- 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.
Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island as well as neighborhood in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island as well as the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller sized than South Uist. North Uist is linked by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is very level, as well as covered with a jumble of peat bogs, low hillsides as well as lochans, with majority the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs consist of a combination of fresh and tidal salt water, triggering some complicated and uncommon habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, regarding which it has been stated "there is possibly nothing else loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and also complexity of summary", is the biggest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about two times the quantity of water. The north part of the island belongs to the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The major negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port as well as home to a gallery, an arts centre and a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the village to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a museum and arts centre with a coffee shop, little shop as well as post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and Cladach Kirkibost. Various other settlements include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht as well as Scolpaig, home to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a small hamlet on the eastern shore-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with sub areas of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.