Case Studies, Blogs, How-Tos and Reviews of MatsGrids Products
This case study comes from Park Lane Community Garden which is a volunteer run garden and is accessible to everyone. Visit their Facebook page to keep up to date with the progress of the Park Lane Community Garden Project and up to date with any upcoming events and activities. The volunteers were looking to create a sensory […]
This project came to us from David who got in touch with us after deciding to fix an issue him and his neighbours had been experiencing for a couple of months. He told us: “I live on an off-road cottage in West Yorkshire. Over the last few years our access road has suffered badly and […]
Roofing tiles were first introduced to the world back in early Roman and Greek times, made traditionally from clay, the original tiles were also very heavy and are thought to have weighed around 30 kg each. Although more expensive and labour-intensive that the most commonly used thatched roofs in those times, their fire retardant and non-permeable qualities […]
This case study comes from Paul, after deciding to install a Car Port on the side of his workshop needed to convert his part tarmac driveway and part gravel path into a strong, easy to lay and permeable gravel driveway. After using our X-Grid® in a previous project, he decided to use our fully recycled […]
This case study comes from Amy, she was looking for a permeable yet soft rubber flooring for horses in their equestrian yard. In previous years and especially last year, Amy had struggled with large amounts of mud in the yard area so began looking for a rubber flooring product to solve her issue whilst being […]
This case study comes from John who was looking for a way to pave his entire back garden with a product that would act as a protective surface for when his grandchildren visited. He needed a product that not only was soft and has a good critical fall height, but a product which was easy […]
This case study comes from ZSL London Zoo who were looking for a grass protection product to solve an issue they were facing around daily shows. They needed something to install on some grassed areas where vast amounts of visitors to the zoo would stand to watch shows – you can see this from the […]
This case study comes from Simon (Hands On Handyman) who was contacted by a nursery in his local area. The nursery were looking to create a safe and soft flooring for their outdoor playing and learning area where their children could play and discover without the risk of injuries from trips or falls. Simon began […]
*Watch the X-Grid® rain garden section of Friday nights Gardeners’ World here* This project comes from Dale, his wife Tanya and their two husky dogs, who after purchasing their new home began planning with The Rivers Trust to create a fully permeable garden which is otherwise known as a rain garden. This means that any […]
This latest case study comes from Carl, who was looking to create a permeable drive in front of his own home. However, due to his driveway being located on a slope he needed a gravel retention grid that would keep the gravel in place, support cars and be permeable too. Carl decided to research online […]