A resin driveway  resurfacing finish can be provided by way of  number of options from local companies.

For example

Remove the existing surface and install a brand new resin surface

Or

Reuse the existing surface as a base and apply a resin bonded stone surface

It all depends on what is already in place and the purpose of the works.

COST

Cost could be a consideration as well.   Is there a limited budget for example?

Primarily the existing surface is the decider.  It is no good resurfacing an unsound surface.

These considerations are relative to a concrete and tarmac surface.

The concrete network   (American based but a very informative site)   says   “In any case, the underlying concrete for a resurfacing project must be sound. It is not feasible to resurface concrete that is heaving, has severe cracks, or is damaged due to freeze/ thaw damage. Resurfacing will not solve underlying soil problems”

A resin driveway resurfacing finish could be classed as adhesive as it “binds”.  This could be  aggregate and resin in a specialist aggregator.  Or it could be resin laid and then  has aggregate applied to it to bond the existing and aggregate together.

Remember at this time of year slips trips and falls can be a concern.  One of the biggest benefits is the anti slip quality provided by resin bonded installs. Particularly good for imprinted concrete

If resin bonded stone or aggregate  is a consideration  for your driveway path or patio then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Resin Bonded  Gravel and Resin Bonded  Aggregate provides an alternative to the usual options  for your driveway path or patio. If it’s not broke don’t fix it.  Dont move reuse

We are based in Nottinghamshire but accessible to many local  areas.  We have completed anti slip surfacing  in Skegby, Aspley,  Bilsthorpe, BulwellClay cross, Cotgrave, Huthwaite,  Mansfield Woodhouse, New Houghton, Pentrich,  Ravenshead, Sellers Wood, Shirebrook, Toton, Warsop, Worksop

Call Simon or Faith on 01623  623986

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Resin bonded stone anti slip benefits are often overlooked in favour of resin bound systems.

Resin bonded stone provides

• Anti slip properties

• Fast curing qualities

• Excellent wear performance (designed for road use)

• Odourless

• Non flammable

• Resistance to oil, diesel and petrol

Resin bonded resurfacing  is extremely hardwearing.  The primary use is for installation onto tarmac and concrete surfaces .  Resin bonded installs can work for walkways and paths not just driveways.

With the heatwave we have experienced over the past few weeks there are no worries with our resin bonded stone. It is  resistant to temperatures of up to 50°c for long periods of time. 

Aftercare and maintenance required is minimal. A stiff brush to remove excess aggregate together with the occasional jetwash is all that is required.

Completed in a day and the lack of needing a skip are quite important advantages. Minimal disruption to access to the area being resurfaced.

Resin bonded stone uses urethane (Polyurethane) resins.  These are copolymers consisting of polyol and isocyanate components. They have excellent adhesion to various substrates and high elasticity. Since these polymers can be designed to match the characteristics needed, they are broadly used in various applications such as coatings, fibers, films, and metal treatment.

General Characteristics of Urethane Resins (Polyurethane)

• Excellent adhesion to substrates
• High film elasticity
• Good balance of elongation and hardness

Call us now  01623 623986. We are based in Mansfield .  No sales men. Contact Simon or Faith and have a chat.

From where we are based in the East Midlands (the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire border) we can resurface your driveway path or patio. Providing you with a weed free alternative to the usual block paving, imprinted concrete, tarmac, and concrete options. Beeston, Bolsover,  Clowne, Edwinstowe, Gedling, Kirkby in Ashfield, Matlock, Newthorpe, Old Whittington, Radcliffe on Trent, , Sheffield, Walesby,

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Seamless resin bonded resurfacing provides an attractive durable and anti slip finish for existing external surfaces. Concrete, tarmac, imprinted concrete and in some cases slabs, can visually deteriorate.  This can be over a period of time however it can still be structurally sound.

Rain, snow and frost can all permeate or affect cracks in the surface.  Over a period of time this can speed up the damaging process.  A seamless resin bonded resurfacing covering can protect and prevent further damage.  Why?  because it is impermeable.  At the same time our resin bonded resurfacing work can provide an attractive and brand new look.

The resin is (assuming the surface is suitable) spread over the existing surface.  Any necessary preparation work is completed first.  Our specialist media is then applied to finish your  resin bonded resurfacing project.  Aggregate used in this process can be a blend of colours and finishes.  With 20 years of experience we at Drive-Cote Ltd  can give you a brand new looking driveway, path or patio.  No mess and disruption!

