- Prepare the base If you want your resin bound driveway to last a long time, you need to ensure that you prepare the base properly. Remove any block paving, grass or soil and dig down until you hit solid ground. Lay a sub-base of asphalt for good permeability. If you’re laying over the top of your current driveway, make sure that all cracks are increased into a ‘v’ shape with a saw and ensure the surface is dry and weed-free.
- Mix the resin You must follow the instructions on the materials you have to the letter if you want the curing process to work. Usually batches come in ‘Part A’ and ‘Part B’. Keep the resin container secure and on a protective surface to avoid splashing, then mix Part A for 10-20 seconds at a slow speed with a helical bladed mixer. Add Part B and mix thoroughly at a slow speed for about 2 minutes until it’s blended together.
- Mix the dried aggregates and sand with the resin Place a quarter of the aggregates into a mixer, then add the pre-mixed resin and start a stopwatch. You should then add the rest of the aggregates before slowly adding the sand. When you’re happy with that mix, stop the stopwatch. That time is the time that you need to spend mixing any other resin and aggregates to avoid colour variation.
- Lay the mix on the surface Transfer the mix to the work area then plan a laying route. When the mix is laid out, use a very clean trowel to spread the mix. Clean it regularly during the process to avoid dragging aggregates out of place. Once the aggregates stop moving in a fluid movement and become solid, stop trowelling. Then you can polish the surface to give it an attractive shine.
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a town in Essex, England, with a population of about 5,000. To the prompt north lies the town of Fryerning, and also together both develop the civil parish of Ingatestone and also Fryerning. Ingatestone lies within Metropolitan Green Belt land 20 miles (32 km) north-east of London. The built-up area is largely situated in between the A12 trunk road and the Great Eastern Main Railway Line. Today it is an upscale commuter town. The civil church for the location is governed by Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council. Given that 1974 the town has been within the Borough of Brentwood, although in earlier times the parish was part of Chelmsford Rural district, Chelmsford Rural Sanitary District, and also Chelmsford Poor Law Union. The town lies within the Chelmsford Hundred. Ingatestone has two conservation areas, one covering the train station as well as Station Lane, and also the other protecting the central purchasing area of High Street.