Silkstone State School Parking Bays

APPLICATION: 52mm Drainage Cell.

PROJECT LOCATION: Silkstone Qld.

PROJECT DETAILS: Parking Bays at the Silkstone Primary School.

PROJECT COMPLETION: Sep 2013.

Atlantis system saves big old tree.

At Silkstone State school Qld. a contentious issue arose. The school required car parking and a sealed one at that. But, in the proposed car park was a huge old tree. The tree could be cut down and the roots dug out or the tree could

be left, with open soil above the root system to allow for infiltration to keep the tree healthy; but this would lose at

least six car spaces. What was to be done?

The answer turned out to be simple – keep the tree, but surround the tree with Atlantis® Gravel Cell™ 52mm cells.

Hence while the rest of the car park was sealed, the area

around the tree was prepared and the 52mm cells were

laid and clipped together there and filled with 10mm

gravel. This area was of sufficient size to provide 3 car

places on each side of the tree and a driveway in front

of the tree, while at the same time allowing rainfall to

infiltrate through the gravel into the root system.

Thus we had a win-win situation. Not only was the tree

saved, and money saved on not having to remove it, but

the root system of the tree was protected by the Gravel

Cell™ system, and six extra car spaces were created.