- 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.
Swanscombe
Swanscombe is a town in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. It lies east of Dartford and north-west of Gravesend, in the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. At the 2001 UK census, the Swanscombe electoral ward had a population of 6,418. Swanscombe was very important in the early history of concrete. The first cement manufacturing functions near Swanscombe were opened at Northfleet by James Parker, around 1792, making "Roman cement" from cement rock brought from the Isle of Sheppey. James Frost opened up a works at Swanscombe in 1825, utilizing chalk from Galley Hill, having patented a new concrete called British Cement. The Swanscombe plant was consequently obtained by John Bazley White & Co, which came to be the largest element of Blue Circle Industries when it created in 1900. It ultimately closed down in 1990. In between 1840 as well as 1930 it was the largest cement plant in Britain. By 1882 a number of cement producers were running across the north Kent area, but the resulting dirt pollution drove the people of Swanscombe to take lawsuit against the regional concrete jobs. Regardless of numerous technical advancements, the problem persisted right into the 1950s, with telegraph lines over an inch thick in white dust. Modern concrete kilns in Kent making use of chimneys 170 m (550 feet) in height are now said to be the cleanest on the planet. However, the adjoining Medway communities are reported to be the most contaminated lived in location in the UK, and also the concrete market contributes to acid rain in Scandinavia.
