50m² Black X-Grid® Gravel Patio Installation

Once his X-Grid® had arrived via pallet, Andrew began his installation as soon as he could. As well as the grids, he had also purchased hardcore, concrete borders and a red like angular gravel.

The install began with the marking out of the borders of his new patio area, he did this using string to create a guide as to where the edge of the patio would come to. From here, Andrew dug down and excavated a few centimeters of turf and soil from inside the now marked out area to leave an exposed soil base.

Next, Andrew began installing his concrete border, he dug down a few milometers at the edges where the borders would stand before putting them in place and back filling to ensure they would not move before the patio was completed.

With the border in place, Andrew’s next job was the sub-base. A solid and level sub-base is vital to creating a great paving system. To create his, Andrew laid and spread a layer of hardcore to cover all of the exposed soil. Using a whacker he compacted down all of the hardcore to create a solid surface which would not move under the X-Grid® and gravel but would still allow water to drain away.

On top of the hardcore Andrew could begin installing his X-Grid®, he began in one corner and laid one panel at a time connecting each neighbouring piece together as he laid them using its specially designed slot and peg system. The process of lay a panel and connect to surround panels was repeated until the entire area had been covered which did not take too long.

Finally, all that was left to do was for Andrew to fill the grid with his newly purchased red gravel and the project is completed. Around 8kg of gravel is required to fill each individual panel so you can estimate how much gravel is required to complete the full area.