INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

Installation

·       Map out and mark area where ECORASTER® Pavers will be installed

·       Excavate designated area to specifications

·       Prep excavated area with base material

·       Install ECORASTER® Pavers and fill

Pavers filled with topsoil and seeded with grass..... 
....and pavers filled with different color of gravel (red, white, gray)...

Advantages

·       Both economically and ecologically friendly by replacing asphalt and concrete with a Green alternative

·       Weather resistant

·       Gives the strength of conventional pavement, while architecturally beautifying your landscape

·       Successful in storm water management by allowing water to drain back into the soil

·       Reduces surface heat, unlike standard asphalt applications

·       Significant reduction in maintenance costs over the lifetime of the product

Consumer Benefits

ECORASTER® Paver System allows water to drain or permeate into the base. Many years asphalt was the top choice for driveways because it was simple and cheap to install. With the high price of oil the price of asphalt has changed substantially. Recycling the plastic waste and putting in a plastic grid system becomes slightly less expensive.

Why would a homeowner or commercial agencies choose ECORASTER® recycled plastic pavers:

·       Recycled Plastic waste turns into an environmentally neutral product that will not crack and rarely needs repairs even after decades of use. It is UV resistant, frost neutral and can withstand the heat.

·     Creating Green Environment - ECORASTER® recycled plastic pavers are easy to install and give people the space that is green and still can be used for parking because the ECORASTER® Pavers are protecting the grass roots.

·          Storm Water Control - Water flows through the pavers into the soil, and it becomes naturally filtered. From asphalt and concrete the pollutants from a car flow straight into drains and directly into the lakes and streams, creating floods.

·                               -  prevent/remedy erosion on property.

·                   - minimize excessive pooling in low-lying areas due to runoff.

 ·                  - retain water on property which will benefit plants on property.

·       r                       - return water to the water table on property.

·                               - contribute to the improvement of the environment by diminishing storm water              contaminants in streams and rivers.

·                         - provides groundwater recharge and reduce storm-water runoff.

·                                 - preserve and prevent erosion of stream beds and river banks if property                        drains directly into a stream.

·       Mud Control - Gravel driveways without grids form muddy spots and potholes. By using a ECORASTER®recycled plastic pavers system the water flows away from the surface, gravel is on the surface, water drains into the sub-base and help control mud. ECORASTER® Pavers will keep the gravel from disappearing and eliminate the migration of gravel.

·       Cost Savings – ECORASTER® recycled plastic pavers installed across Europe typically last over 20+ years. They need little to no maintenance or repairs. ECORASTER® Pavers have become very competitive with asphalt and concrete or stone pavers. In the long term the savings are huge - for the environment and for the consumer.

Maintenance

·    Relatively maintenance free, requiring only basic lawn maintenance (watering, fertilizer and mowing) for grass filled pavers.

·           Snowplow at least 1 inch above the paver.

·    Two-Stage Snow Blower is recommended for snow removal on uneven or gravel surfaces because it has two augers involved in the snow removal process. The first auger is a slower moving steel serrated auger that chops and breaks up the snow. The snow is then pushed back into a second high-speed auger, which throws the snow out the chute and out of your way. No part of the augers ever come in contact with the ground, snow on the ground is pushed along via a scraper bar on the bottom of the unit. For gravel you just adjust the unit to leave a small layer of snow behind avoiding the gravel all together.