Resin Bound Drives - What You Need To Know

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Resin Bound Drives. Roger investigates.
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About Resin Bound Driveways
Resin bound driveways are an increasingly popular choice for homeowners and businesses seeking a durable, attractive, and permeable surface option. This paving solution combines natural aggregates, like gravel or crushed stone, with a clear resin to form a sturdy, bonded mixture. Here’s a closer look at its features and benefits.
Composition and Installation:
Resin bound systems mix specific proportions of aggregates with resin, ensuring each particle is fully coated. Once mixed, the material is laid onto a prepared base, often a tarmac or concrete substrate, and then trowelled to a smooth finish. The thickness varies depending on the aggregate size, but it’s typically between 12-24mm.
Aesthetic Appeal:
One of the standout features is the wide variety of colours and textures available. This customisability allows homeowners to choose a finish that complements their property or landscape. The smooth, seamless surface also provides a modern and polished appearance, free of loose stones.
Permeability:
Resin bound driveways are water-permeable. Their porous nature means rainwater can naturally drain through the surface, reducing puddles and preventing water runoff. This permeability makes them compliant with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) regulations in many places, providing an eco-friendly advantage.
Durability and Maintenance:
Thanks to the combination of sturdy aggregates and high-quality resin, these driveways are durable and long-lasting. They resist cracks, weeds, and UV degradation. Maintenance is minimal; regular sweeping and occasional power washing can keep the driveway looking fresh for years.
Environmental and Safety Benefits:
Beyond permeability, the driveways offer UV resistance, ensuring the surface doesn’t soften in hot conditions. Additionally, the smooth finish reduces the risk of tripping, making it safe for pedestrians.
Resin bound driveways offer a harmonious blend of functionality, beauty, and sustainability. They’re a modern solution for investing in a long-lasting, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally conscious driveway option.
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@Totelrecall Жыл бұрын

Ive never seen a good resin drive past a few years. I think a high quality paver would look and last nicer personally, plus its easy to relevel and maintain.

@monkeyboyclyde Жыл бұрын

I always try and steer towards a nice sett or paver not always easy as some customers really like the idea of overlaying worn out tarmac drives

@MT_T991 Жыл бұрын

i went away from resin bound having seen a number of bad ones. Opted for gravel grids and loose shingle. Easy to level and minimal shingle spreading, we are on a hill works really well

@paul756uk2 Жыл бұрын

Trouble is that most pavers are concrete and they lose their colour and the grit shows up in a few years. I've had Accrington Nori clay pavers on my drive since 1992 and had them re laid last year. Looks like new. Clay holds its colour and they're as hard as rock. No man made dye holds its colour IMO. Grant you that you did say a high quality paver but clay these days is so expensive but a good investment if you plan on staying put.

@user-oq8zm8qu4p 6 ай бұрын

Easy to level? Easy to maintain? Are you literally insane?

@timmain8177 Жыл бұрын

The resin is often Bisphenol A , the chemical that people get their knickers in a twist about thats in plastic bottles and packaging in parts per million. Yet they're happy to spread buckets of the concentrated stuff all over the front of their houses

@zaccwalked9544 10 ай бұрын

Damn BPA thx 4 info

@SilentMovements305 5 ай бұрын

Is there a barrier that can be used like for a example for epoxy floors I use at times a vapor barrier. Is there such thing

@peterduffield9311 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Roger - another very helpful video. I was contemplating a resin drive but I'll now give it a miss - delivery vehicles, parking and yellowing etc were very good points for me to consider.. Great stuff - look forward to the next video. Best wishes Peter

@TJSplasterworks Жыл бұрын

I did my path myself, lovely easy product to work with and great finish . But not convinced driveways will stand the test of time.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

did you do the resin bonded cast or the resin bound? I want to have a go at it

@TJSplasterworks Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder I used the resin bound kits as such a small area, block paved the area in. Ruled of the blocks. Acetone handy to keep tools clean. Man of your skill a walk in the park. Thanks for the videos. Learnt alot. The rising damp, damp etc series saved me a lot of money.👍

@Matty12333 11 ай бұрын

Mine has been up since 2021. No issues at all so far, seems well made.

