High Quality Resin Driveways, Expertly Installed
Resin driveways combine good looks with serious practicality, and demand for them has never been higher.
Harrington Brothers installs high quality resin bound driveways across Chelmsford, Epping, Brentwood and the surrounding areas of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and London.
We use premium materials and fully accredited installers, because a resin drive is only as good as the mix, the base and the hands that lay it.
The finish is smooth, seamless and free of loose stone, a far cry from traditional gravel, and it comes in a broad palette of natural aggregate colours and blends, so you can match the drive to your brickwork, render or landscaping.
Contrasting borders and edging details are available too, if you want the finish to stand out, our guide to choosing resin driveway colours will help you narrow it down.
Every installation is fully guaranteed and backed by £10m public liability insurance, and around 90% of our work comes from recommendations and referrals.
What Is a Resin Bound Driveway?
A resin bound driveway is made by mixing natural aggregate with a clear UV stable resin, then hand trowelling it over a prepared base to a smooth, even finish.
The aggregates are often UK sourced and can include recycled materials, which makes resin one of the most eco-friendly driveway options available.
Once cured, the surface holds together for decades, unlike loose stone drives, which chip, displace and need regular topping up.
There are two systems, and it pays to know the difference.
Resin bound surfacing mixes the stone through the resin before laying, creating a fully permeable surface, ideal for driveways, paths, car parks and swimming pool surrounds.
Resin bonded surfacing scatters aggregate onto a resin layer for a textured, slip resistant finish suited to domestic, commercial and industrial areas.
We install both, and we’ll advise which suits your project.
Eco-Friendly & SUDS Compliant
Resin bound driveways are completely permeable.
Rainwater drains straight through the surface into the ground or towards planted areas and drains, rather than running off into the road.
That makes them fully SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) compliant, a real advantage in urban areas and anywhere the Environment Agency has introduced requirements to reduce flooding and contamination risk.
There’s a planning benefit too: because the surface is permeable, a resin bound driveway generally falls under permitted development, with no need for separate drainage provision or planning permission. For homeowners in flood conscious parts of Essex, Kent and London especially, it’s the sensible long term choice, lower flood risk, lower maintenance, lower carbon footprint.
Experienced Resin Specialists
Resin surfacing is unforgiving of shortcuts.
Get the base, mix ratio, depth or weather conditions wrong and the surface will fail early.
Our installers have countless resin bound gravel driveways behind them, laid over properly prepared, structurally sound bases, often a new tarmacadam or concrete substrate we install ourselves.
Because we’re surfacing contractors first, we build the whole job from the ground up rather than laying resin over someone else’s problems.
Residential, commercial or local authority, we see every resin bound gravel project through from start to finish.
Not certain resin is right for your home?
Compare it with our tarmac and block paving and sandstone driveways, or view the full range on our driveways page.
Free quotes, work scheduled to fit your timescales, and 0% finance available subject to status, get in touch today; we are always happy to help.
Resin Driveway Cost
Resin bound driveways start from £50 per m².
That is a starting price, the final cost depends on the area, access, ground preparation and the specification you choose, so we give you a fixed quote after a free, no-obligation site survey.
Call 01277 546016.
You can spread the cost with our finance options, and our guide to driveway surfacing costs explains what moves the price.
Ask us about the benefits of a resin bound driveway, call 01277 546016 for your free, no obligation quote today.