Suppose you’ve ever experienced the damage that soil erosion can cause. In that case, you know how important it is to minimize soil erosion when wanting to maintain your property’s overall health and aesthetics. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prevent erosion and enhance the structural integrity of your landscape.
What Causes Erosion in the First Place?
Many factors can contribute to soil erosion. Running water is the leading cause. Flowing water only pours over or towards the ground and eventually erodes. Never underestimate the power of large amounts of water. Other causes include:
- wind
- fire
- drilling
- agriculture equipment
Easy Long-Term Maintenance
After the grass mat has been laid and the vegetation has grown, it can be easily managed with a regular mower. Rubber turf mats keep the ground and grass from shaking and becoming muddy. In addition, the ring-hole shape of the mat allows the grass to grow back, as opposed to the rock surface, which is often surrounded by regularly mowed grass.
Mowing too close to rocks is dangerous and often requires manually removing weeds from the edges. Because they are hard, poured concrete liners unintentionally crack over time. When this happens, water easily seeps under the concrete liner and begins to flow, causing water erosion, reducing its integrity, and ultimately leading to complete failure; therefore, it is advised to access a grass mat specialist to provide these quality services.
Cost-Effective
Rock and concrete prices vary significantly from project to project depending on site location and distance to cement plants or quarries, but these materials are usually costly. Large projects can cost a lot of money. The good news is that you can use less rock and concrete in your project and more vegetation using grass mats.
Safer Solution
Safety is another reason to choose grass mats over solid armor. Placing hard armor near sidewalks, construction sites, and roads is dangerous. Accidents in these areas can lead to injuries. A grass mat cannot eliminate the possibility of an accident, but its smooth, soft surface makes driving and walking much safer than the hard, rough surface of rocks.
Please get in touch with us for more information on protecting your property against erosion using our grass mats.