Backyard Greenhouse with Pervious!
This just in:
A backyard greenhouse with a pervious concrete floor that lets in the sunshine and lets out the water! Check out the video below:
The backyard greenhouse will function as much as a plant habitat as a personal retreat. I understand a chair, and a reading light will go in there, so that the owners can enjoy the plants and sunshine even in the chillier winter months. That sure looks cozy! What do you think?
Crazy Installations- a backhoe for your hard to reach places?
Perhaps it wasn’t the most efficient installation technique..... 
Pervious Concrete for Stanford Faculty Housing
The view, heading to the street:
The view from the front steps:
Polished Pervious Driveway with COLOR
Well, see for yourself-
What do you think? Do you like this look?
Polished Fine Pervious Installed in Los Altos Hills!
What do you think? Do you have a good use for Polished Pervious Fine? Let us know in the comments below!
Stormwater Sleuthing - Episode 2 - Palo Alto
What did you think? Do you have a Stormwater Sleuthing location (in the Bay Area) that you would like David to investigate the next time it rains? Let us know in the comments below or contact us here. Thanks!
Stormwater Sleuthing - Episode 1
What did you think? Do you have a Stormwater Sleuthing location (in the Bay Area) that you would like David to investigate the next time it rains? Let us know in the comments below or contact us here. Thanks!
The Greenest Mix - Pervious Concrete can get GREENER!
Guest post, written by David Liguori
I wanted to give you a quick update on one of the more significant developments we’ve achieved lately.
In our continuing quest to further improve the performance of pervious concrete we have developed an “ultra-green” mix design for which we have recently received test data. The mix contains only 245 lbs. of cement, vs. 5-600 lbs. for regular concrete, and 245 lbs. of supplementary cementitious materials (scm). The scm consists of a combination of fly ash and slag, both industrial waste products.
We used this mix this past January on a 2,000 ft. long (by 10’ wide) driveway in Palo Alto(photo above) and 3 months ago on a 5,000 sqft. driveway in Los Altos Hills (photo below). They are both performing quite impressively. Absolutely no surface raveling, all of which typically takes place in the first month or two if it’s going to happen, water infiltration rates of 700-1,200” per hour and compressive strengths above 3,000 psi.
As I am sure you know the addition of the scm’s slows down the rate of early strength gains but ultimately results in higher overall strength. In the case of the ultra-green mix our 28 day numbers are in the 2,600 – 2,900 psi range and to our delight the recent 90 day test came in at an outstanding 3,520psi. These type of results and data continue to increase our confidence in pervious concrete as viable long term stormwater management solution.
If you would like more details, contact us here and we will get in touch!
This is the video from the longest (and greenest) pervious concrete driveway in the world!
Our most recent pour: Los Altos Hills
Location: Los Altos Hills
Size: 103 yards
Job: pervious concrete, with decorative finish to be completed in 2 weeks
walkway, driveway, hardscape as part of full remodel
It was a gorgeous day to be completing the pour in Los Altos Hills Monday. Here you can see our crew carefully finishing the pour. The last of the concrete heading to the curb of this almost complete remodel, just before the last of it was covered in plastic while it cures.
We will be posting more pictures of the finished job in the coming weeks. Check back soon! In the meantime, if you would like a free estimate, contact us today!
