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Pavers with turf between for back patio
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:12 am
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:12 am
Wife wants something like this below . Does anyone have something similar? I'm fine with it but my concern is the legs of tables and chairs will have issues since the surfaces are unlevel. Or can you make it to where the turf and pavers are level? Would be using 24"x24" pavers.
ETA: this will be 100% synthetic turf. Not grass.
ETA: this will be 100% synthetic turf. Not grass.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 10:49 am
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:22 am to poochie
I'm sorry you have to do this. Seems like a pain. All I got.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:33 am to poochie
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:38 am to poochie
Looks great in pictures, but there’s a lot of issues. Pinterest makes it look great.
If you want real turf/grass, it’s a pain to keep up. Trimming, edging, even growth, etc. This is pretty obvious not to do around a pool.
If you go artificial turf, drainage can be an issue and the turf is definitely unlevel with the surface. It can be near level and minimized, but it’s a lot of work and adjustment to get everything straight. Your pavers would need to be set on concrete to minimize settling. Your contract would need to spend a lot of time to ensure everything is set and leveled, the turf is properly installed and doesn’t risk lifting. It can also be a toe catcher/tripping hazard.
If you want real turf/grass, it’s a pain to keep up. Trimming, edging, even growth, etc. This is pretty obvious not to do around a pool.
If you go artificial turf, drainage can be an issue and the turf is definitely unlevel with the surface. It can be near level and minimized, but it’s a lot of work and adjustment to get everything straight. Your pavers would need to be set on concrete to minimize settling. Your contract would need to spend a lot of time to ensure everything is set and leveled, the turf is properly installed and doesn’t risk lifting. It can also be a toe catcher/tripping hazard.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:38 am to poochie
That particular photo might be using artificial grass. Not sure TBH. Always looks like those driveways/patios with those have no more than 2" wide of Bermuda on much larger slabs.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:47 am to poochie
might be easier to concrete it and have a mural painted of turf and pavers.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:51 am to poochie
Over the years of home ownership and building 2 houses, I've learned that there's a big difference in something that looks great in a catalog and the practicality of it in a real world application. Pinterest has made this even worse. Women see a pic and think "Why can't we have that?"
This patio looks great but it is staged for a photo. Getting the pavers to be level in the turf would be a pain, and yes sliding the chair legs would hit the valleys between the stones and be a pain in the arse.
This patio looks great but it is staged for a photo. Getting the pavers to be level in the turf would be a pain, and yes sliding the chair legs would hit the valleys between the stones and be a pain in the arse.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:34 pm to poochie
Like already said=====Looks great, very impractical.
Chair legs going off the pavers, ladies with heeled shoes twisting ankles, kids playing on wheeled toys like bikes, skates, etc. tripping and falling.
Bad idea in my opinion.
Chair legs going off the pavers, ladies with heeled shoes twisting ankles, kids playing on wheeled toys like bikes, skates, etc. tripping and falling.
Bad idea in my opinion.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:02 pm to poochie
Pretty sure someone sells a grid system with the turf and you just snap in the tile.
Paverturf.com
Paverturf.com
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 3:57 pm to poochie
How are you installing the turf? Typically with those small separations, it’s all one seamless concrete deck with turf laid in the joints and all the pavers cast in place.
If you’re doing pavers on a sand/aggregate base with turf over that, good luck. I would not recommend it.
If you’re doing pavers on a sand/aggregate base with turf over that, good luck. I would not recommend it.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:13 pm to poochie
quote:
Would be using 24"x24" pavers.
I'd go larger at least 48"x48" and instead of using pavers, do a pour.
At least that's my recommendation.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:32 pm to poochie
Just got something little similar installed around our pool.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:33 pm to poochie
My BIL has this. Looks great but it’s very uneven. I felt like Joe Biden trying to climb steps just walking across it. Unless you like hopscotch it’s not very practical. Might’ve been the turf he chose, pavers or install. Either way it was a huge turnoff.
This post was edited on 5/2/24 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:20 pm to poochie
16x16x2 pavers from Home Depot weigh about 40lbs each. I just did a small area for an outdoor grill area at our neighborhood pool. The bags of sand weighed about 60lbs each. Then there was the task of getting them level on a grass area that was very bumpy. That didn’t happen. 11ft by 5ft area kicked my arse and there were no gaps in between the pavers. Good luck with that.
Spot where table goes should be a solid slab then do rest in the lattice pattern.
Spot where table goes should be a solid slab then do rest in the lattice pattern.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 9:56 am to poochie
The only way I do it is with artificial turf. It is simply too much work for me. The clippings are a night mare and eventually you will have grass higher than pavers, creating an issue about every 4-5 years as things pile up.
Now, out in a space like a drive or something, or somewhere where upkeep isnt as essential. I am with your wife on this, I think it looks awesome.
I really wanted to do that around our pool, my wife vetoed it. God bless her, the clippings from around the pool are bad enough to manage. Now, I think the concrete we laid down looks way to industrial, but it is soooo much more pracitcal and easy. As it ages, it gets a little less terrible looking.
Now, out in a space like a drive or something, or somewhere where upkeep isnt as essential. I am with your wife on this, I think it looks awesome.
I really wanted to do that around our pool, my wife vetoed it. God bless her, the clippings from around the pool are bad enough to manage. Now, I think the concrete we laid down looks way to industrial, but it is soooo much more pracitcal and easy. As it ages, it gets a little less terrible looking.
This post was edited on 5/6/24 at 9:59 am
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