Today we have a carport that is paved, and we are considering widening the parking area in front so that 2 cars can fit side by side. We have 2 different solutions we are considering.
1. Paving next to the existing asphalt
2. Laying paving stones next to the existing asphalt
Option 1 is somewhat cheaper, while option 2 is somewhat more attractive. But I wonder if paving stones will hold up as well as asphalt over time? Is there a risk that it will sink after a while when cars stand and drive on it? The paving stone we would use is this one http://www.steriks.se/sv/Produktsortiment/Markbelaggning/Marksten/Munksten/
The reason we've chosen this particular stone is that we have it in other parts of the garden.
Also, I am wondering how much we need to widen for a car to fit. We want to fit the car without any problems but at the same time take as little as possible of the rest of the plot in surface area. I read that a larger car (like the V70 is 1.80 wide) and a smaller car (like a Toyota Aygo) is 1.60 wide.
Is 2 m in width enough?
What do you think about the above questions and what might be best?
1. Paving next to the existing asphalt
2. Laying paving stones next to the existing asphalt
Option 1 is somewhat cheaper, while option 2 is somewhat more attractive. But I wonder if paving stones will hold up as well as asphalt over time? Is there a risk that it will sink after a while when cars stand and drive on it? The paving stone we would use is this one http://www.steriks.se/sv/Produktsortiment/Markbelaggning/Marksten/Munksten/
The reason we've chosen this particular stone is that we have it in other parts of the garden.
Also, I am wondering how much we need to widen for a car to fit. We want to fit the car without any problems but at the same time take as little as possible of the rest of the plot in surface area. I read that a larger car (like the V70 is 1.80 wide) and a smaller car (like a Toyota Aygo) is 1.60 wide.
Is 2 m in width enough?
What do you think about the above questions and what might be best?
The cars shouldn't just fit, you should be able to open the doors and get in/out, load/unload too even when there are 2 cars there. As I see it, 2 meters per car isn't enough, at least 3 meters per car would be ideal if I had the space.
But I don't have the space
our parking is lengthwise so the cars are lined up; however, we decided to asphalt the parking area both there and in front of the garage. According to our "ground guys" who will handle both paving and asphalting, asphalt holds up better, stones sink more over time. But it's also more practical when it comes to things like snow shoveling as there aren't a lot of joints and edges because no matter how well you do the job, some stones will differ slightly in height.
But sure, paving stones do look nicer than asphalt, though we chose to be a bit practical
But I don't have the space
our parking is lengthwise so the cars are lined up; however, we decided to asphalt the parking area both there and in front of the garage. According to our "ground guys" who will handle both paving and asphalting, asphalt holds up better, stones sink more over time. But it's also more practical when it comes to things like snow shoveling as there aren't a lot of joints and edges because no matter how well you do the job, some stones will differ slightly in height.But sure, paving stones do look nicer than asphalt, though we chose to be a bit practical
Hello! I guess I wasn't clear enough.Jan-Å said:The cars should not only fit, you should be able to open the doors and get in/out, load/unload too, even when there are 2 cars there, as I see it, 2 m per car is not enough, at least 3 m per car would I make if I could fit.
But I don't have the space
But sure, paving stones are nicer than asphalt, we chose to be a bit practical
The asphalted area that exists there today is 3.6 meters wide. If I widen it by another 2 m, it will be 5.6 meters wide in total.
The question is how well 2 cars will fit in that space?
Good point about snow shoveling there, I hadn't thought of that.
But at the same time, the stone is really much nicer
They do get space, but as I said, I think at least 3 meters per car is needed if there's room. But place the actual cars next to each other and check. It also depends on what kind of cars are parked there, my calculations and thoughts are based on the assumption that VW Passat is the absolute smallest that will be there. But if you're driving a Masda 121 or Nissan Micra and such, you can probably subtract a couple of meters without issue.