Fixing drainage issues in a Cambridge, MA landscape can be a costly proposition but permeable pavers from Unilock can help you remedy those issues and create attractive surfaces at the same time. Permeable pavers can be an innovative way to handle the standing water on driveways, patios, and other outdoor features.
Erosion Problems
Erosion can be an ongoing problem in a landscape, one that can be very hard to remedy without costly measures. From snow and ice to heavy rainstorms, these weather events can wreak havoc on your lawn and landscape by eroding the soil and causing trees to fail due to too much water moving over the roots.
Erosion often happens in areas where there is a steep slope. When the rain rushes down the slope, it washes away your soil, some grass, and landscape plants, leaving dirt and debris in its path. The rushing water can also run over your walkways and driveway, causing them to look dingy and unattractive.
Retaining Walls for Erosion
Many slope problems can be solved with a stone retaining wall that sits at the slope base. Retaining walls are durable, holding back the earth so the water can’t run through the landscape and ruin your lovely planting plan.
Retaining walls have drainage pipes as part of the design to divert the stormwater to a more suitable place in the property for draining. The wall base has weep holes at the bottom to allow small amounts of water to trickle through but the bulk of the water is caught by the pipes and sent to spill near the storm drains where it causes no landscape damage.
Permeable Paver Benefits
Permeable pavers can work with a retaining wall or on their own to help with standing puddles in outdoor spaces. Standing water can destroy the integrity of your patio, walkway, or driveway, causing the surface to become buckled or crumbled. These pavers come in multiple shapes and colors to lend a lovely look to your outdoor feature surface and remove the possibility of water damaging your landscape design.
Designed for Optimal Water Absorption
While permeable pavers look like other pavers, they have a unique spacer bar to leave a slightly wider gap between pavers. This allows standing water and stormwater to seep through where it slowly filters back into the soil. The water no longer flows off the surface into the nearby landscape beds to wash away the plants and mulch but instead, seeps from the surface to eliminate puddles.
This erosion control method protects the ecosystems of nearby streams and creeks since the excess water no longer flows into these areas. You can opt to use permeable pavers at the base of a retaining wall and slope for increased drainage. This can give you the opportunity to have a new landscape design that offers plenty of outdoor living without the threat of erosion and rushing water.
Permeable pavers are durable and will look just as beautiful years after they were first installed while ensuring the surfaces and surrounding areas are not damaged by standing water.
Imagine the relief you can feel when the drainage and erosion issues are permanently solved and you have the outdoor spaces of your dreams to enjoy whenever you wish.
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