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  brian clegg November 3, 2011 at 1:30pm

  Hi,   i only do a small amount of resin but can say a little on it.

   its a bit like arraldite (roughly) but more liquidy so sticks really well to most surfaces if they are clean and dry. it does stick to metal i can say that but again it must be clean.  as for the paving slabs and crazy paving, if there is any wobble at all in them you will get cracks in the finished surface where weeds could get through which looks a lot worse on resin surfaces. it does flex slightly, and i mean slightly but you would not call it flexible at all.

   

  As for suppliers,  your best bet would be to look at all the major ones through google,  just type in 'resin bound and bonded surfaces. Price can vary quite a bit the same as any other product but they are pretty much the same identicle products wherever you go. it is not cheap though so look at from £12/30 psm depending what you want in colours and sizes. it is a great product and the thicker bound product is SUDS compliant.

  best i can do for you but there is a specialist company on here that will give better answers .
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  Jeff Bradley November 3, 2011 at 7:27pm

  Thanks Brian,

   

  I've got such a range of surfaces to deal with it would be a great experiment! However I think I am leaning more towards concreting the areas and then applying the resin, although might be a tight squeeze with the budget.

  Will get onto google. Was looking into becoming a Sureset installer last year but put that investment into another business, might contact them too.

   

   

   

   

   
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  Bespoke Lawncare November 4, 2011 at 6:16pm

  Get all loose bedding out, put mot/crush & run down were required run over with a vibrating plate then concrete or tarmac, put resin down and it cracks lifts etc then client will say you cocked up wants money back he will see you in court all the houses on the street will have seen your van on the job & give you a bad name.
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  Phil Voice November 5, 2011 at 8:27am

  What time should elapse before any resin product can be applied to new concrete?
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  brian clegg November 5, 2011 at 9:00am

  same as any other form of coating really, fully cured in a month. it is a great product but the base has to be sound. if the base cracks the resin will to. TVG are the experts where i only do small amounts but not had any issues as yet, all really love it. you can pretty much have any colour you want and some of the crushed/treated recylcled glass products are very good. it does look exactly the same as a gravell drive without all the loose chippings.
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  Jeff Bradley November 5, 2011 at 11:14am

   

  Thanks Stuart, and others,

   

  It's quite an awkward area, basically a Cornish path on an incline, with steps, inset paving slabs, high drop on one side (not a coastal path) with a sheet of metal covering up goodness knows what, leading down to a steepish concrete path (in good condition) to a boathouse.

  What that lengthy sentence means is that unfortunately there is no real easy solution ! :)

  However, it gets really slippery and resin bonded would be a perfect solution for grip. I live in Falmouth and there are what they call 'Opes' which basically are steep paths that lead down into town. A few years ago they received funding and installed resin bonded treatment and they look great and more importantly the grip is superb.

  Thanks again,

  Jeff

   

  PS I have researched indepth about resin bonded/bound, but it's fantastic to get 'real world' advice from people who install it.
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  Peak surfacing ltd. November 5, 2011 at 12:49pm

  Jeff you might have a problem laying the resin on a incline as you are unable to see the runs until  the  resin has set.

  jeff also this is the wrong time of year to apply bonded surfaces because of the moisture content in the surface and the air.

  Phil we always try to give the concrete 28 days to cure but it normally take longer to fully dry out,if moisture tries to escape it will debond and bubble up so we would apply a moisture suppresant.

  stuart there may be other reasons its failed,but you are right wait for the oils to disperse.

  i turned down a 400m2 driveway where there were runs,the cost of planing the bonded surface and relaying was more expensive than resin bound surfacing,i explained this to the customer but he still wanted bonded aggregate, i walked away,

  I have spent hours trying to sort this problem on my own work and it never looks as good as getting it right first time.

  jeff we  supply DIY kits and contractor kits for both resin bonded and bound surfaces, please contact me for further details

   
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  Jeff Bradley November 6, 2011 at 11:12am

  Thanks guys,

  Good advice concerning weather and drips on the incline. I think it's looking more likely that I will get outside help on this one Paul, I have a company in mind. Thanks for the offer on the kits Mike, will let you know if required !