When you renovate a house with a garden – or you have to do it new outdoor flooring that replaces the existing one – we are faced with an apparently simple choice. Navigating the myriad of materials and technical solutions available can be more complex than you think and the risk of making the wrong choice is always around the corner. It is therefore necessary to take particular care and carefully weigh all the various factors that can influence the choice.
Opt for one sustainable and ecological outdoor flooring However, it could help untangle the mess more quickly. This "choice of field" strongly restricts the field of materials that can be used and allows, among other things, to make an "environmentally friendly" choice.
But what exactly are the ecological materials for eco-sustainable outdoor flooring? Let's discover together the "hi-tech" solutions available on the market today.
Stabilized earth, architectural concrete and lawn protection grid: the three choices for a hi-tech and sustainable outdoor flooring
To create sustainable and ecological outdoor flooring it is possible to choose between three different technical solutions: stabilized earth, architectural concrete and lawn protection grid. All three guarantee undeniable practical advantages and are extremely versatile. You just need to understand what they are to understand when and why to use them.
- What is stabilized earth. Among the three, this is the most "technologically advanced" solution. There stabilized land it is a mixture of quarry aggregate, recycled aggregates and a mineral and ecological binder which allows the creation of a surface characterized by high mechanical resistance and a high level of permeability;
- What is architectural concrete. Natural-like flooring with a great aesthetic effect, it uses gravel and aggregates of different sizes to obtain an extremely solid and resistant surface over time;
- What is the lawn guard. Also called armed lawn, it's about a honeycomb structure which, filled with earth, allows the creation of draining floors capable of withstanding high operating loads. All without it being necessary to "break" the continuity of the garden's turf.
When to choose stabilized earth
Stabilized earth is ideal for creating country roads, long stretches of cycle paths, rest areas and parking areas serving shopping centres, railways and public parks or avenues within protected areas and sites subject to environmental and landscape. Products like Nature Stabil Road by Terra Solida Italia in fact, they allow the creation of permeable and sustainable paving in any area quickly and with limited investments.
Highly resistant to wear and immediately usable, the stabilized earth surfaces guarantee correct regulation of rainwater and do not release polluting substances into the ground (they are thus 100% recyclable at the end of their life cycle).
When to choose the lawn guard
Are you a lover of English lawns and, despite having to create an access path to your home garden, do you want to preserve the continuity of the turf at all costs? In this case the choice must necessarily fall on lawn protection grill. This technical solution, in fact, allows the creation of surfaces capable of resisting the transit of vehicles of all weights and sizes.
The grill of Garden Grid line by Terra Solida ItaliaFurthermore, it is made with materials deriving from renewable sources. This allows the environmental impact of the work to be further reduced, without the solidity of the driveway surface being affected in the slightest.
When to choose architectural concrete
If you need to create pedestrian and vehicular paths inside your home garden characterized by high mechanical resistance, the architectural concrete it could be the ideal solution. This material, in fact, allows you to design and create surfaces with a high aesthetic impact at decidedly accessible prices: perfect, in short, for private homes, public swimming pools or short stretches of cycle paths surrounded by greenery.
Products like those of Villa line by Terra Solida Italia they combine style, elegance and respect for the environment. They integrate perfectly into both the urban environment and the open countryside and allow the creation of sustainable and beautiful outdoor flooring. The use of natural inert means that the product is 100% recyclable once it is dismantled, while the use of dyes allows the creation of surfaces with a unique and refined chromatic appearance.
