- 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.
Ullapool
Ullapool is a town of around 1,500 occupants in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, found around 45 miles (72 km) north-west of Inverness. Regardless of its small dimension it is the biggest negotiation for lots of miles around, as well as a crucial port as well as visitor destination. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, regulating the temperature. A couple of Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage trees) are grown in the community and also are often incorrect for palm trees. The town lies on Loch Broom, on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River streams with the village. On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. It was made by Thomas Telford. Before then the town was only an irrelevant hamlet of simply over 20 households. The harbour is still the edge of the town, used as an angling port, yacht haven, and also ferryboat port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. The town was historically in Cromartyshire, a county made up of numerous separate enclaves spread across northern Ross-shire. Cromartyshire was eliminated as well as combined with bordering Ross-shire in 1890. Much of the essential discoveries of the Victorian era that contributed to the advancement of the idea of plate tectonics were made in this area, as well as there are still regular international geological conferences. It is referred to as the top geological hotspot in Scotland. Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a train from Ullapool to the primary Highland network at Garve, but the scheme was abandoned because of inadequate funds. The name is perhaps derived from the Norse for "Wool farm" or "Ulli's farm".
