Pete C. wrote:
Phisherman wrote:

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:04:29 -0400, Jim wrote:

Learned a new lesson about car care yesterday, the hard way. My car has
accelerated corrosion of the chassis which the mechanics say is a result
of my parking the car for extended periods over grassy areas.

I've got about a half acre lot. Driveway is single car wide. Although
I could extend it I can't widen it very easily.

Instead I'm considering building some sort of parking pad in the
backyard where I was parking the car. Likely concrete, concrete pavers,
or perhaps asphalt.

Any recommendations or suggestions? Low cost, low maintenance, and
durability all a plus.


Concrete - durable, looks good, low maintenance, high initial cost
Asphalt - durable, some maintenance, cost less than concrete
Pavers - Some maintenance, weed growth in cracks, low cost
gravel - high maintenance, low cost

I believe for a small scale pad (assume 8' x 16') asphalt will cost
considerably more than concrete due to the need for specialty equipment
for placement vs. a 2x form and a screed board.

Pete C.

i would go with gravel if you are trying to keep costs down. have an
excavator strip the organics down to native soil, and use a geotextile
fabric. you could also use paver edging to somewhat limit weed growth.
hit it with roundup every few years. BTW, i parked a fairly decent
pickup in the weeds for three years, and pretty much ruined it with
underbody rust.