Grass reinforcement grid

[Furniss]

Those Ibran grids look good, if they can be laid on soil rather than sub base that would be a big benefit.

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"First prepare your surface by digging out an area to a 40mm depth, assemble your grids within the hole and simply re-fill with any soil and seed combination that suits you. Alternatively, lay the grids directly onto free draining, compacted ground and fill.

For the very best results, you may want to consider a 50-80mm sub base of type 1 MOT."

WIth how wet it is at the moment I wouldn't need a roller anyway, could just push them in with my boot.

Make sure you're paid upfront

 

[craig]

"First prepare your surface by digging out an area to a 40mm depth, assemble your grids within the hole and simply re-fill with any soil and seed combination that suits

I put some down around some horse field shelters, and done exact that, or rather that`s what the customer wanted. they are chuffed with the outcome and want some more doing, its just to wet at the moment.

 

[Left hooker]

What's 803?

What we call type 1 down here it's the old name for it before names were changed by government

 

[V8Druid]

tripped over this website earlier if it's of any interest here

home page - Grasscrete

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[Left hooker]

We have this stuff down for the horses as a hard standing

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[Left hooker]

This is the stuff we use at the horses for hard standing 60t rated

 

[V8Druid]

This is the stuff we use at the horses for hard standing 60t rated

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what sort of cost are they Stu ? I like the 60t rating

 

[Left hooker]

what sort of cost are they Stu ? I like the 60t rating

 

[Storrsy]

Those Ibran grids look good, if they can be laid on soil rather than sub base that would be a big benefit.

Grass Grids for Parking and Driveways | IBRAN

Buy IBRAN grass grids for rut-free, durable grass parking and driveways. Strong, eco-friendly and perfect for use with grass and soil.

www.ibran.com

"First prepare your surface by digging out an area to a 40mm depth, assemble your grids within the hole and simply re-fill with any soil and seed combination that suits you. Alternatively, lay the grids directly onto free draining, compacted ground and fill.

For the very best results, you may want to consider a 50-80mm sub base of type 1 MOT."

WIth how wet it is at the moment I wouldn't need a roller anyway, could just push them in with my boot.

My turn now- been asked to do an informal footpath through a churchyard. Initially quoted to use scalpings- I think ithe only proviso being it needs to be able to accommodate wheelchairs. Anyway scalpings or 803 is straightforward but now they're making noises about grass grids- I assume so it blends in better. But certainly going to be more costly and a fiddle to get it looking good as surrounding ground is slightly undulating. My instinct is to just say no to using grids as don't think they'll do a decent job. Hmm other options. Personally I'd just like to put Growan (decomposed granite ) down and rake any larger particles out before compacting as think this will leave a nice usable rustic path in keeping with a moorland church.

 

[Smiffy]

My turn now- been asked to do an informal footpath through a churchyard. Initially quoted to use scalpings- I think ithe only proviso being it needs to be able to accommodate wheelchairs. Anyway scalpings or 803 is straightforward but now they're making noises about grass grids- I assume so it blends in better. But certainly going to be more costly and a fiddle to get it looking good as surrounding ground is slightly undulating. My instinct is to just say no to using grids as don't think they'll do a decent job. Hmm other options. Personally I'd just like to put Growan (decomposed granite ) down and rake any larger particles out before compacting as think this will leave a nice usable rustic path in keeping with a moorland church.

I've never seen grass grids that I would truly class as wheelchair friendly

 

[Storrsy]

I've never seen grass grids that I would truly class as wheelchair friendly

Thanks. This is just the kind of argument I need

 

[groundworker]

The job I was quoting was undulating too so I didn't quote it all that cheap as I knew it would be more faffing about, or more dig/aggregates trying to make it look flat. Ground was way too wet to get away with levelling existing topsoil.

I didn't hear anything back.

 

[Storrsy]

The job I was quoting was undulating too so I didn't quote it all that cheap as I knew it would be more faffing about, or more dig/aggregates trying to make it look flat. Ground was way too wet to get away with levelling existing topsoil.

I didn't hear anything back.

Sounds like that was probably for the best!

 

[Left hooker]

There's this stuff bit better than just type 1 alone

 

[Storrsy]

There's this stuff bit better than just type 1 alone

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Yeah thats very similar to Growan. I use it alot for moorland footpaths being native dig down deep enough and you come across it anyway but handy stuff- as long as you can keep the water off it.

 

[TiltyShaun]

My turn now- been asked to do an informal footpath through a churchyard. Initially quoted to use scalpings- I think ithe only proviso being it needs to be able to accommodate wheelchairs. Anyway scalpings or 803 is straightforward but now they're making noises about grass grids- I assume so it blends in better. But certainly going to be more costly and a fiddle to get it looking good as surrounding ground is slightly undulating. My instinct is to just say no to using grids as don't think they'll do a decent job. Hmm other options. Personally I'd just like to put Growan (decomposed granite ) down and rake any larger particles out before compacting as think this will leave a nice usable rustic path in keeping with a moorland church.

I think grids could work with a little adjustment to the undulating nature. They would hold the aggregate nicely.

 

[Giles]

We do a fair bit of the grass grids for the trust and private ppl, i get them from a mates company in chesterfield GCL or matgrids they’re called, https://www.matsgrids.co.uk/

We’ve used them for just grass and more gravel.

We are taking more and more of the Brendon self bind gravel up as having problems with it not binding and washing out into sandy swampy bits and leaving scars and treading into properties crating mess. Doing more resin bound/bonded for them.

 

[Storrsy]

We do a fair bit of the grass grids for the trust and private ppl, i get them from a mates company in chesterfield GCL or matgrids they’re called, https://www.matsgrids.co.uk/

We’ve used them for just grass and more gravel.

We are taking more and more of the Brendon self bind gravel up as having problems with it not binding and washing out into sandy swampy bits and leaving scars and treading into properties crating mess. Doing more resin bound/bonded for them.

That last photo have you got any pics of it finished? What have you filled them with? Are they just laid direct on compacted 803 or is there a layer of sand to bed them on?

 

[Giles]

That last photo have you got any pics of it finished? What have you filled them with? Are they just laid direct on compacted 803 or is there a layer of sand to bed them on?

We normally screed some grits and then lay them on that bit for this we just did mot then filled with mot in this application was to stop water washing it away

Strines Garden Landscaping and Septic tank/treatment plant install and new Gas main install.

We were contracted to remove the existing concrete garage, remove the slab, redo all the drains and install a new sewage treatment plant as well as connecting the property to main Gas network with installation of 150m of pipework. we re worked the garden to create a level area for the clients...

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Some pics in that of screeding them in

 

[Storrsy]

We normally screed some grits and then lay them on that bit for this we just did mot then filled with mot in this application was to stop water washing it away

Strines Garden Landscaping and Septic tank/treatment plant install and new Gas main install.

We were contracted to remove the existing concrete garage, remove the slab, redo all the drains and install a new sewage treatment plant as well as connecting the property to main Gas network with installation of 150m of pipework. we re worked the garden to create a level area for the clients...

www.gbgroundworks.com

Some pics in that of screeding them in

So how much is covering the grids? Will it not just become exposed as the covering displaces with time?