@cloudyskies1323 11 ай бұрын

My in-law has resin bound laid about 6 years ago, it needed some repairs this year. It still has some minor areas of surface loosening. The second issue is colour, it’s a lot more dull after the years of sunlight exposure, lost it’s sheen and wow factor.

@nicolascardillo7615 4 ай бұрын

I strongly recommend Graphite powder on ur resin mix with dark grabber, UV resistance n heat transference plus it makes the bound a lot more stronger. (I does increase the electrical resistance of the mix)

@harryjones5260 11 ай бұрын

never forget truning up one monday on a private job when theyd had some 'freelancers' in over the weekend laying a resin drive. They had left their leftover resin in the mixer! it doesnt shatter, doesnt burn, the mixer drum was a write off

@JohnnyMotel99 Жыл бұрын

One of the local resin firms came round to estimate a few years ago. I have block pavers already but looking a bit tired. He said he would leave the pavers in place and resin over the top. So glad I left it as it is.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

Yes you did the right thing, it was never going to work.

@tomsavage1143 11 ай бұрын

The right thing? It is not advised to resin over block pavers mate especially on a driveway or any drove over area. A solid base of porous concrete or base tarmac is a MUST for a drive. If its a path of a patio area then you could get away with it but you would still have to know what your doing to stop the weeds growing through the gaps in the blocks then out of the resin. The reason you cant resin over blocks on a drive is because there is too much movement and the risk of a future remedial is almost guaranteed.

@jessegee179 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Roger 👍 We’re on a very limited budget, with tatty weedy granite gravel and old cracked concrete drive. I think we’ll go all gravel, and resin a path up to the front door, bordered by reclaimed brick pavers. We’ve seen the pour on resin, just to stop it sliding around? I wanted to hire a digger but husband wouldn’t let me so we’re halfway through doing it by hand with a pick axe. Gawd give us strength! 😂

@johnchincotta1qwdb15 Жыл бұрын

Hi Roger,always very eloquent. Very informative video.

@leestar7156 Жыл бұрын

Also make sure whoever is doing it can do it in 1 go. I’ve seen a few on our estate that either didn’t order enough material or work day finished, the joint where they left off stuck out like a sore thumb! Either the mix wasn’t the same amount or it’s the way they left it on a straight line.

@rogermolineux9741 11 ай бұрын

I had resin bound aggregate laid over concrete for my backyard, which is separate from the driveway, so has no vehicular traffic. Before, there was much standing water which now quickly drains through the resin. However, that works both ways as small weeds can still show. The sandy coloured aggregate though, sparkles like a beach when the tide has retreated.

@MC-nb6jx 11 ай бұрын

Just spot treat the weeds with glyphosate 😉😉

@ericfrewin2740 3 ай бұрын

Just een your message in regard to resin pathway and would appreciate your feedback and any advise. I have a structurally sound concrete path with a manhole cover in its length. The path is an eyesaw. The path is slightly wider than a standard square main hole and around fifteen yards long. I intend to build a base for sheds at the bottom of the garden. It's only a small garden. From your experience would you cover this concrete path with a resin finish Or replace with pave stones.

@brickpug6088 Жыл бұрын

I laboured for a bloke doing patios driveways etc. All of a sudden everyone was asking for resin 90% of driveway we did somebody wanted resin bound system installed. After a few years he did end up getting call backs for colour problems slight movement. The main problem was people dry steering on the driveway causing movement. I must add all preparations were done properly, he was a craftsman but it still caused headaches. Research and be prepared for what Roger has pointed out.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

Dry steering with an electric car is going to churn up most things. They are a lot heavier

@Chimp_No_1 27 күн бұрын

Incredibly interesting and helpful ! Thank you for sharing !

@sarahjones753 11 ай бұрын

Near me I see two problems with resin drives, firstly lots of weeds self-seed in them and secondly, it doesn't take much parking your car over time before bald patches appear in the parking spot. Personally, I'd put them in the pile with 70s avocado bathrooms & bi-fold doors..

