Pervious Concrete Applications

[Kevin J. Gaughan]

I am very interested in seeing some precedent images of people pushing the envelope, aesthetically, with pervious concrete. I am very interested in this application for a large residential project I am working on right now, but having a tough time finding interesting examples of its use.

I have accepted the fact that there is not much you can do with the material itself (in the way of finishing) besides playing with color and aggregate size…however, I feel like there is a ton of potential in working with it alongside of traditional concrete to create interesting panels/patterns.

So, if you have any pictures or thoughts on the subject, please share. If you do not know much about pervious concrete and would like to know more, check out this link: http://www.perviouspavement.org/

[Chris Heiler]

Hi Kevin,

I completed a university project earlier this year and we used pervious concrete.

The paving was a grid of approx. 10’x10′ concrete panels separated by 16″ bands of clay pavers (deep red, smooth finish). The contrast in color and texture between the two materials looked really nice.

I don’t have any pictures right now…sorry.

I’ll be writing an article specifically about pervious concrete next week if you would like me to share it with The Lounge. It will have a video showing the installation and some finished photos. Just let me know.

Chris Heiler
Editor- http://www.landscapeleadership.com

[Kevin J. Gaughan]

Chris, that would be great, thanks. Just wondering, did you set the clay pavers on concrete or just on sand/stonedust?

[Chris Heiler]

The pavers were set on a concrete base. The paver was from Marion Tile I believe. I think that’s the name of the company anyway. It was a 3/4″ modular paver so we had 3/8″ mortar joints.

Here are a couple of pictures of the construction. I don’t have any photos yet with the brick.

Chris Heiler
Editor- http://www.LandscapeLeadership.com

[Noriko Marshall]

Chris, it sounds a little strange. I believe that the previous concrete should be set in pervious subbase.

[Nate Hommel]

Kevin –

Villanova University has done extensive research on pervious concrete. They have a substantial amount of information on this site http://egrfaculty.villanova.edu/public/Civil_Environmental/WREE/VUSP_Web_Folder/PC_web_folder/PC_main.html

I have visited the campus to take a look at the product and came away feeling that it is not a good material. That is my opinion mainly due to the appearance (unlike pervious asphalt, pervious conc. looks very much like a mistake….though if you can be creative with your use of patterns that might help). They have problems with the aggregate coming loose and causing a tripping hazard, again this is spelled out on that site.

Good luck

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