibanbackbetter5923 4 года назад

Wonder Woman in her later years😮

@wabashstudio 6 лет назад

I just dont get it...

@cupbowlspoonforkknif 8 лет назад

Why not just drive on your grass? I don't see why this helps.

@Rymac91 8 лет назад

This adds support and drainage under the grass so it won't become a mud trap when it rains and it won't develop tires ruts like normal grass does.

@cupbowlspoonforkknif 8 лет назад

+Rymac91 Thanks

@dazedconfuzed6 8 лет назад

+7t6e354r But the grass will die either way if driven on too much. Doesn't matter the support under it it is still just grass. The benefit is it wont get muddy. This seemed like a waste of time though. Easier just to drive on the driveway and then pull into the extra parking space like you are supposed too.