Just a quickie, we've used Cedagravel,by CED and Coregravel in the past, and had no word of problems. However at the recent Eco-build a few guys selling alternates said that the walls are to thin and they easily wear away, especially with heavier vehicles. I've got a couple of large driveways to do and just wondered about everyone else's preferred grids and if they've had any issues with the thinner walled grids.
Or am I just being mugged by sales men.
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This is becoming an FAQ. There are now so many manufacturers and distributors, all making grandiose claims about their products, that's it's becoming increasingly difficult to identify the genuinely good stuff suitable for commercial use, from the garden centre, high-profit-margin, made-from-old-carrier-bags-and-can't-you-just-tell tat that is beginning to flood the market.
I have two or three 'brands' that I regard as amongst the best, but I have to rely on anecdotal evidence, primarily feedback from installers and customers, so it's hardly scientific and may not even be correct. It would not shock me to learn that my opinion has been expertly guided by clever marketing because there's not enough data out there to gain a proper overview of what's what.
As the market becomes ever more competitive, it should come as no surprise to find that some products are 'thinner' than others, but while one manufactuer boasts that ther 'supacell' is robust and can take the weight of an elephant doing a pirouette in a tutu, theoir competitor is bragging that their 'megacell' is lightweight and easier to handle and made from recycled Tiny Tears dolls.
All too often, the grid/cell is not the most important part of the construction. It's what goes underneath the grid that gives it strength and resilience, and when I've gone to look at failures, in the vast majority of cases, it's skimping on the sub-construction that has been the problem, not the choice of grid/cell.
I have two or three 'brands' that I regard as amongst the best, but I have to rely on anecdotal evidence, primarily feedback from installers and customers, so it's hardly scientific and may not even be correct. It would not shock me to learn that my opinion has been expertly guided by clever marketing because there's not enough data out there to gain a proper overview of what's what.
As the market becomes ever more competitive, it should come as no surprise to find that some products are 'thinner' than others, but while one manufactuer boasts that ther 'supacell' is robust and can take the weight of an elephant doing a pirouette in a tutu, theoir competitor is bragging that their 'megacell' is lightweight and easier to handle and made from recycled Tiny Tears dolls.
All too often, the grid/cell is not the most important part of the construction. It's what goes underneath the grid that gives it strength and resilience, and when I've gone to look at failures, in the vast majority of cases, it's skimping on the sub-construction that has been the problem, not the choice of grid/cell.
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Yeah I know what you mean Tony, we've used cedagravel plenty of times, with no negative feedback. I think the comments I heard at Eco build spooked me, but after a chat with CED's rep(granted he also gave me a sales pitch), but they do sell 1000's of m2 a year, with no problems yet(so he says) and I've personally not heard of any issues. Besides the Drive ain't big enough to 360 a pair of Range rovers anyway.... I'll still get some figures off you Al, can't hurt.
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