When deciding to upgrade your driveway, there are a lot of materials to choose from. You can stick with the simple but traditional tarmac or go for a more modern block paving look. One extremely popular driveway material nowadays is resin; that’s because it’s affordable, quick to install, and can suit every house whilst still being unique.
The number of colours and patterns you can make with resin means that you can still choose a more exciting design whilst sticking to a simple material. You should always make sure you’re hiring a trusted driveway installation company when upgrading your driveway, if you try and do it yourself or go for the cheapest rather than the best company, then you might end up spending more in the long run on repairs.
With that said, installing a driveway is a complex process that requires experts, so let’s get into just how they lay each resin driveway.
- Prepare the base
Resin driveways can be laid over some existing materials, such as tarmac and concrete, but if you have existing block paving, a new base will be needed.
Making sure the tarmac or concrete is in good condition before laying new resin is also ideal, if it’s got cracks or it’s crumbling, then it’s probably not going to be able to support the resin. If it’s in a bad condition, it needs to be dug up. The same for if there is no driveway, and there’s just soil or grass, they will need to dig it up until they hit solid ground, ideal for a driveway installation.
Before beginning the resin installation, it must be a dry day, with no surface moisture, as well as all equipment is clean and there’s enough resin to cover the designated area.
- Mix the resin
Resin mixing has to be completed by experts because one simple mistake can lead to a ruined batch. The exact quantity of part A and part B resin needs to be mixed appropriately, and whisked for enough time, but not too long.
- Installation
The resin mixture is then poured over the work area slowly and levelled out with a trowel. Installers only have a really short time – usually around 15-30 minutes to get this resin down before it starts curing. The trowel also has to be cleaned regularly throughout the process to make sure it’s not dragging any resin aggregates due to the stickiness.
After all the resin mixture is laid, the driveway needs to be left alone for 4 hours, then it can begin handling foot traffic. Once 24 hours have passed, the driveway can then take vehicular traffic.
A resin driveway is a cost-effective solution to beautify the exterior of your space. If you’re located in the UK, within Lancashire, then Mason’s Resin Driveways Preston is the perfect company to call. Being a family-run business, Mason’s customer service is second to none, as well as having years of experience in the installation of driveways, they’re your perfect resin driveway partner. They’ve got a range of raving customer testimonials and loads of pictures of their past work, so you can see the quality of each driveway that they produce.
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