London
Resin Bound Aggregate Finishing
Resin surfacing to paths and drive
The project
Resin bound aggregate being trowelled smooth across a driveway and path network, worked wet-on-wet so there is no visible seam between passes.
The effort behind it
The mix has a working time of around fifteen minutes, so the crew ran three mixers in rotation and pre-marked every bay before the first batch went down. Surface temperature was probed every half hour, and the last two bays were finished under a temporary shelter when rain arrived earlier than the forecast promised.
Challenges faced
Ground conditions at London set the terms for everything on Resin Bound Aggregate Finishing. Levels had to be remodelled, drainage designed in rather than added on, and heavy materials moved through restricted access without disturbing the parts of the garden that were staying. Weather windows governed the finishing trades, and the schedule was rebuilt week by week around them.
Team & involvement
A core landscaping crew stayed with the project from first excavation to the final sweep, supported by our in-house stone masons, electricians and planting specialists. Because the same team set out, built and finished the work, the detailing stayed consistent across every square metre — and the client dealt with one foreman and one phone number throughout.
A successful outcome
One season after completion, the garden at Resin Bound Aggregate Finishing has settled exactly as designed: drainage performing through the wettest months, paving uncracked and planting establishing ahead of schedule. The client's own verdict, at the twelve-month aftercare visit, was that it looks as though it has always been there — the highest compliment a landscape can earn.
