MatsGrids is a trading division of GCL Products Ltd. Registered Office: Units 1 & 2 Carrwood Road, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, S41 9QB Contact Tel: 01246 589092 Email: sales@matsgrids.co.uk https://www.matsgrids.co.uk
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DIY Gravel Driveway Case Study
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DIY Gravel Driveway Case Study
X-Grid is the perfect product for maintaining the natural drainage routes of your gravel driveway. Its cellular structure means the grids can hold on to gravel while enabling water to flow easily back into the water table with minimal surface water build-up. As well as being SuDS compliant, X-Grid is strong and durable, able to withstand compression of up to 420 tonnes per square metre and resistant to harsh chemicals and adverse weather conditions. Your driveway goes such a long way to setting the first impressions of your property and is the last thing you see when you leave, meaning it needs to look great, have attractive kerbside appeal and leave a lasting impression on your visitors and guests. As well as leaving a lasting impression and unlike your garden, your gravel driveway isn't an outside area where you're likely to want to spend a lot of time. Our homeowners on this project felt exactly that, they wanted to create a driveway which is low maintenance, attractive and affordable. By utilising the X-Grid gravel driveway grids, they were able to meet all these requirements.
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So how did they create their gravel driveway? To save money, they decided to tackle the job themselves as it's really simple and easy to lay. They started by removing their old driveway surface and levelling the ground with a whacker plate. Once the ground was level, they chose a woven landscape membrane to prevent the growth of weeds. Then they connected each X-Grid panel using the simple interlocking fixing before filling with gravel. Filling the X-Grid with gravel takes around 72kg per square metre although this will depend entirely on the size of gravel and the look you are hoping to achieve. Some people like the aesthetics of the grid and fill their X-Grid level with the top of the plastic and others prefer to not see the gravel grid and so overfill the grid to hide the amazing technology beneath. With a huge range of natural stone gravel on the market, you'll be sure to find a gravel which is suitable and attractive for your project. However we do normally recommend that you fill the XGrid with an angular type gravel to help keep the migration down and keep the size of the pieces of gravel (often referred to as "grade") to 20mm in diameter or smaller. This helps the gravel to fill the grid as tightly as possible with as little free space, while still remaining permeable and allowing the water to pass through, naturally soaking back into the water table. This reduces surface water flooding and is much more economically friendly than allowing the water to pass into the sewers for treatment at one of the many sewage treatment plants across the country.
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About us MatsGrids is a trading division of GCL Products Ltd. Registered Office: Units 1 & 2 Carrwood Road, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, S41 9QB Contact Tel: 01246 589092 Email: sales@matsgrids.co.uk Company Reg. No. 04489912 VAT Reg. No. GB 130 7290 40 Our business mission is to become the UK’s leading supplier of groundworks, civils and landscaping products. Over the last few years, our company has grown to become one of the UK’s most reputable suppliers to these sectors and today we supply our range of products to thousands of businesses and end users within the UK and overseas.
What do we do? Here at MatsGrids we manufacture and supply a large range of groundwork, civils and landscaping products direct from our UK warehouse. We aim to offer the latest products in ground reinforcement and grass protection as well as a range of safety surfaces, resin bound gravels and geotextiles. One of our primary products is our X-Grid® ground reinforcement grids, which we manufacture here in the UK from 100% recycled plastic. How are we different? We deal with our customers by phones, in person and online offering competitive prices and a fast delivery service. We are passionate about meeting the needs of our customers and ensure that our sales channels are the very best we can provide. We believe that our focus on great customer service, quality products, fast lead times, & value for money will continue to make our business successful. It's easy to shop online! You can shop online with us 24 hours a day, 365 days a year using secure payment methods. You can also create an account for ease of ordering. If you cannot find the products you are looking for, please chat to one of our Live Chat operators or phone our friendly sales team on 01246 589092.
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