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  • #2
    cudsy1
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭cudsy1


    Bump



  • #3
    P2C
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭P2C


    There a place called geocoastal.ie they are Dublin based. Might do a half pallet. I have saw someone selling on adverts. If there is nobody driving on them or no real heavy weight the grass ones will do. The robust ones are made out of HDPE or LDPE and black or green The lighter ones are made from polypropylene are generally white



  • #4
    Bold Abdu
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭Bold Abdu


    I got something similar (that needs gravel) in Goodwins.

    Search for gravel mat.



  • #5
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,317 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737096#Comment_119737096

    Why not driving on them? I see the ones @Bold Abdu reference in Goodwins specifically says can be used for driveways, though I suppose the OP's ones don't mention needing to be filled. Quite interested in this myself as I need to replace my garden shed which is on blocks and has many times been a home to mice underneath over the years and I reckon this would be just the job to prevent that.

    Anyone used these gravel mats for sheds before, any considerations?

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  • #6
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,008 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Those gravel mats are not a panacea. They need to be placed on a level base or else they won't sit right, and that requires much more effort then the good old fashioned approach of putting a shed on concrete blocks placed directly on the ground. Also, you need to think about edge restraint unless you're going to sink them level with the soil.

    The advantage is that you won't have a void underneath which can attract nesting vermin, but OTOH I never had an issue with the void under my old shed on blocks because the cat would keep it clear of critters.



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  • #7
    P2C
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭P2C


    I am no expert on plastics but I think sunlight causes the plastics to degrade. Some have a UV stabiliser added. Some ( white ones ) require to be filled with gravel before driving on them that’s what gives them strength. The black ones I tested with a 10 tonne lorry and drove over them with out gravel and not one broke. I read some issues with the white ones with the plastic breaking. The ones I have made from LDPE. I have them in two area drive way with 6 mm gravel and matts placed on compacted hardcore and retained on the sides and a kids play area where I used 6x 2 as retainers and just scraped off the sod and levelled the area roughly with a spade and put down a weed barrier. The area with traffic needs hardcore base. I say be good job for a shed if you wanted to avoid putting down a slab of concrete



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