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How can I make use of £300 worth of ground reinforcement mats?

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  • FreeBear
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    GervisLooper said: What advantage do they have over just laying gravel direct onto soil? Does it make the gravel stay in place better or what? I am guessing it is a combination of that and adding to the structural integrity of the ground?
    Gravel grids reduce the propensity of gravel to migrate away. Also makes it easier to drive a vehicle over without getting bogged down in what would otherwise be a gravel trap.
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  • GervisLooper
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    FreeBear said:
    GervisLooper said: What advantage do they have over just laying gravel direct onto soil? Does it make the gravel stay in place better or what? I am guessing it is a combination of that and adding to the structural integrity of the ground?
    Gravel grids reduce the propensity of gravel to migrate away. Also makes it easier to drive a vehicle over without getting bogged down in what would otherwise be a gravel trap.

    Well the gravel trap thing I have not noticed probably because it is of varying size down to dust to bind together?
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