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Gator Base - Paver Foundation Panels
Gator Base is an environmentally friendly base used in place of crushed stone as a thermal blanket and for load transfer underneath pavers and slabs. Designed with a tongue and groove system and is easy to install that will save in excavation and installation costs.
What Is Gator Base Permeable Paver Grid?
If you are installing a pathway or other landscape feature into your lawn or garden, you will want to lay down a solid base before paving it. Choosing the right grid for your paver project is essential since its structure will only be as sturdy as the bottom is. In most situations, the best choice is a gator base permeable paver grid.
Gator base permeable paver grids are polypropylene mats laid down before installing a paver or natural stone path or other landscape feature. Gator grids replace the stone gravel usually placed in the ground underneath pavers, concrete, and natural stone, making installation easy.
You may wonder why gator base grids are so great. In this article, we will discuss everything you need to know about them, including how to use them and how to install them so that you can have the strongest paver area possible.
Permeable Paver Base
When you put in a natural stone path it is essential to install a solid base to ensure that severe weather, heat, and erosion do not damage the structure over time. Gator grids were designed for this purpose, and they make paving a path a simple job.
These permeable paver grids keep pavers and natural stone in place for ages. They are made to be easy to install, long-lasting, and breathable so that your pavers and natural stone never shift, warp, crack, or crumble, even in the harshest of conditions. When it comes to paving, gator base grids are a go-to for many landscapers and homeowners because of their many benefits.
These tiles are made out of expanded polypropylene, which means that they are non-biodegradable. Since gator grids do not naturally break down, they will last longer than a lifetime. They are also virtually indestructible, and it takes a very sharp blade to cut them. The durability of these grids will keep your paved structures strong and stable for the long term, therefore installing a solid base panel is a preferred stabilization method.
Most paving bases such as gravel and sand erode over time, causing the paved area to crack and disintegrate. When wind and rain beat down on your soil, it washes away. Harsh weather can remove the dirt, sand, and stone from underneath your paved area, warping the ground's level. When the ground beneath a paved surface is not level, the structure can quickly warp, crack, or crumble.
Gator Base Installation
The Gator Advantage
These bases, however, never erode. They are made from a very durable material, and they come in wide, flat tiles, so it is almost impossible for them to wash away. Each grid unit's surface area is 24 in by 36 (60 by 90 cm), making them hard to move once you have installed them. Since these grids stay put no matter what, they are among the most reliable paving bases available.
Since gator grids do not wash away, and since they hold down the dirt and stone beneath paved areas, they are an essential tool for pavers and landscapers everywhere. Once you install a gator base grid, it is fixed to the ground under the pavement's weight. Since gator bases are wide and flat, it takes a lot of force to move them. Even in severe weather, a these base grids will stay put.
Reduce Labor and Material Cost
When water pools beneath a paved surface, the dirt becomes mud, and the pavement gets softer. Water buildup is a sure-fire recipe for pavement damage. Gator base grids are permeable, which means that each piece of the material has many ventilation holes that allow water and oxygen to pass into the soil. These pores in the grid can keep moisture from building up in the ground.
Gator paving grids also make leveling a surface before paving a breeze. These pavement grids have unique tongue-and-groove interlocking edges, which ensures that they lay flat. Few other materials lock as tightly and lay as flat as gator paver grids and
These revolutionary paver grids are among the most simple materials to install. When you use aggregate as a base for pavement, you will have to dig a trench at least 6 inches (15 cm) deep and then fill it up with the rocks, ensuring that the whole structure is entirely re-leveled. With these base panels, you do not have to dig a trench. To install the grid, all you need to do is level the ground's surface and then put the grid down on it.
Stones and gravel are also heavy. It can take hundreds of wheelbarrows of gravel to fill up a pavement base, which takes a lot of time and strength. Gator base grids, on the other hand, are extremely easy to handle and transport. You can even carry multiple grid units at once, making installation quicker and easier than it would be if you were using gravel.