Giving a Beautiful Tunbridge Wells Cottage Driveway a Resin Makeover

We love it when a plan comes together—especially when we can save our clients time, disruption, and money by working smarter.

While our team was busy installing a new driveway in Tunbridge Wells, we were approached by a lovely couple living just down the road. After seeing our on-site team in action, they took our details and reached out to book a site survey for their own property.

Upon arrival to survey the drive, it was clear that while their existing driveway was tired, heavily covered in moss, and showing its age, it had been constructed correctly. The sub-base and macadam layer had been down for 15 years with absolutely zero signs of movement.

The clients assumed we would need to excavate the entire area, just as we were doing down the road. However, because their original driveway had been installed correctly all those years ago and its rainwater drainage worked perfectly a full excavation wasn’t necessary.

We explained that we could achieve a flawless resin bound finish with a much more sustainable, efficient approach.

To prepare the surface for the resin installation, the team got straight to work. We cleared all moss from the driveway surface, edges, and surrounding areas. We installed a new recessed inspection cover and thoroughly cleared all drains and gullies. We carefully adjusted the macadam around the borders to perfectly accommodate the thickness of the new resin layer.

During the process, the next-door neighbour asked if he could have the excess shingle we were sweeping up. Instead of letting it go to waste, our team wheelbarrowed a couple of tonnes over to his driveway and raked it out for him. As we always say, it’s far better to recycle materials locally than to send them to a landfill!

With the preparation complete and the surface washed down, our materials arrived the following morning. The team laid the entire resin bound driveway in a single day, completely transforming the front of the cottage.

The result was an email from the client! “We wanted to tell you how delighted we are with our new drive. Everything worked out very well and the guy in charge was extremely pleasant and helpful. We will certainly be recommending you to all our friends.”

True Grip laid 164m2 of Addagrip 10mm Pecan 25mm thick.

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