BOUND SURFACING
MIA HOUSE
The beautiful town of Knutsford is nestled between
the stunning Welsh Mountains and the hills of the
Peak District.
This affluent area attracts homeowners who wish to
be within easy reach of the nearby cities but makes
an ideal location to escape to at the end of a busy day.
SureSet’s experienced approved installers Coatech
were contacted in July 2019 from a family who had
suffered the failures of an inferior resin system
which had been installed on their large driveway.
The clients liked the principle of a Resin Bound
Paving solution with its properties of a seamless,
smooth, hardwearing finish. However the inferior
system left thier driveway cracked due to movement
of an insufficient base, plus the final surface had
yellowed due to inferior aggregates and resin blend.
With a combination of SureSet’s product that uses
specialist aggregates from Long Rake Spar and
comes with a 21-year guarantee, alongside the
extensive experience from the SureSet Approved
Installer Coatech, the client’s confidence in resin
bound paving was re-built.
Long Rake Spar offer an extensive collection of high
quality aggregates that are suitable for use in resin
bound paving and therefore regularly supply SureSet
with aggregates for their paving blends.
For this project, Coatech installed 155m² of their
6mm Barley Butter at an 18mm depth which
complimented the surrounding railway sleepers,
patio slab edging and vibrant green shrubs. The
aggregates from Long Rake Spar ensure the
surfacing provides a natural but effortlessly sleek
finish to this contemporary country home.
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Landscape & Urban Design Issue 39 2019