@georgeanastasi7729 Жыл бұрын

Seen some look great after years. Others with reflective cracking from poor sub base , and a lot with tyre tracks etc (assume these are the cast ones where the aggregate gets ground off by vehicular movement). Like the look of them, hadn't considered UV aspect.

@dallan7740 Жыл бұрын

Bought a house with a resin bound drive about 3 years ago. Had been down about 10 years. Looked fantastic when we bought the house - indeed it was one of the selling points (it's a fair-size driveway). Anyway, the whole thing has disintegrated in the last couple of years and all the stones have come loose, especially round the path of the cars. I guess the resin has just deteriorated over the years. It's a pain as all the little stones get trod into the house (wooden floors!). Not sure I could recommend resin bound drives based on ours. It might be a bad job, done by a bad contractor - who knows. We have to get the whole thing replaced now. It cost about £13k to put down and that was 12-13 years ago, so yearly cost (adjusting for inflation) is well over a grand per year, which doesn't seem great. I'm now thinking about block paving, but worried about weeds in the gaps.

@junglie 11 ай бұрын

Does'nt look as posh, but our concreted drive has been down for 30 years & still fine.......lol.

@MC-nb6jx 11 ай бұрын

Well sadly it wasn’t installed properly in the first place..

@junglie 11 ай бұрын

@@MC-nb6jx Aye it's all about the hardcore (ooer missus!) & compacting correctly, prep is everything with these jobs, I used to lay concrete founds, slabs & driveways, they are all still fine since the early 80-'s i'm sure......

@DPJOINERY Жыл бұрын

Thank you Roger, yeah found that really interesting. When resin drives first came out I thought that would be the perfect material to use for my own drive, when I get round to doing it but after seeing so many that's failed for one reason or another I think I might go for corbels or some sort of pavers using GFTK for the jointing. Another problem with resin drives is they attract the build up of moss if not regularly cleaned, so I believe. Another subject I think would be compelling and that is different types of decking or even just composite decking as there are many different types now on the market. Anyway hope you're keeping as well as you look in this video 😃 ☮️+❤ always from me and the missus✌️

@silentnightacoustics6519 Жыл бұрын

Always wondered what happened to drago after rocky iv..... love the channel, great info...

@jimw6659 24 күн бұрын

I hope you do more videos on this subject, please.

@highlanderthegreat 10 ай бұрын

a way to do it as DIY drive or walk way is to use old car tires, cut out the side walls. dig down the width of the car tire plus say extra 3 inches, then place the tires side by side and nail them together, then fill in with small pebbles /gravel then slightly pack it down, then its just like concrete but water can drain through it.. the tires keeps the pebbles /gravel in place and wont let it spread out , strong enough to where you can even drive an 18 wheeler over it no problem.. will last for years and years...

@rutgerhoutdijk3547 Жыл бұрын

It's basically a plastic surface. Would fit nicely with that plastic grass that some people like.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

yes I hate the fake lawns.

@keithmarshall7715 11 ай бұрын

@SkillBuilder what bonds the plastic? Epoxy?

@effervescence5664 Жыл бұрын

They're doing the permeable tarmac layer today on ours for the resin to laid Friday. Rated for all our vans and ev's to be on top, isn't too bad they average 3.5 tonne a vehicle. It's supposed to be UV stable but we'll see.

@yorkyone2143 11 ай бұрын

Resin driveways struck me as a product fixing a problem that didn't exist judging from the number of flyers coming through my letterbox. Wonder if those using them are the same people complaining about plastic bag use, yet perfectly happen to drop loads of liquid plastic on their drive when gravel or stone would do a better job & allow water to sink into the ground instead of flooding the local area.

@highdownmartin 11 ай бұрын

Exactly. Stuff outside gets mossy, gets weeds growing in cracks, fades gets dusty, moves about a bit. There’s more peace of mind accepting this than fighting nature with surgical exterior decorations that they probably clean with dettol because of “ germs”.

@redleather100 11 ай бұрын

Resin is completely porous and suds compliant. And so should the base be . If going over existing concrete with a fall then there would be no difference in the amount of water coming from your drive .

