Long term lawn parking

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Considering a house move where we could park motorhome on front lawn. Can we park long term on grass if we put some sort of mesh / grid rather than resorting to block paving etc
 
Two things to consider.
First is sinking in/loss of traction when the ground is soft, you can get 'mesh' paving, but I think this will be struggling with the weight of a van.
Second is, for longer periods of parking the grass will die under the vans, leaving just a big patch of dirt.
 
I would be inclined to remove the turf and fill the area with gravel. You won't get much weed growth because there's no light or moisture.

If at some point the grass needs to be reinstated that is fairly easy to do.
 
What about paving slabs.
The will die anyway
Paving slabs will take the weight and can be removed at a later date.
Gravel would be a PITA to remove ahead
A couple of extra slabs by habitation door would also give drier access.
Not an expert just IMO
 
Thanks all
I thought initially the heavy duty grids that bury themselves into the grass would be best, but hadn't considered the damp effect.
Maybe the grids filled with small gravel would be the most pleasing to the eye as there is an small existing area done like this for car parking but as said paving slabs would be a quick fix.
 
my daughters ambo ,and son's van and caravan have been parked on our grass for years . the ambo goes out for odd weekends , the others are just for major festivals.the wheels have sunk about 1-2 inches, if i was worried about it i'd put the bottom of a bread tray under each wheel . the grass under the vans usually recovers after a few months , wheels have quite a small footprint , paving slabs will kill a much bigger area
we also put a 4 metre pool on the grass for the whole summer, which kills the grass ,but quite a lot of it comes back in the winter
 
jagmanx said:
What about paving slabs.
The will die anyway
Paving slabs will take the weight and can be removed at a later date.
Gravel would be a PITA to remove ahead
A couple of extra slabs by habitation door would also give drier access.
Not an expert just IMO
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you can't just drop paving slabs on the ground for the vehicle to drive on. The weight would cause the slabs to break unless the ground underneath was levelled off properly (been there, tried that many decades ago for just a smallish car).
 
Sheets of OSB until you get a proper driveway laid. :) Mud in the winter would be a nightmare :(
 
Offer a local scaffolder a few quid for 4 or 5 planks, or how ever many you need.

Last a good while even when soaked and very easy to clear away. Then you can sand them down, make a table and sell on eBay. All the rage these days.
 
We have parked our vans on the grass at the side of the house for the last 7 years and moved them for mowing underneath. Only the grass where the wheels are, dies back a bit, but we put them back in a slightly different place each time.
We even had our RV parked there for 4 months while we renovated the house and the grass is still there and green.
 
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