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How to Install Driveway Filter Fabric

Driveway filter fabric is the unsung hero of gravel driveways around the world. Filter fabric prevents weeds from growing up through your gravel and stops your driveway from becoming a mud pit after every rain storm. What exactly is driveway filter fabric? How is it used and installed? Keep reading to find out everything you […]

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How to Design a Safe and Reliable Boat Ramp

A safe and reliable boat ramp can have a significant impact on the longevity of your boat. It can also prevent you from having to spend money on regular maintenance and will help preserve your shoreline while also preventing you from tracking mud into your boat or other vehicles. That said, designing a boat ramp […]

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How Thick Should an Asphalt Driveway Be? And a Look at an Intriguing Alternative

Asphalt driveways are the most common type of driveway. While many materials can be used to create a driveway, asphalt has long been favored for a variety of reasons. When building an asphalt driveway, however, it’s important to take into account the depth of the driveway. Some asphalt driveways need to be thicker than others […]

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Understanding Grass Parking Mats

Parking on grass may be preferable for many reasons. You might not have the time or resources to have pavement installed, you want to choose the most eco-friendly parking option, or you may just prefer the aesthetic. Whatever the reason you have for using grass as a long-term parking solution, you need a way to […]

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Guidelines for School Bus Storage Lot Design

School bus storage lots are an important but underrated aspect of a school system. Usually, the buses within an individual school system will all park at and be maintained by the same storage/maintenance lot. One maintenance and storage facility will typically care for buses that service the entire school-aged population, K through 12. The responsibilities […]

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Asphalt Maintenance: 5 Critical Steps and a Durable Alternative

Asphalt is the single most common paving material used across the world. It’s a relatively cheap material and although not eco-friendly, it is somewhat durable and effective as a paving material. One of the biggest defining characteristics of asphalt, though, is the amount of maintenance that it requires. Asphalt maintenance is an extensive and painstaking […]

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8 Features of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design

A green stormwater infrastructure design is one that incorporates a variety of different elements in order to facilitate the most eco-friendly flow of stormwater possible. Modern-day stormwater infrastructure is often anything but eco-friendly.  Therefore, the need for green stormwater infrastructure has increased. A green stormwater infrastructure design includes multiple elements all intended to maximize the […]

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Stormwater Drainage Design: 7 Systems to Improve Water Management

Stormwater drainage is a big deal for many homeowners and business owners everywhere. Stormwater needs to have one or more outlets for drainage when storms occur or else the water will pool, flood, and cause a variety of issues that nobody wants to deal with. Stormwater Drainage Systems Thankfully, there are a wide variety of […]

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Best Practices for Building a Driveway with Grass Strips

Are you looking for a new type of driveway besides the standard asphalt or concrete driveway that most people have? There are plenty of benefits to choosing an alternative driveway and a plethora of options to choose from as well. Asphalt and concrete have been commonplace for a long time but alternative driveways are gaining […]

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A Better Alternative to Filling Gravel Potholes with Concrete

Potholes in gravel are a huge problem for many people. Because of the nature of loose gravel, potholes develop frequently in roads, driveways, walkways, and other areas paved with loose gravel. When a pothole in gravel develops, it can lead to a wide variety of issues that can cause annoyance, injury, and damage to vehicles, […]

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