Resin bound driveways in Kingston, Richmond and West London
We take the old drive up, build the base properly and lay a resin bound surface by hand: smooth, permeable and finished with the border and pattern you choose.
What a resin bound driveway is
Resin bound is dried natural aggregate mixed with a clear resin and trowelled flat. Every stone is coated, so the surface is smooth to walk on, with no loose gravel to kick onto the pavement.
Water drains through it. Laid on a permeable base, a resin bound drive counts as a permeable surface, which matters for planning (see the questions below).
The base decides how long it lasts
Cracks, sinking and stones coming loose usually start underneath, when resin is laid straight over a weak or cracked surface. That is why we look at what is there first and tell you plainly whether it can stay or has to come out.
On the drives we lay ourselves, our 5-year guarantee covers exactly those three problems: cracks, loose stones and the surface sinking.
How a job runs
- Free visit: we measure, look at the levels, drainage and the old surface, and talk through colours and borders.
- Written quote, so you know what is included before anything starts.
- We dig out, take the waste away and build the base.
- Edges and borders go in, then the resin and aggregate are mixed on site and trowelled by hand.
- We leave it clean and tell you when you can walk and drive on it.
Colours, borders and patterns
We use resin systems from Vuba and Daltex. Silver greys, warm golds and browns, a contrasting border around the edge, or a pattern set into the surface: the double diamond on our drives in the photos is one we are often asked for.
Our work
Resin driveways we have done
Questions
Resin driveways: common questions
Do I need planning permission for a resin driveway?
In England, a new or replacement front garden surface over 5 square metres needs planning permission unless it is permeable or drains onto a lawn or border. A resin bound surface laid on a permeable base is permeable, so it normally does not. A dropped kerb is a separate permission from your council.
How long does a resin driveway take?
It depends on the size and on how much has to be dug out. We give you the timing with the written quote, after we have seen the drive.
Can resin go over my old driveway?
Sometimes, if the old surface is sound, level and stable. Over cracked slabs or block paving that moves, the cracks come back through, so we tell you on the visit which one you have.
What does the 5-year guarantee cover?
Cracks, stones coming loose and the surface sinking, on resin we lay ourselves.
How much does a resin driveway cost?
Every drive is priced after a free visit, because the size, the base and the amount of digging change the price more than the resin does. You get a written quote.
Also
Often done on the same job
Driveway repairs
Cracked, sinking or broken drives: we find out why it failed and repair it, or replace it when that is the honest answer.
Resin patios and paths
Resin bound patios, garden paths and side returns: smooth, no weeds through the joints, and water drains through.
Driveway cleaning
Cleaning and maintenance for resin and block paved drives, so the surface keeps draining and looking new.