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5 Common Myths About Driveway Grids Debunked

5 Common Myths About Driveway Grids Debunked

While driveway grids are gaining popularity by homeowners, many people still have misconceptions about their durability, aesthetics, and maintenance. With the amount of benefits that driveway grids can offer, miscommunication can make this excellent option seem less...

Drivewaygrids for Historic and Period Properties

Drivewaygrids for Historic and Period Properties

If you have a listed or period property, it can be difficult to know how to approach driveway installation and maintenance. You need your property to be accessible and useable. But you also have to be sensitive to its heritage. Which is why many people dismiss...

Driveway Grids for Urban and Compact Spaces

Driveway Grids for Urban and Compact Spaces

An effective driveway doesn’t have to be vast and lengthy. It doesn’t need to sweep up to your property and accommodate multiple vehicles. In fact, for most of us, driveways are little more than a hardstand in front of our home. An off-road space to park the car....

How to Level Ground for Driveway Installation

How to Level Ground for Driveway Installation

With any form of structural or landscaping project, it’s essential that you get the foundations right. So, when it comes to driveway installation, your first priority has to be levelling the ground. If you’ve not done this before, it can be a daunting prospect. But by...

Driveway Grids for Accessible Landscapes

Driveway Grids for Accessible Landscapes

Driveway grids offer a practical and stylish solution to transform your outdoor space into an accessible landscape. Whether you're dealing with soft ground, steep slopes, or simply want to enhance the look of your driveway, this solution can help.   Understanding...

How Driveway Grids Improve Drainage and Prevent Erosion

How Driveway Grids Improve Drainage and Prevent Erosion

One of the biggest problems that installing a solid or underlaid driveway can bring is drainage. Flooding is on the up in the UK, and one of the reasons for this is because rainwater simply has no place to go. We’re using more hard surfaces in our environment. This...

Driveway Grids vs. Traditional Driveways

Driveway Grids vs. Traditional Driveways

There are dozens of different ways to lay a driveway. You may want to pave it, tarmac it, or gravel it. And there are multiple different ways to approach each medium. But if gravel is your preference – and it frequently is, thanks to the over all cost and drainage...

The Role of Sub-bases in Ensuring Long-lasting Driveways

The Role of Sub-bases in Ensuring Long-lasting Driveways

There are a lot of considerations when you’re planning a driveway. Access, materials, maintenance, maybe even planning permission. But one of the most important elements is often dealt with as an afterthought – the sub-base. Providing a stable foundation, the sub-base...

How to Choose the Right Sub-base for Your Landscaping Project

How to Choose the Right Sub-base for Your Landscaping Project

Whether you’re laying a driveway with Gravelrings or protecting tree roots with Groundcell, one of the core decisions you’ll have to make is about your sub-base. It not only provides a stable foundation for your landscaping. It strengthens and supports load bearing...

Innovative Uses of Groundcell in Modern Landscaping

Innovative Uses of Groundcell in Modern Landscaping

Groundcell is known as one of the most effective means of protecting roots and preventing soil erosion. While the rigid structure ensures even weight distribution on the surface above. The underlayer of permeable pockets allows for healthy plant growth. It has a wide array of applications. But the majority of people only see Groundcell as a driveway solution. So, how else can you use Groundcell to landscape your property?