BOUND SURFACING
THE ADAPTABILITY OF RESIN BOUND SURFACING
There has been a significant increase in demand for resin bound surfacing over the past couple of years . It is a product which was initially popular within commercial projects , particularly public spaces . This is because commercial paving projects often experience high levels of foot traffic so require a surface that is high quality , long lasting and hard wearing . The smooth surface also makes it easily accessible for wheelchair users . However , over the past couple of years resin bound surfacing has quickly found its way into the residential sector too . Most commonly used for the driveway area , it is also ideal for use on pathways , roof terraces , accessibility ramps and swimming pool surrounds to name a few .
Long Rake Spar provides high quality , dried and screened aggregate granules and sands into resin bound surfacing . Our Grantex range of decorative aggregates , offers our customers a wide choice of colours and sizes , to complete any resin bound project , big or small . Our products were recently used for two very different resin bound applications . Firstly a commercial project , in which our customer Addagrip provided a new multi-purpose path for pocket park improvements near Wandsworth . This featured their Resin bound Terrabound . Part of the plan to upgrade Bramford Gardens ( a pocket park near Wandsworth ), included reconstruction of the existing separate cycle path and foot path . The idea was to provide a new shared pedestrian cycle path . Additional improvements also included repainting of existing railings , planting trees , laying turf , renewing signs and installing new benches .
Addagrip approved contractor O ’ Hara Bros Ltd dug up the existing cycle route and pedestrian path to create a wider shared route . They then installed 200m2 of BBA approved Terrabound Resin Bound surfacing in an attractive 10mm Trent blend . The aggregates used within this stunning blend were from our Grantex range of specialist dried and screened decorative aggregates . The challenge was working in a busy public place , maintaining the safety of the public and keeping work areas to a minimum . The area being resurfaced had to be as accessible to the public as possible during the installation . Park gate access and parking required the use of smaller machinery and storage points outside of the working area . The new surface is porous , seamless and has revitalised the park with a decorative yet low maintenance paving .
The second resin bound paving project that featured our Grantex range , was residential . Our customer SureSet were situated in a small town close to Longleat Forest in Wiltshire , where they were faced with a tired , south facing residential patio that was in desperate need of a revamp . The owners of the worn-out patio area wanted to transform the back garden of their detached property with resin bound aggregate . The installation was done by the homeowner themselves and they chose to use SureSet ’ s 6mm Cappuccino material , which was chosen from the Natural Aggregate DIYPack Range . Well over a year after its completion , the owners are still extremely happy with not only how the resin bound surface looks , but also how it performs in the rain !
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