All people are divided into two camps: those who have a car, and those who do not. The second ones believe that cars are an absolute "evil": cars pollute the air and interfere with normal movement on footpaths. With this opinion, walking enthusiasts remain until they themselves become owners of vehicles and begin to suffer from the lack of properly organized parking places that could solve the problems of car owners and pedestrians, and at the same time become an additional decoration of urban architecture.
One of the options for coverage for sites when arranging parking lots may be a concrete lawn grille. It is a module, which is not only the basis for parking, but also a drainage system, it also strengthens the soil, allows the grass to grow naturally, reliably protecting the roots from damage. Such a green island will be a great addition to the surrounding architectural ensemble and will provide an opportunity to organize parking without interference with traffic. Concrete lawn grill is characterized by high strength and durability. The average
service life , depending on the load, is 10-20 years. It is used not only for the arrangement of parking lots, but also for children’s, playgrounds, sports grounds, pedestrian paths, protection of
sewer manholes and
drainpipes. This coating protects against shedding of roadsides, the banks of water bodies.
In itself, a concrete lawn grate, in addition to strengthening the soil, serves as a drainage system due to its cellular shape. It passes moisture into the soil, does not allow
rainfall to form puddles, and during snowfall it is easier to clear of drifts and ice crust than a continuous coating. In some countries, the concrete grass grill along the road has decorative elements that distract the weary driver’s gaze from the monotony of the road.
With all its advantages, such as frost resistance, strength, durability, the coating has several disadvantages. They consist in the fact that the material used for the manufacture does not allow the walls of the cells to be made thin, and this looks unaesthetic in relation to the surrounding architecture. In addition, the installation of such plates provides for their drowning in the ground, and this, in turn, additional material costs during installation. Nowadays, there are new, modern types of coating, the lawn grill can be made not only of concrete. Nowadays, plastic coating is gaining popularity, it is called geosynthetics.
In terms of performance, the material is in no way inferior to concrete. It is just as durable, reliable, resistant to temperature extremes, environmentally friendly. But at the same time, the material is flexible, which allows it to be moved from place to place without much labor and the involvement of additional equipment. Laying is carried out directly on the ground, which is pre-compacted and leveled with sand, a modular cellular row is laid out on top, covered with soil and sown with grass. Such a lawn grill for parking will help create the appearance of a natural, well-groomed lawn. Thanks to the thin walls of the cells, a solid green field is obtained. In terms of materials and installation costs, such a coating becomes preferable to traditional.
If the state administrative bodies, services responsible for the improvement of territories and roads will solve parking problems in a complex way, then both pedestrians and drivers will be more friendly to each other.