Gravel Grids

Communication.

Above all, your project needs accurate information you can rely on. Whether it's detail regarding your delivery or trying to get hold of someone for technical advice, we're here ready to go. Dealing directly with the manufacturer puts you in direct control and cuts the chain of communication right down to just you and us.

Quality.

We've been manufacturing our grids for over 10 years. In this time we've made constant incremental improvements to the design.

Service.

It's not just quality of the products but the quality of the service that has allowed us to become the industry's go-to manufacturer. We don't turn the phone off when the office shuts: we're accessible when you need us and respond quickly to everyone.

Environmental focus.

IBRAN was founded with one purpose in mind: to create great, long lasting products that allow us to remove waste plastic from the environment. Our ambition is to help in the clean up of our oceans by stopping harmful pollution from entering the waste cycle beforehand.

And by creating long lasting, quality products thousands of customers want to use, this plastic is locked up contributing to improving your project.

Installation of gravel grids is very simple and anyone can do it.

We recommend you read our installation guide to make sure you're prepared for the project.

Yes, you could lay gravel grids onto soil provided you line the base with membrane first. However, for the best performance, we strongly recommend you use a sub base of compacted type 1 MOT.

For more info, read this guide.

As with any other surfacing project, we recommend using a well compacted sub base composed of hardcore, sand and membranes.

For more detail, read our guide.

We over-engineered our grids to be as good for commercial use as they are for domestic.

This means reliable access roads, car parking areas and even warehouse hardstandings are possible with IBRAN grids.

There isn't much our grids can't handle.

With good preparation and ongoing care, you can expect your gravel grids to last more than 25 years.

For more information, please read our guide.

Like any surfacing option, grids only sink if the sub base is of poor quality, not prepared well or non-existent.

Good compaction of the sub base and good in-fill of the grids stops virtually all movement. You may see some secondary compaction but a well compacted sub base helps to minimise it.

We cannot stress enough how important it is to prepare your sub base well. For best results, please refer to our installation instructions.

Yes, you can. This is often one of the most affordable ways to replace an existing concrete surface. Using gravel grids is the only way to lay gravel on concrete without you losing the gravel. The existing surface (no matter how badly broken up) is as solid as a conventional type 1 MOT sub base.

But when installing on existing concrete or tarmac, you need to consider what edging you choose. When cars ramp up onto the grids, they apply twisting and compressive forces onto parts of the side walls not intended to bear weight. That’s why we have a range of different edging products including the industry's only ramp edge designed especially for gravel grids.

Only if you want them to be. You have no obligation to leave your grids exposed if you don't like the look of them. Lower the excavation by 10mm so the top of the grids sit 10mm below the final height so you can add more stone.

If you prefer to see your grids, you will want to make sure that you fill and maintain your grids with enough stone to do the heavy lifting. Whilst the grids are strong in their own right, the stone and its compaction is where the strength comes from

We make our paving grids from eco friendly, 100% recycled plastic (PP+HDPE).

We consciously made this choice with the environment - and not profit margins or greenwashing - in mind.

The company's entire ethos has always been to contribute positively to improving the natural and built environment. With so much plastic floating around in the oceans, why would we choose virgin material when we can lock it up for good?

Depending on what type of stone you’re using, it may vary. The general rule we apply is to start with at least 20-30kg per grid. To calculate it the most directly, for every 1 square metre, you need 80 - 120kg of aggregate.

You have so many different types of aggregates and gravels to choose from. Think as much about things like clogged up tyre treads as you do aesthetics when you choose your gravel.

To lay a gravel driveway or parking lot, we recommend 20mm angular gravel. For footpaths, we recommend 10mm pea gravel. Our gravel stabiliser holds anything from 10mm to 30mm.

To do this calculation quickly for you, we built a gravel grid calculator. It finds the area and then multiplies it by our suggestion.

The calculation: Length (m) x width (m) x 120kg

You'll find more about our gravel driveway grids and more on our How To blog.