Case Studies, Blogs, How-Tos and Reviews of MatsGrids Products
This latest article comes courtesy of Paul who had a large gravel front garden next to his current concrete driveway. He wanted to start parking on part of the garden but it was not suitable due to the strength, possibility of sinking into the gravel and migration. Paul told us: “We replaced the grass on our front […]
Gardeners’ Question Time is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 4 from 3pm until 4pm. During last weeks episode (4th January 2019) listeners were treated to an engaging piece from Carol and Manoj who were discussing the use of gravel grids and permeable paving such as X-Grid® to create a gravel driveway within a […]
This case study comes courtesy of Gary who was looking to create some off-road parking at his home in place of his currently steep and unused front garden which you can see a photo of. It would be a lot of work to build up the area to become level but with the right products and […]
This case study comes from Adam, he was looking to extend his current bricked driveway to create another parking space. Although the existing half was brick, Adam wanted to create a gravel parking space as it would be strong yet simple for him to install alone. The extra parking space in front of his home […]
This case study comes from Matt who was looking to transform an area in front of his garden from grass into a strong and decorative gravel driveway. He needed a product that would stop gravel migration, support his car and was not difficult to install or required a lot of curing time like concrete. Matt […]
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 […]
*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 […]
This case study comes from Kerry who was looking to replace her old and worn out driveway with a decorative gravel driveway. She wanted a strong driveway that would not allow gravel migration and would not be too hard or labour intensive to install. Kerry decided that she needed to find a suitable gravel retention […]
Our latest case study comes from Paul who was looking to transform the front of his home and create a large, decorative and strong gravel driveway that would not migrate regardless of the amount of times it was driven on. Paul began researching online for a gravel grid that would be strong enough to support […]