Wimbledon, London SW19
Resin Driveway with Granite Border
Driveway, sett border & drainage
The project
A resin bound gravel driveway edged with a granite sett border, laid to falls that drain to a linear channel rather than to the public highway.
The effort behind it
Resin is unforgiving about weather: the pour was rescheduled twice for dew point and finally laid in a single 9-hour push so there is not one cold joint across the drive. The setts were laid on a semi-dry bed and left for three days before jointing, which is slower than the industry norm and the reason the border has not moved.
Challenges faced
Resin Driveway with Granite Border asked the team to deliver a finished-looking garden in a single season — against wet ground, delivery restrictions in Wimbledon, London SW19, and planting that only tolerates being moved at the right time of year. Sequencing hard works before any soil improvement, and holding an experienced crew together through the weather delays, was what made the difference.
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 Driveway with Granite Border 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.