Seamless resin resurfacing can be completed in a day with no messy skips required.

Choices of colours  available give you no limitations.  Natural finishes can compliment rural areas. Bolder more colourful finishes provide a statement entrance to your property.

 If it’s not broke don’t fix it so work with the surface you have.

We are based in Nottinghamshire but accessible to Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas.  We have completed anti slip surfacing  in Skegby,  Aspley.  Driveways in Bilsthorpe, Bulwell,  Pilsley , Clay Cross and Cotgrave .  Paths in  Huthwaite, Mansfield Woodhouse, New Houghton.  Call for previous works  in your area – Pentrich, Ravenshead, Sellers Wood, Shirebrook,  Toton, Warsop, Worksop.

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Customer based informative discussion about the options for a garden project with diy paving slabs vs diy gravel bound resin surface being the initial point in August 2018.

The starting point for the discussion for the diy paving slabs vs diy gravel bound resin surface  discussion  is as follows

“We have been redesigning our garden 82ft by 45ft we done most of the work but i’m finding it hard to get information on the best offer or price for diy resin bound gravel or diy rapid set concrete – I need to get this finished so I can enjoy my garden and so my parents can relax in the garden with me they are disabled so it needs to be level as much as it can be i’m on a tight budget so any advice ideas or anything of help would be appreciated”

Cost and effectiveness for this project being important considerations.

One of the contributors to this discussion about diy paving slabs vs diy gravel bound resin surface says

“Resin bound gravel is porous, however not a diy project. I suggest asking for a quote from someone who has done a lot of installations, and inspect their previous work first.  Concrete will need a runoff slight slope, and will be slippy in icy conditions”

How confusing are the options available?  This  Gardeners world forum shows the wide ranging potential for the original thread enquiry.  As a resin bonded installer with over 18years experience we will try to provide honest and clear information to help clients choose the right option for the right surface and purpose.  Resin bonded aggregate is not always the right product.

Resin bonded stone or gravel or aggregate lots of variances but the same product

This particular contributor  to the Gardeners World Forum seems to be really helpful

“You can DIY either resin bonded or resin bound. In one you need to form the right sort of base, buy the right type of resin and then throw gravel over it so it sticks as the resin goes off. The right type of resin is expensive. In the other you need to buy/hire a paddle mixer and all the resin and aggregate – even more expensive. So although you’re doing it yourself, it’s not cheap and as has been said, the opportunities for making a pigs ear of it and not being able to undo it are significant. Personally, therefore, I’d not go that way.

Grid-paves are an easy DIY job, but the grids are relatively dear and need a lot of pre prep – hardcore, terram, tamping, sand base, etc. If you lay them over a bumpy surface they bend and you get sticky up bits (technical term) which eventually break off. If you have the machinery already to do the ground work and get a really good base, they look really good and last well. 

Paving is easy to do but again, needs a good base if it’s to go down nice and flat and not creep. Paving that isn’t slippery in wet weather is fairly costly but you can buy it and lay it in stages as funds allow.

Concrete is cheapest and quickest. You can pour onto a roughly level surface and get it smooth. You can brush finish it to make it less slippy or let it go off just a bit and then jet-wash it to expose the top layer of aggregate, which gives you a similar – though less glamorous – effect to resin bonded gravel at a much lower cost (check on Youtube for vids on how to do it). I’d recommend using a permanent shuttering if you go this route – make large (one mixer load) squares using 4×2 timber, say, and effectively form really big in situ paving slabs. Pour, dress and finish each section one at a time if you’re working solo or you’ll cream-cracker yourself. I’ve done quite a lot of DIY concrete pouring and it’s hard to get it looking the business if you’re trying to do too much at once. But if you pace yourself to match your mixer, you can make a neat job of it for a lot less cash.

There’s nothing stopping you getting someone to put resin bonded gravel onto your concrete in a few years’ time if you win the lottery.

One other option for quick and non slippy would be composite decking. Looks smart (much more so than wooden decking) but costs a fair bit. It is good in the wet though – and again, very easy to put down DIY”

It should be remembered that not all information will be correct and DIY is not always an option but can be point to consider.  We at Drive-Cote Ltd,  believe  knowledge provides the ability for our customers to make more informed decisions.

