RESIN DRIVEWAYS
WICKLOW.

Wicklow's Resin Bound Specialists

Resin bound paving is the right call for coastal Wicklow drives. Salt-air, which causes efflorescence on block paving and accelerates binder breakdown on standard tarmac, has zero effect on UV-stable resin and graded natural stone aggregate. The seamless natural-stone finish complements both period and contemporary architecture, the surface is fully permeable and SuDS-compliant, and the maintenance load is essentially zero compared to gravel or block paving.

Resin bound paving is laid as a 15-18mm wear course of clear UV-stable resin and graded natural stone aggregate, troweled hot onto a properly prepared tarmac or concrete base. The finish stays UV-stable for 15-25 years, contains no loose stones, and drains through the matrix into the sub-base rather than running off into the road. For Wicklow coastal-adjacent positions on the Bray-Greystones-Kilcoole-Wicklow Town-Arklow corridor resin bound is the long-term winner over every alternative.

For Wicklow we typically specify warm gold and mocha aggregates that complement granite stonework on period properties (Bray Putland Road, Greystones Burnaby, Wicklow Town Marlton Road area), alongside cooler greys and charcoals for contemporary builds in Charlesland, Coolagad and Druids Glen-area estates. Sample aggregates are matched to existing house and landscape on the on-site survey.

A critical Wicklow detail is the substrate. Resin must go on sound, properly graded tarmac or concrete with the right falls. Where the existing driveway is sound we lay direct, where it is cracked or settled we lay a fresh tarmacadam base first. We never apply resin onto a marginal base because the surface looks brand new at handover and then telegraphs every flaw underneath after one Irish winter. Coastal high-water-table sites get particular attention to drainage detail.