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 […]
This case study comes from Matthew who was wanting to extend his current block paved driveway at the front of his home. He decided that to do so he would convert his current front garden into a gravel driveway to create the extra parking space needed instead of using block paving. Read on to find […]
This latest case study comes from Richard who was wanting to complete two jobs. First was to enable his front lawn to be a car parking area as there was only room for one car before this project. Second was to create a shed base for his recently purchased garden building. Read on to see […]
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 project comes from Coldharbour Mill who contacted us back in April as they were looking to create an accessible sensory garden with the help of Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme. Their aim was to transform an area of grass on the bank of their lower leat into an attractive and stimulating recreational area for all visitors. In order to allow access for everyone, a paving system that could be filled with grass or gravel, was strong, permeable and easy to install was vital.
This latest case study comes from Babatunde who was looking to replace a muddy grass patch at the front of his home where his children parked their cars. The cars had taken their toll on the grass leaving him with a muddy patch with two large tyre tracks on. He decided to replace the grass […]
This case study comes from Andrew who was looking to extend his current concrete patio and create a large L shape gravel patio that would start next to the house and move up the side of his garden replacing some of his existing turf. However, having a concrete or wooden patio can lead to slippery […]
This latest case study comes from Alison, she contacted us a few months ago as she was looking to perform a complete make over of her back garden by creating a decorative gravel path and decking area. She needed a product that would stop any gravel migration from occurring whilst proving a strong foundation under […]
This case study comes from Paul who had recently upgraded from a touring caravan and bought a motorhome. His caravan was stored at the back of a concrete driveway on an area of gravel with paving slabs under the wheels, legs and jockey wheel. However, his new motorhome is much heavier than the caravan and subsequently the […]
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 […]