Resin Bound Driveways in Sholing means working with 1930s to 1960s semi-detached housing on generous side plots — a seamless aggregate-and-resin surface, trowelled flat with no loose stone and no gaps for weeds. What that means on the ground in Sholing is widening a single driveway into a double, the characteristic job on these generous plots. Where it earns its keep is front-garden conversions and swept curves where a clean, low-maintenance finish matters most; the honest caveat is that a permeable build-up is what makes it SuDS-compliant — an impermeable base means it isn’t.
About Resin Bound Driveways
Resin bound driveways mix a graded natural aggregate fully through a clear UV-stable resin, then trowel the blend to a smooth, flat, close-textured finish over a properly prepared sub-base or a sound existing concrete or tarmac base. Because every stone is fully coated and bound, there is no loose material to migrate, sweep away or catch in shoes, and no gap for weeds to establish. It suits front-garden conversions, curved or swept driveways, and properties where a clean, contemporary, low-maintenance finish matters. Specified with a permeable build-up it also meets SuDS drainage requirements; specified over an impermeable base it does not, so the build-up matters more than the surface layer itself.
Best suited to: small to mid-size front-garden conversions, curved sweeps, and any property where a seamless no-weed finish is the priority
Less suited to: very heavy commercial vehicle loading, where a thicker structural surface like tarmac is the more sensible choice
Ground & property in Sholing
Sholing’s 1930s to 1960s semis generally sit on generous side plots, which is why the most common job here isn’t a full replacement but widening a single driveway into a double to fit a second car — a genuinely different brief to a straight resurface.