19/08/2026
Let's talk resin.... there's a preconception that it's cheap... you are wrong. It's expensive, it the top end of driveway installations.
Ask your contractor leading questions, ask for the build up when pricing against contractors.
We install 150- 200mm type 3 (type one holds water, so in the winter it could cause issues) then followed by 120mm permeable concrete OR 40mm of the new Daltex resin sub base. With two layers of mesh.
Then we install a 20mm top coat of UV stable resin.
So effectively you are doing almost two driveways. Plus it's a hand finish. So slower to go down over a block driveway and far more technical.
If a contractor is offering resin for cheap, it's probably non UV stable, they are scrimping on the sub bases and top coat.
Just recently we were asked to view a failed resin driveway. No word of a lie, 75mm type 1, 50mm of tar then a dusting of resin. Full job has failed due to these issues. And it wasn't the cheapest quote.
Ask questions, do your homework.
Resin is an expensive mistake
