Drainage for Permeable Paving

Why Is Drainage Important?

One of the many benefits of incorporating permeable paving into landscaping is its ability to suit almost any space. From your walkways to community areas and commercial spaces, permeable paving is an effective paving solution. Not only for its timeless design and seamless installation, but also due to it’s well established drainage capabilities.

Permeable paving supports sustainable water management practices, which can reduce the strain on urban drainage systems. With the correct irrigation and drainage set up for permeable paving, you can help not only your garden thrive, but reduce your environmental impact due to a great collection of stormwater.

Meeting the guidelines from local councils or environmental agencies is essential for our team. Not only does this ensure compliance with water management policies, but safeguards your permeable paving from being loved for years to come. Multiple councils love permeable paving, due to its effective water management, especially for stormwater drainage. Typically, in new developments permeable paving is utilised more due to specific planning regulations and restrictions, which we unpack in our article about Planning and Regulations.

The Installation Process

We begin any project by first reviewing the site, to gauge exactly what is achievable and the best products to suit your paving goal.

• Site Preparation: We excavate and grade the area to direct water flow properly. With years of experience as landscape contractors for large-scale council project’s you can trust us to efficiently excavate.
• Sub-Base Layer: We’ll begin installing a layer of aggregate to support the paving and promote water infiltration. This will include meeting your landscape and architecture plans to allow water to flow to specific areas.
• Filter Layer: From here a geotextile fabric will be layered to prevent sediment from clogging the base.
• Paving Layer: Finally we’ll secure the chosen permeable paving system, ready to begin the permeable paving process.

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For more information on our specifications for installing permeable paving and drainage systems, visit our specifications page, or head to our Knowledge Base!