Drive-Cote Ltd is an  independent company.  We are not a franchise nor are we affiliated to any other company completing Resin Drives, paths or patios. 

For details of works we have completed local to you  in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire,Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.  Towns listed as follows are an example and not exhaustive Bestwood Village, Boughton, Calverton, Chilwell, Codnor,Daybrook, Elston, Little Eaton, Mickleover, Normanton on Trent, Ollerton. Rainworth, Sandiacre, Somercotes, Stonegravels, Swanwick, ,Whitwell.

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Just some of the areas we have received enquiries for a resin driveway path or patio over the years.

Lots of new companies are springing up but we have seen that the resin driveway Shirebrook Matlock Ravenshead Bolsover completed seem to have confused some clients.  Resin bound or resin bonded for your resin driveway Shirebrook Matlock Ravenshead Bolsover is a point to consider before you take the step of going ahead with the works.

We had booked in to visit a client in Brinsley who wanted a resin driveway.  However this client had had a company visit that day and was having the works completed today.

Every resin driveway company business wants the ideal customer,  with the ideal surface and with the money in their pocket.    However resin driveways paths and patios can be a very tricky product and a tricky business to install.  A quick decision from a customer perspective is not necessarily a good thing for a business.

Will  the client be happy –  have they thought carefully about their resin driveway?

Not all surfaces suit resin 

Does the client know there is a difference between resin bonded aggregate and resin bound aggregate?

Have they (and the company) considered the drainage?

Is the concrete or tarmac structurally sound?

So before you book your resin driveway Shirebrook Matlock Ravenshead Bolsover  take time out and consider all your options.

We have been working with and writing about resin driveways paths and patios for a number of years

Resin Bonded  Gravel and Resin Bonded  Aggregate providing an alternative to the usual options  for your driveway path or patio. If it’s not broke don’t fix it. 

We are based in Nottinghamshire but accessible to Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas.  We have completed anti slip surfacing  in Skegby,  Aspley, Bilsthorpe, Bulwell,  Cheadle Hulme, Clay Cross, Cotgrave,Doncaster,  Huthwaite,  Mansfield Woodhouse, New Houghton,  Pentrich, Peterborough, Ravenshead, Sellers Wood, Shirebrook,  Toton, Warsop, Worksop, Shirebrook and Matlock.

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Whether it is imprinted concrete, concrete or  tarmac resin bonded stone can resurface.

Anti slip,  completed in a day, no mess no disruption .

Resin Bonded  Gravel and Resin Bonded  Aggregate providing an alternative to the usual options  for your driveway path or patio. If it’s not broke don’t fix it. 

Back in November 3 years ago we wrote about how kerb appeal can be created with our resin bonded stone

We are based in Nottinghamshire. We have completed anti slip surfacing  in Skegby,  Aspley,  Bilsthorpe, Bulwell,   Clay cross, Cotgrave,  Huthwaite,  Mansfield Woodhouse, New Houghton,  Pentrich,  Sellers Wood, Shirebrook, Sutton Bonnington, Toton, Warsop, Worksop.

So if you want a drive like this Ravenshead resin bonded grey bauxite drive call for a free quotation.

01623 623986

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We at Mansfield based Drive-Cote Ltd have been operating for nearly 18 years and during this time we have seen companies come and go.  A resin stone option for your driveway, path or patio can be open to all sorts of variations of suitability from different companies.

We would like to say we can offer a 20 year guarantee but we can’t and don’t profess to. The questions to ask is to what extent is the guarantee offered – have they been trading 20 years? Will they be trading in 20 years?  Does it cover the materials only or the install as well (perhaps these questions should be applied to any sort of extensive guarantee)?  We at Drive-Cote Ltd are a small personable local company offering a resin stone option, we do not sub contract and we do not employ the services of other Companies.  Our suppliers are long standing and reputable supplying to the trade with a durable and commercial product available to us for residential use.  This in itself can provide confidence in longevity and durability for a resin stone option for a driveway path or patio from Drive-Cote Ltd.

Resin stone options for driveway paths and patios vary in requirements from the client specification to the suitability of the product for the surface and/ or purpose.

A resin stone option can be split into 2 main sections really

Resin bonded

Resin bound

Wording can be used to describe the different installs.  So on the plus side resin stone options using the bonded application are lot less expensive (or perhaps the word cheap can be used if trying to sway the reader towards the other resin stone option – resin bound stone).

