[mumsnet] Resin Drives

[d000hg]

Quite a few groundworks firms round where we live and they're all showing off their resin drive jobs more than anything else of late. Cheap dodgy driveway jobs are a stereotype (normally linked to certain ethnic groups) but it looks nice.

Has anyone got one? What exactly is it and what's the benefit over gravel/brick/etc?

[eek]

Quite a few groundworks firms round where we live and they're all showing off their resin drive jobs more than anything else of late. Cheap dodgy driveway jobs are a stereotype (normally linked to certain ethnic groups) but it looks nice.

Has anyone got one? What exactly is it and what's the benefit over gravel/brick/etc?

Ice rink in winter as the water has nowhere to go.

[SueEllen]

Ice rink in winter as the water has nowhere to go.

That means you never have to take your kids/grandkids on a day out.

[d000hg]

Ice rink in winter as the water has nowhere to go.

shouldn't they be built on a slight incline anyway for drainage, like concrete and tarmac?

anyway Greta says we'll never get frost again.

[DaveB]

shouldn't they be built on a slight incline anyway for drainage, like concrete and tarmac?

anyway Greta says we'll never get frost again.

Modern resins are permeable anyway, so as long as the substrate is also permeable (not laying over concrete etc) then it will be fine.

[WTFH]

shouldn't they be built on a slight incline anyway for drainage, like concrete and tarmac?

You'd hope so, or better yet, domed, so the water runs off either side.

[northernladuk]

Be very careful with your research. There is resin bonded and resin bound.

Resin bound is where it's all mixed together, thrown on and smoothed out which will slippery in the wet and treacherous in ice.
Resin bonded is where a layer of resin is applied and the material is thrown on top. It's thinner and better grip but it is liable to stuff growing through it.

I found this out because next door but two neighbours wife had her arm in a sling last month slipping on bound one but it's a cheap job that's been smoothed to a mirror finish and it's on an incline. Didn't do their research properly. Just picked one of the many leaflets that come through our doors that looked nice. And it does look super cool but you can just see from the shine from the slightest moisture it's gonna be a problem.

If you are going for a reputable company they should be happy to tell you where they've done them and you can go have look.

And has been pointed out, if the company doesn't mention run off specifically then walk away. Not mentioning indicated they are just layering resin on, not creating a drive which is different if you get me.

[Halo Jones]

Just go for a sealed paving with suitable slots drains, will cost more but is the better long term solution & not slippery

[Lance]

having had driveways of various types I would only bother with two now.

If it's inclined, concrete as that is best for icy conditions.
If it's flat, tarmac.

Everything else is sh1te and will result in dangerous conditions, or weeds growing through (block paving I'm looking at you).

[OwlHoot]

Quite a few groundworks firms round where we live and they're all showing off their resin drive jobs more than anything else of late. Cheap dodgy driveway jobs are a stereotype (normally linked to certain ethnic groups) but it looks nice.

Has anyone got one? What exactly is it and what's the benefit over gravel/brick/etc?

They must get terribly sticky in the summer.

Mind you, on the plus side, small creatures may get entombed in them when they partially melt during a baking hot day, and in 100 million years some visiting aliens may dig up your drive and have a chance to study the fossils of insects that are around today!