@rebirthofthecool5619 5 ай бұрын

Yea I love graver or stone kicked up everywhere looks tidy

@HYUKLDER1 11 ай бұрын

Properly installed resin bound through an experienced and reputable maker such as the quality RonaDeck product laid onto open graded asphalt for example, a permeable driveway works well and does not require planning permission unlike an impermeable surface which does. SUDS principle is that your rain water does not run onto the public highway. Strength is all about the proper subsurface material laid correctly by approved installers, then it is unlikely to break under lorries. (Best not to install onto old concrete if there are any cracks there, also ten year warranties can be void if not installed onto an approved depth and structure of subsurface.)

@u2kjib4cjkqn 11 ай бұрын

Been doing resin for years and there are lots of problems if you don’t know what you are doing ,mixing times are important ,rain is a no no ,glass is just cosmetic ,quartz is a binder in resin instead of sand ,the base is the most important part porous concrete is great but very few people know how to lay it in the uk you only have a short window when laying and must be covered up to stop the moisture evaporating during setting,open grade tarmac is good,have now moved over to lay on grids great permeability no mess easy to level and can be done with less labour.

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

Can we come and film you?

@user-lq9lw2fz6i 11 ай бұрын

I had resin drive laid on grids. Unfortunately the drive started to disintegrate after 3 years mainly where the car tyres sat. The rest of the drive is now starting to disintegrate with the small chippings getting trailed into the house and car. Is it possible to patch bad areas and put a layer of resin over the remaining drive to prolong its life? Also what is the recommended thickness of the resin to be laid?

@paulreilly5987 11 ай бұрын

We use the grids too for the same reason. We think it is risky to put over any large areas of concrete. Resin works well on a steep driveway, it solved a problem where tarmac just scrubbed off the driveway with the cards wheels and block pavers just moved and concrete didnt look good. We have not had any problem with deterioration in the resin, but we use high quality UV resin from top brands, so many of the SB concerns raised are down to lack of experience and cheaper products (there are many version of resin).

@nathan21388 6 ай бұрын

what can you use to colour restore without sealing it making water stand on top

@j444nsy4 Жыл бұрын

Resin bound tends to also attract the dirt and after a while the stains will never come out. Also low level light like for instance on a wall to light the driveway will show up every undulation and it looks terrible. Resin bond (cast) I’m my opinion a much better option.

@tinytonymaloney7832 Жыл бұрын

I like Rogers holiday mansion 4:50, very upmarket. 😄

@seamusennis9743 Жыл бұрын

That’s just the servants quarters

@wobby1516 11 ай бұрын

My brother twice used one of those cheap! Cash, mobile number, fly by night individuals to tarmac his drive. He’ll never learn, they’re call travellers.

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 11 ай бұрын

Nice old fashioned gravel please. These (and pavers) just look so Barratt homes.

@paulhaggett3710 11 ай бұрын

Yep, very interesting Rog. Ive not yet seen the perfect material for the perfect drive. The resin bonded dives look good when new as do alot of the other surfacing materials, but......

@TJSplasterworks Жыл бұрын

Thanks Never stop learning

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir.

@pancakesgo7995 8 ай бұрын

We converted 90% of our front garden into parking. Looked at resin but it was too much of a stretch for our budget and I was put off by the horror stories. Had a local driveway contractor put tarmac down and they did a very thorough job excavating, putting MOT sub base down and compacting before the tarmac went anywhere near it. Almost six years later, apart from UV fading common to all tarmac, it still performs as well as the day it was new and we've had no issues with it so far. The only maintenance it requires is the occasional moss clean.

@rtreborg8472 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video as usual. I have been also been looking at GEOcell type driveways. It would be useful if you could also cover this and compare with resin bonded drives. It seems you put at least 20mm of stone above the Geocell itself to allow for settlement - which sounds fine - but is it in practice? To me the Geocell might be more 'forgiving' when you have large bushes near the edge of your drive. Appreciate any thoughts you have on the matter.