So on the plus side for a resin stone option using the bound application Suds compliant can be highlighted.  However Suds compliance does not mean it has to be permeable it means the run off water has to be managed and that can be with an aco drain and once again perhaps selective wording can be used to sway the customer.

Resin stone option choice

should be down to the suitability of the surface and the requirement of the client.

If we were to look at one example of a requirement for a client  i.e. low or virtually no maintenance then resin bonded stone would be a better choice.  Impermeable means a stiff brush and occasional jet wash is all that is required.  No seal required,  no debris and dirt to clear as can be the case with a permeable surface.  If water can get through then so can mud and debris and this will affect the efficacy of the permeability.

Remember concrete, tarmac or imprinted concrete resin bonded stone can resurface without any mess or disruption

We offer free advice with no obligation – so feel free to call Drive-Cote Ltd based in Mansfield covering Shirebrook, Stonebroom, Clowne, Sutton in Ashfield, Kirkby in Ashfield, Belper, Forest Town, Clipstone, Teversal, Rainworth, Stanton Hill, Tibshelf, Morton, Pilsley, Edingley, Southwell, Mansfield Woodhouse.

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Engineers at our own local  University of Nottingham have recently reported that Nottingham pothole issues could be a thing of the past.

“Highways England is carrying out a trial, after sunflower oil capsules added to asphalt were found to make roads ‘self heal’.

It costs more than £88million a year to fill in the potholes in England’s roads, making the cooking oil – at around £1.15 a litre in shops – a relatively cheap solution.

It works by making bitumen, the sticky black substance used in road surfacing, less thick so that it pours more easily into cracks before they form the dangerous trenches.

Potholes form after sunshine causes roads to swell, before night-time temperatures fall and they contract.

The weight of the traffic as this happens causes cracks to form, which become larger when rainwater falls into them, freezes and expands”

The sunflower solution for Nottingham pothole issues
The report goes on to say

“Highways England, which funded the research, will add 18.5 litres of sunflower oil to five tonnes of asphalt along a five-yard stretch to ensure that it works.

Researchers say, if successful, it could be rolled out across the road network within five years”.

Our Drive-Cote Ltd resin bonded stone resurfacing extends the life of a tarmac or concrete driveway path or patio.  Our resin bonded stone will offer an impermeable surface and therefore prevents the effects of temperature changes and the resultant pothole effects on your driveway paths and patios.

Nottingham pothole issues will still develop on existing surfaces, however  it certainly instills confidence that we could eventually benefit from  a reduction in costs for the repairing of potholes.

Mansfield Ashfield, Ripley, Stonebroom, Shirland, Heanor, Ripley, Belper, Hartshorn, Matlock, Swanwick, Pentrich

Resin bonded stone for your driveway path or patio

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We have recently completed some anti skid resin bonded aggregate works Ollerton area for a residential client.

Wanting to improve the kerb appeal this family want to have a durable and attractive finish to their existing tarmac surface.

Chesterfield Resin Bonded stone feedback

I am delighted with my new drive & patio it looks really terrific.

Would also like to compliment the 3 lads that did the work very cheerful & polite & really helpful.  They worked in an exceptionally tidy neat manner.

The recommendation of your company from a neighbour has been truly justified & I shall also recommend Drive-Cote to other neighbours & friends.

Regards

Anne

Hi Simon & Faith

 Once again my thanks for dealing  so promptly with my neighbours “issue”.  From my perspective this enhanced my already high regard for your company both in the speed of your replies and reassurance you would deal direct with them should there be any further “issues”.

Two other neighbours have passed very complimentary comments about how attractive the drive is now.

 This is just a shot in the dark I was wondering if you have any recommendations of companies dealing in supplying & laying artificial grass?

Regards

Anne

Ollerton Resin bonded stone

September 2017

Faith & Simon

Just to say how pleased we are with the result of your product.

The lads doing the work were extremely competent and professional.

The workmanship was excellent. They were very helpful to me and left no rubbish whatsoever.

I will certainly be singing your praise at all levels to anyone that asks about the drive.

There has been a lot of neck craning already as people drive pass.

Thank you once again

Frank and Sam

So if you want driveway like  this anti skid resin bonded aggregate works Ollerton call now for a free no obligation quote.

Mansfield, Shirland, Ravenshead, Ilkeston, Ripley, Heanor, Shirebrook, Warsop. Bilsthorpe, Farnsfield.

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