Resin driveways
Discussion
I’ve a large drive at around 230sq metres. It’s currently gravel, now uneven and we get large puddles when it rains. We’ve lots of trees / plants / scrubs so it’s very hard to keep clean.
I’ve a few quotes and resin seems to be the way to go. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do / think about etc?
Extra info
The resin is a fully permeable surface, but will fit extra drains in certain areas.
I don’t actually like resin to be honest, it’s low maintenance but I’m don’t think it’s that classy.
Quotes vary from £110 to £180 per sq metre.
The house is a modern Cotswold farmhouse, and right now the trees and gravel complement it very well.
I’ve a few quotes and resin seems to be the way to go. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do / think about etc?
Extra info
The resin is a fully permeable surface, but will fit extra drains in certain areas.
I don’t actually like resin to be honest, it’s low maintenance but I’m don’t think it’s that classy.
Quotes vary from £110 to £180 per sq metre.
The house is a modern Cotswold farmhouse, and right now the trees and gravel complement it very well.
Edited by thebullettrain on Monday 14th October 12:32
Always quite liked the look. Be interested in hearing from people how they age, robustness and cost per square metre. I'm assuming more than Tarmac but less then brick.
Are they slippery when wet, ours me off printed concrete. Sorry more questions but hopefully helpful for some when wise people answer.
Are they slippery when wet, ours me off printed concrete. Sorry more questions but hopefully helpful for some when wise people answer.
Edited by StoutBench on Sunday 13th October 17:54
The consensus seems to be it's all in the preparation, any defects or subsequent damage can't be easily or cheaply replaced.
Unless you're dead set on resin, I would still go with block paving (it doesn't have to be red and yellow brick) or stick with gravel and spend some money tidying it up.
If you must have resin, find somebody who has older examples you can inspect, with a good guarantee.
Unless you're dead set on resin, I would still go with block paving (it doesn't have to be red and yellow brick) or stick with gravel and spend some money tidying it up.
If you must have resin, find somebody who has older examples you can inspect, with a good guarantee.
thebullettrain said:
I’ve a large drive at around 230sq metres. It’s currently gravel, now uneven and we get large puddles when it rains. We’ve lots of trees / plants / scrubs so it’s very hard to keep clean.
I’ve a few quotes and resin seems to be the way to go. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do / think about etc?
What sorry of cost are these?I’ve a few quotes and resin seems to be the way to go. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do / think about etc?
What sort of house/garden is it?
Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Frankychops said:
StoutBench said:
Frankychops said:
its terrible stuff, looks so cheap also.
At that price, you could pave it.
What's so terrible about it?At that price, you could pave it.
I do feel that resin can often break up and fail.
Caddyshack said:
Frankychops said:
StoutBench said:
Frankychops said:
its terrible stuff, looks so cheap also.
At that price, you could pave it.
What's so terrible about it?At that price, you could pave it.
I do feel that resin can often break up and fail.
Snow and Rocks said:
What sort of house/garden is it?
Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Cotswolds farmhouse style: gravel atm looks great. Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Resin seems low maintenance but I’m just not wholly taken by it!
I've got a resin path and tbh not overly impressed. Doesn't help the job wasn't done very well, and it's not as level as it should be, nor is it a single shade of colour across the whole length, but worse than that whenever it rains it becomes very slippery as the top surface is essentially plastic. Am not really looking forward to winter when it starts getting icy. Feels like it needed some stones throwing on the top so it has a "grippy" surface to walk on. It is permeable though, so water does drain through, and it looks better than the 1970 paving slabs which were there before.
Be better getting tarmac if you can afford it, or stick with a decent gravel I would say. I would also say it's not especially easy to keep clean and not especially easy to sweep, at least, not as easy as tarmac or slabs.
Be better getting tarmac if you can afford it, or stick with a decent gravel I would say. I would also say it's not especially easy to keep clean and not especially easy to sweep, at least, not as easy as tarmac or slabs.
thebullettrain said:
Snow and Rocks said:
What sort of house/garden is it?
Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Cotswolds farmhouse style: gravel atm looks great. Would look awful outside something period but might, just about, look OK outside some new builds.
I would get the existing gravel tidied up/replaced and invest in a decent leaf blower - cleans it up like new. It'll look nicer and you'll be several thousand pounds better off.
Resin seems low maintenance but I’m just not wholly taken by it!
resin can be good, but at a price, i have a friend with a resin drive, looks good and has lasted well with cars using it, but it cost ££££.
So like everything, you get what you payfor, personaly i hate block drives, would rather have gravel, its cheap and works, unless on a slope, but can be made to work there to with a bit of thought
So like everything, you get what you payfor, personaly i hate block drives, would rather have gravel, its cheap and works, unless on a slope, but can be made to work there to with a bit of thought
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