@michaelwhiting3282 9 ай бұрын

A word of warning. As a Driveway specialist we will never use Geocell or any form of it used for driveway (car, van etc use). If your driveway is straight and you don't turn on it it should be fine. If you turn on it the load applied to the grating distorts it slightly even if well pegged down and well compacted. Over a few years the stone fill is allowed to get underneath and slowly pushes the plastic grate up. We have seen them sticking up around 6 inches worst case where cars have repeatedly turned on it.

@TheWebstaff Жыл бұрын

Edinburgh might have been the first to do this with glass in the uk back in the early 2000's as I was working at a polymer makers HQ, I was there doing IT support and the head tech was talking to me about some of the polymers they had worked on. Some of the other stuff that I bet is still under nda was very intereating, lets just say you can get polyurethane polymers that can take a seriously big bang and still hold in the contents. But it cost a lot to make things from it. I guess drivea are the same.

@DkalL_Mc 15 күн бұрын

Nice one.

@markmcallister7127 Жыл бұрын

Lot of people who live in caravans .......supply and lay this stuff, and gives the reputable companies a bad name

@JG-fg1ye 2 ай бұрын

I like resin bonded as it’s grippy

@leerussell8939 Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen weeds growing through a few driveways at customers houses which I thought was strange.what makes that happen?And yes I know the fly by nights you mean but it’s not only Driveway’s they do.

@digofthedump 11 ай бұрын

you could add a fibreglass mesh under stuck with the primer add a bit strength

@virgin26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information

@lazylad8544 Жыл бұрын

Block pavers any day. Long lasting durable and decorative.

@junglie 11 ай бұрын

lol yeah right my neigbours have had one replace after 3 months the job was so bad it was sinking without even any cars being on it once.

@boxercup1 9 ай бұрын

Resin bound is a permeable surface , resin bonded (scatter coat) is non permeable, UV stable resin is called an aliphatic resin and has more flexural strength than a non uv resin which is called an aromatic resin. Non UV stable resin for resin bound is not used as much as a UV stable resin binder any longer. Generally resin bonded (scatter coat) systems use a non UV resin. For any resin bound surfaces that are going to have vehicles using them the substrate MUST be a tarmac or concrete base. Aggregates must be a decorative aggregate which means that they are of a certain size, kiln dried and dust free.

@sandy_knight 11 ай бұрын

How do these surfaces do in very cold temps, lets say beast from the east temps of -5C to -10C? Do they get brittle enough to crack, if not by themselves then when driven over? I'd also be concerned about water getting into microcracks during they day and then freezing at night, forcing the surface apart.

@skimmingstoness Жыл бұрын

Couple of new builds up the road fro me have resin drives and they aren't wearing very well after 6 months.

@Matrixresin Жыл бұрын

Nice video Roger👍👍

@davidcollins5102 11 ай бұрын

You are better using pavers as they can be uplifted for a my maintenance and service works that might need excavating for repair or updating and re installed at low cost

@reddyornott9981 11 ай бұрын

Great video very helpful!

@laro1002 5 ай бұрын

It’s all about the base. Be careful covering different materials - where they join. Eg concrete and tarmac. Cracks will appear between the join over time unless special preparation is done.

@fireblaster9961 Жыл бұрын

Possibly one of the most expensive type of drive way you could do...if it’s done correctly underneath

@heffbaseball8083 3 ай бұрын

I’m in the resin epoxy business and I would never do a coating if something was better. Just pave or install pavers. You know this is not going to last and delaminate. Plus dirt and crap gets all interlocked in there and it looks like shit. Don’t coat something when you can put something down more permanent

@hayd7371 8 ай бұрын

Neighbour got a new one a couple of months ago. Already the corner of his drive has got a big crack across it. He's probably drove in diagonally and the corner took the load. Looks ruined.

@coreyott7739 4 ай бұрын

What type of temperatures allow for these kinds of driveways/sidewalks will it withstand negative temperatures and handle a northern winter just fine?

