Paths & Walkways
A smooth, permeable finish that ends loose stones, pooling water, and mud tracked indoors.
What Goes Wrong
The finish you see on day one is only as good as what is underneath it.
Resin laid over a soft or uneven base will crack and lift within a couple of winters, especially on Cambridgeshire clay soil.
The base is assessed and compacted, or replaced, before any resin is mixed, so the finished surface has something solid to bond to.
A path laid without correct drainage falls channels water to the edges, where it undercuts the edging restraints and lifts the surface.
Edging restraints are set to a graded fall so water moves away from the surface and the material stays contained along both sides.
Too little resin binder leaves a friable surface that sheds aggregate; too much closes the permeable gaps and causes pooling.
Aggregate and UV-stable polyurethane resin are mixed to a consistent ratio before trowelling, keeping the surface both bound and permeable.
Without edge restraints, the resin bound layer spreads at the margins, leaving a ragged line that crumbles under foot traffic over time.
Restraints are fixed along both sides before laying, giving a clean finished line that holds its shape on narrow side passages and garden routes.
What’s Covered
Resin bound surfacing suits a range of foot-traffic areas around the home and property.
Permeable resin bound finish from gate to door, no loose gravel, no lifting slabs, drains freely on clay soil.
Smooth trowelled surface on narrow passages where a clean, mud-free route between front and rear garden matters most.
Decorative natural stone aggregate in a range of colours, trowelled flat for a neat, low-maintenance garden route.
Level, even surface suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs, laid over a compacted sub-base with no trip edges.
Resin layer applied over sound concrete or compacted hardcore.
Excavation and new MOT Type 1 sub-base where the existing base has failed.
Natural stone in multiple colours and sizes from 1 mm to 6 mm.
Fixed edge restraints for a clean, contained finished line.
Why Choose Us
Local knowledge, clear pricing, and accountability at every stage of the job.
Sub-base, drainage and resin finish are quoted as separate line items, not a single combined number.
A specialist checks the existing base before any price is agreed, so hidden prep work does not appear mid-job.
Every survey accounts for Cambridgeshire clay conditions and specifies sub-base depth accordingly.
We take your enquiry directly, not through a national call centre.
The survey confirms whether an overlay will hold or a full dig-out is needed before work begins.
The Process
01
Tell us the area size, what surface is down now, and how it currently drains after rain.
02
The survey assesses the base, checks drainage falls, and leads to an itemised written quote.
03
Sub-base is prepared, edging set, resin mix trowelled flat, and the surface is ready for foot traffic within 24 hours.
Pricing Estimates
| Job | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Short garden path | £800-£1,500 |
| Typical resin-bound walkway | £1,500-£3,000 |
| Larger path and walkway area | £3,000-£5,000 |
| Resin-bound path per m² | £70-£120 per m² |
Describe the area, what is down there now, and how it drains. We’ll schedule a base assessment and quote every stage separately.