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Resin Driveway Installers Wantage
Resin Driveway Contractors in the OX12 Area
At AC Drives & Landscaping, we install resin bound driveways, paths and patios across Wantage and the surrounding OX12 area. Resin gives you a smooth, seamless surface with no loose stone; it drains through rather than running off, and it is laid either over a sound existing drive or on a new base we build first. Every job is surveyed before it is priced, and everything we lay carries a 10 year guarantee. Give us a call on 01235 352039 to discuss your resin driveway needs.
Resin Bound Services Wantage
Resin bound offers several advantages over more traditional methods, and its strong, durable finish is suitable for cars and other vehicles and requires very little maintenance.
- New resin bound driveways: Full excavation and base build, then the resin surface
- Resin over an existing driveway: Where the current surface is sound. See below
- Resin paths, patios and steps: Matched to the drive
- Pool surrounds, porches and courtyards: Slip resistant and seamless
- Commercial and forecourt resin: Business entrances, retail and hospitality areas
- Repairs and resurfacing: Lifted, cracked or faded resin put right
- Permeable resin builds: Drains through the surface, so no water runs onto the road
- Edging and borders: Block, kerb or steel to contain the surface
Resin Drive Installation Near Me Wantage
There are many different colours and patterns to choose from and you can create bespoke designs that will give you that truly unique look that you desire. Versatile and strong, yet straightforward to install, our resin surfacing services include:
- Driveways of any shape
- Paths, patios & edging
- Swimming pool surrounds
- Porches
- Borders
- Entrances to retail parks
- Business forecourts
- Shop entrance areas
- Access courtyards
- Hospitality areas
Resin over an existing driveway in Wantage
If your current drive is structurally sound, resin can usually go straight over it, which saves the cost and disruption of digging the whole thing out.
It works over existing tarmac and concrete that is stable, not moving and not badly cracked. It does not work over block paving, gravel or anything that flexes, because resin needs a solid, continuous base to bond to. We check the existing surface at survey and tell you honestly which of the two jobs you are looking at, because quoting an overlay on a drive that needs replacing is how people end up with a resin surface that cracks along the old joints within a year.
How we lay a resin driveway
Resin is only as good as what it is laid on, and it is unforgiving of a poor base or bad weather. This is what we do on every job in Wantage.
- The base: Either your existing tarmac or concrete if it is sound, or a new base we build: excavation, membrane, compacted MOT Type 1 and a binder course.
- Edging and containment set before the surface goes down, so the resin has something to finish against.
- Priming where the base requires it.
- Mixing: UV-stable resin and kiln dried aggregate mixed in a forced action mixer, in measured batches, so colour and strength stay consistent across the drive.
- Laying: Trowelled out to an even depth in a single continuous pour, so there are no cold joints across the drive.
- Curing: Foot traffic after a few hours, vehicles after 24 to 48 hours, depending on temperature. We will not lay in rain or near freezing, because it will not cure properly.
- Finish: Site cleared and all waste taken away.
Resin Surfacing Ideas for Homes in the OX12 Area
For more Wantage resin driveway ideas, view our Gallery
Wantage Resin repairs and resurfacing
- Areas that have lifted or delaminated from the base
- Cracking that has come through from the surface underneath
- Resin that has yellowed or faded where a non-UV-stable product was used
- Oil staining and ingrained dirt
- Edges that have broken away where there was no containment
We will tell you whether a patch, a resurface or a rebuild is the honest answer. Call 01235 352039.
How much does a Resin Driveway cost in Wantage
- Whether you need a new base or the existing drive can be overlaid. This is the single biggest factor
- Size and shape of the area, and how many cuts and curves it has
- The aggregate. Standard blends sit below premium and natural stone blends
- Breaking out and disposing of an old surface
- Ground conditions, where a new base is needed
- Edging, drainage and any channel drains
- Access for machinery and materials
FAQs – Resin Bound Driveways in Wantage OX12
The life expectancy of a resin-bound driveway is over 15 years, but you could get more than this if it has been properly maintained.
Costs will vary depending on the size of the drive, the materials used, and the time and labour costs involved. No two resin driveway projects are the same. Please contact us and we will be happy to provide a free site survey and quote and a timeframe for completion.
Resin bound is an eco-friendly, highly porous solution for ground surfacing. It is a choice of decorative aggregates mixed with specialist resins then hand trowelled to give a smooth flat surface suitable for driveways, paths, and patios.
Resin bond is laid in a different manner to resin bound materials. It involves applying a layer of resin to the existing surface to which aggregates are then scattered on top of. This gives a non-porous surface, which has a coarser finish and leaves a certain amount of loose stone on the final surface.
We say your new resin-bound system is weed resistant rather than weed-free. Whilst nothing will grow up through the surface, air-born seedlings may land on top, causing a small amount of growth. We recommend applying a weed killer once or twice a year if this should happen.
This depends on the type and condition of your existing driveway. It should be laid on an appropriate sub-base of either asphalt or concrete.
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