@rogartcooke Жыл бұрын

What about oil contamination? With tarmac or block paving, a bit of degreaser and a pressure washer will remove a fair bit of oil staining, how do resin bound driveways stand up? (Either to the oil or heavy pressure washing)

@Jackscaf 7 ай бұрын

You can't beat a gravel drive. it's good for security aswell

@Happytruth 11 ай бұрын

These look good but I’m dubious in the UKs wet climate that it won’t break up.

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

done properly it is long-lasting

@dawnfreese2068 8 ай бұрын

Wondering if you can do for heated floor slab on grade instead of concrete

@volt8684 Жыл бұрын

Nice on patios

@roysargood8750 4 ай бұрын

U didnt mention exspansion joints Wgen it qant ro move

@TheSecurity30 4 ай бұрын

Can you lay it on top of block paving

@kingfishermoviesonyoutube 11 ай бұрын

From my experience they do not last more than a few years, if you're lucky! Block paving is much better or even tarmac!

@Pete.Ty1 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍.Thank you

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

Thank you too

@lmilne4859 Жыл бұрын

Resin driveways look horrendous

@andrew1637 11 ай бұрын

I wish Roger was my next door neighbour.

@bield7 Жыл бұрын

Another great vid from Roger. Resin driveways look awful ☹

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

That is interesting, I quite like them.

@25johnlowe Жыл бұрын

We had ours done this time last year, still looks great. Time will tell of course but happy with ours so far looks like new. I did oil changes on both cars the other week and the inevitable little drips came off easily (although I cleaned them the same day) Would note we had ours fully re-done from scratch basically, no re-laying over the old (was cracked crazy paving before) I think every type has it's downsides, my parents block driveway they now find after 5-6 years weeds have managed to penetrate and minor gaps appear (nothing major but certainly not perfect)

@bield7 Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder ours was laid in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions but only lasted 3 years before the surface started to degrade and look awful. After 6 years we replaced it with block pavers - much more durable and look better. Lesson learned 😂

@willthecat3861 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn't worry about the UV resistance of quartz (either synthetic.... or more likely, the natural crushed mineral.) It would likely take hundred of millions of years for the Sun, as it currently emits, for quartz to be even slightly degraded by the UV from sunlight. Mechanically, quartz is harder than glass (scratches glass easily) and is much less brittle. The quartz in your resin driveway will be around, long after the driveway is gone, and long after all of mankind too.

@SkillBuilder 10 ай бұрын

It is the resin binder that degrades not the stone

@willthecat3861 10 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Yes, exactly... but there was discussion about suitable aggregates... that is whether glass or quartz are suitable aggregate... glass no... but quartz, why not?

@epiphgd4302 4 ай бұрын

Is this not real slippy?

@DanDiednot Жыл бұрын

They collect rubber like Santa pod raceway

@Jeff-bg7pt Жыл бұрын

My friend had her drive way and it didn't turn out good

@matthewmiller9575 11 ай бұрын

It doesn’t last and costs a fortune. Use a cellular paving system if you want gravel less expensive and longer lasting - it’s a honeycomb of plastic incorporating weed membrane that contain the gravel making it very firm to walk, drive, push wheelbarrows, etc. The best systems are invisible and the entire job can be done, including excavation if needed and a new base, for less than resin bound systems

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

Gravel is a nightmare, it ends up in your house, always.

@matthewmiller9575 11 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder yes, 10mm or smaller can be problematic, but the cellular paving helps. It’s really a solution for those on a tight budget. Larger grades aren’t an issue though. For practicality hard standing are better, cheap block paving would cost about the same a resin bound, although not as attractive. I advise clients that resin bound should be viewed as a temporary solution, a very expensive option at that.

@kjm-ch7jc 11 ай бұрын

Don't understand how resin can allow water to drain away.

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

because it binds irregular shaped gravel, the resin leaves lots of tiny pathways. Watch this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipqmpa6U3a2pip8.html

@rosieHolliday5887 11 ай бұрын

Those drives look like a future nightmare waiting to happen

@plumpii7177 Жыл бұрын

I keep seeing rusty marks on them..

