Geocellular Driveway Crates for Soakaways
Geocellular Crates for Soakaways: Why Every UK Driveway Project Needs a Drainage Plan Paving over your front garden or need a new driveway? Unless you're using a permeable surface like gravel, you legally need to deal with the rainwater it generates. That water has to stay within your property boundary, not run off into the road or public drains. For most homeowners, the answer is a soakaway . And the modern soakaway isn't a hole full of rubble anymore, it's a system built from geocellular crates, buried in your garden, quietly doing the job in the background. What Are Geocellular Driveway Soakaway Crates? Geocellular crates are modular plastic units that clip together underground to create a high-capacity water storage chamber. They're wrapped in geotextile membrane to keep silt out, connected to your surface water pipework, and buried — usually beneath a lawn, border, or other soft landscaped area on your property. When it rains, water runs off your driveway into cha...