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Mainland Aggregates Customer Blog
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The best patio materials for a stunning garden
Whether you have a rental property or live in your forever home, keeping your garden looking its best is something that will give you joy and pleasure. After all, it is an important part of your home. You might be looking for ways to improve the look of your garden space or you may want to simply spruce it up a bit...Read more... -
Advantages and disadvantages of gabion baskets
Gabion baskets are steel wire mesh baskets most commonly used to create retaining walls in order to stabilise slopes and banks and offer protection against erosion. Also known as gabions or gabion cages, gabion baskets can also be used for a variety of other landscaping applications, from unique outdoor seating to natural garden borders. These are ...Read more... -
Many Uses of Sand
Sand is one of the most abundant materials that can be found on earth, offering an almost inexhaustible resource for landscaping, sport, glass manufacturing, water filtration and much more. We supply a wide range of quarried sand at Mainland Aggregates, helping to create a variety of landscapes and surfaces. Let’s take a closer look at the ...Read more... -
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Firewood Expert
During the colder months of the year, a fireplace becomes an integral part of many homes, helping to create a warm and cosy environment. However, sourcing firewood logs can be a difficult job as there are many factors to consider...Read more... -
The Five Different Types of Driveways
Building an attractive and presentable driveway is key to creating a stunning home exterior. Your driveway is the first spot that people will see when approaching your house, so it is a key signifier of how the rest of the property will look. At Mainland Aggregates, we stock a variety of building materials that can be used to create your dream ...Read more... -
Firewood Logs – Your Questions Answered
With the winter quickly approaching, keeping warm is essential. However, with energy prices rising, households are looking to reduce their heating costs by opting for different ways of heating their homes. According to the Energy Saving Trust, a wood-burning stove can cut a home’s heating bill by 10%. So, it comes as no surprise that households ...Read more... -
Understanding Quarrying: An Animated Guide
Did you know that every year the UK quarries over 300,000,000 tonnes of aggregates? Or that there are 1300 quarries operational around the UK today? Quarries are incredibly important to many aspects of everyday life as aggregates provide the foundation for houses, roads, shops and farms...Read more... -
The Definitive Guide to Seasonal Landscape Maintenance
Did you know that landscaping can boost the resale value of a property? And that many home-buyers would try to knock a percentage off the price of a property if it looked unappealing from the outside? Good landscaping comes with many benefits for you and your home. However, whether you’ve created a beautiful and colourful gravel landscape or your...Read more... -
Why use gabion baskets for retaining walls?
Gabion baskets are one of the many materials used to create retaining walls. Unlike other materials, such as concrete and brick, gabions are highly permeable and are not vulnerate to drainage issues, so water cannot build up, start cracking and, eventually, collapse...Read more... -
Why Are Aggregates So Important in Construction?
Aggregates are incredibly versatile materials that are essential for our everyday life. From being used to manufacture the concrete used to construct buildings and other structures to being vital for landscaping, providing drainage, filling voids and enhancing outdoor spaces...Read more...