@philcrockford5534 11 ай бұрын

At over £200 a square metre, we skipped it and went for gravel 😉

@stevehayward5666 2 ай бұрын

It’s never sold as a maintenance free product because it’s not

@RandallSlick 11 ай бұрын

A porous driveway in Britain 🤣🤣No, to be fair I do remember seeing one of those once back in 1983.

@nickaf5262 11 ай бұрын

theres a youtube channel D&G projects they do resin drives but i dont think they do a proper job please watch how they do it

@SilentMovements305 5 ай бұрын

D&j

@neilrafferty2097 Жыл бұрын

Will very soon go out of fashion (thankfully).

@Mr_Ashley Жыл бұрын

Can anyone recommend how else to tidy up a concrete drive that’s extremely sound but rough to look at, it’s very large and thick so too expensive to remove.

@lazylad8544 Жыл бұрын

Paint it. Loads of good products out.

@oxymoron5167 Жыл бұрын

Acid stain

@jcobrate6335 Жыл бұрын

Try pressure washer if you haven’t already

@Mr_Ashley Жыл бұрын

It’s not dirty it’s rough, as in nearly impossible to walk on in bare foot and areas where stones from the ballast mix is starting to come out, there is not cracking however. Pressure washing won’t change this and paint will literally just change the colour. Can slabs be used on top if an even spread of mortar is used to bond to the the existing concrete?

@monkeyboyclyde Жыл бұрын

@Mr_Ashley if it's flat and solid you could pave resin or tarmac over it as long as finished ground level is OK most installers won't give much if any guarantee if they've not done the groundwork though

@strummer6642 Жыл бұрын

Lol at all these comments about clay paviours, uk production ceased years ago, impossible to spec on domestic drive.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

I have seen several clay paviours put down in the last two years. I don't know whrere they come from but I will see if I can find out.

@user-fl7pr6hx7e 7 ай бұрын

Nothing neither you can teach me here I'm a contractor.. and always representing the clients most recent contractors go out of business within tfive years i don't recommend in driveway s

@TheWebstaff Жыл бұрын

Can you tell me how to do a repair if it ever gets damaged?... Can you..?.. Can anyone?

@Pistol_Knight Жыл бұрын

Newer Electric cars weigh on average 30% more than a 'normal' vehicle, food for thought

@shaunthompson8943 6 ай бұрын

Just lay granite setts. Much better and Will last forever.

@chester6343 11 ай бұрын

And if your water main goes like my brother's did you'll be PISSED

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

I would always lay a new watermain before doing a drive. It is very cheap to run a bit of pipe in.

@3D_Printing 11 ай бұрын

Zero drainage

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

It is permeable

@samlabanco4187 3 ай бұрын

Why don't they just call it Epoxy, Resin ???

@daves4026 Жыл бұрын

Car’s especially EVs are heavy

@user-kq4jx4ww7m 5 ай бұрын

They soon become covered in moss

@SkillBuilder 5 ай бұрын

I love a bit of moss.

@highdownmartin 11 ай бұрын

Zero rain absorption, so massive run off. Old bricks with mossy gaps much nicer.

@SkillBuilder 11 ай бұрын

Did you not watch the video? This surface is very absorbent.

@highdownmartin 11 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder no wonder they fall apart under any use, I thought the resin bonding was like the plastic setting kits that you put your teeth in years ago.

@3D_Printing 11 ай бұрын

6:48 EV cars weigh a lot more, all the batteries

@robinherrick2177 11 ай бұрын

Plastic driveways. Does nobody see an issue with this from an environmental point of view? I assume they end up going to landfill after a few years.

@imagelush5146 6 ай бұрын

Sounds very toxic

@oilbeefhooked351 Жыл бұрын

Don't think about it getting this. Looks very pretty but can't handle vehicles. If you are just walking on it, then fine, but never get it for drive. It will crack within 2 years, and I'm a builder and have seen the work by so many driveway companies.

@SkillBuilder Жыл бұрын

My neighbour has 4 cars and a pickup truck. His resin drive is 12 years old and looks fine.

@Wgnwtb Жыл бұрын

Surely, they just need thicker layers, that allow for the additional weight? Substrate etc

@jackturnermx6176 Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder all depends on what’s under it