Yes, and the mechanism is simple. Loose aggregate fails because it can move sideways away from a load. Confine it in a cell and it cannot, so the filled panel acts as a semi-rigid mat rather than a loose layer. Use angular stone and lay the fabric, and the surface stays flat for years with far less regrading.

Compare the whole build rather than the panel price. Because confinement lets you cut base material by up to half — and removes the gravel base course entirely with this range — you buy less rock and move less spoil. Set against years of raking, topping up and regrading a plain gravel drive, the grid usually pays for itself in a few seasons.

3″ for cars, golf carts and ATVs. 4″ for most driveways and parking lots, which is where the majority of projects land. 6″ for emergency access and surfaces heavy vehicles use regularly. 8″ for heavy machinery and specialty duty. The depth cards above give the load rating for each.

Work it in two parts. For the cells, multiply your area by the cell depth — a 4″ panel over 500 ft² needs about 167 cubic feet, or roughly 6.2 cubic yards. Then add a wearing layer of 1″ to 2″ over the same area. Order 5–10% over, since aggregate compacts into the cells as you work it in.

Clean, washed, well-graded and angular. Angular faces interlock and stay in the cells; rounded stone rolls and migrates out over time. Avoid material with a lot of fines, which packs down and seals the surface.

Yes, and slope work is one of the strongest cases for cellular confinement. The cell walls hold each pocket of fill in place instead of letting it wash downhill. Anchor more frequently on steeper grades, and make sure water has an outlet at the bottom of the run.

Yes — that is the normal installation for this range, over graded and compacted subgrade with geotextile between the soil and the grid. The fabric is not optional. Without it the aggregate migrates into the soil, the cells empty from the bottom, and the panel starts to lift.

Not with this range. The cell depth and the compaction that happens inside the confined cells do that work, which is where the material and labour saving comes from. You do still need the geotextile layer beneath, and a wearing layer above.

No, provided you allow a wearing layer over the cell tops. Fill flush with the cells, then add a further inch or two across the surface, and the panel disappears.

Geocell is three-dimensional — a honeycomb that confines fill vertically as well as laterally. Geogrid is a flat two-dimensional mesh that reinforces by friction and interlock. To hold a gravel surface in place, geocell is what you want; geogrid is a base reinforcement layer.

These panels are moulded from 100% virgin HDPE resin in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility and carry a ten-year material warranty. Buried under aggregate and out of direct UV, service life runs well beyond that.

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