Seamless, permeable and laid in the blend you pick against your own house. We lay resin bound and resin bonded surfaces on bases we have dug, drained and compacted ourselves, and the finished drive carries a 10-year product guarantee that transfers if you sell.
A resin bound driveway is a surface made by mixing dried aggregate and clear resin together in a forced action mixer and trowelling the mixture down as one continuous layer over a prepared base. Because every stone is coated and bound to its neighbours, the finished surface keeps the air gaps between the stones, so rainwater passes through it instead of running off it.
That is the whole reason resin behaves differently from every other finish on the driveways page. There are no joints for sand to wash out of and nothing for weeds to come up through, and the water leaves through the surface rather than being chased to a gully.
It is also why resin is unforgiving of a poor base. A seamless surface shows every millimetre of movement underneath it.
The old surface comes out, the formation is dug to sound ground, the sub-base goes in and is compacted in layers, and the resin is trowelled over the top once the base has been signed off. This is the route where the existing drive has failed, where the levels are wrong, or where there has never been a proper drive there at all.
Where the tarmac or concrete already down is solid, crack free and not moving, resin can go straight over it with the edges and thresholds detailed to suit. We check the base properly before we offer this, because an overlay is only ever as good as what it sits on.
There is a wide range of aggregate blends, and we bring samples out so the choice is made against your own stone, render or brickwork rather than off a screen.
Resin needs a hard edge to be trowelled up to. Kerbs, block edgings and the threshold where the drive meets the road are set first, along with any channel drainage, so the surface finishes cleanly against something solid.
The two are laid in completely different ways. Resin bound is a wet mix trowelled out to a set depth as one layer, and the depth is dictated by the aggregate size, so the surface arrives as a single sheet with the voids intact and the water goes through it.
Resin bonded is a coat of resin applied to the base first, with dry stone broadcast onto it while it is still wet, leaving a thin layer of loose looking stone that is stuck down but sealed. It grips hard, which makes it a sensible specification on a slope or a ramp, and it is not permeable, so the drainage has to be designed around it rather than through it.
Resin drives and porcelain patios are the jobs we are proudest of, because the change is so complete that customers stand in the road looking at the front of their own house. Most of ours start as a cracked concrete apron or a tired gravel spread, and finish as one clean surface with the water going through it.
We would rather you read the reviews than take our description of our own work at face value.
Based on 4 Google reviews
Commenting as the owner of this property I can honestly say that Aaron was a pleasure to work with. Efficient, reliable, extremely hardworking, on schedule, amazing quality and just an all round lovely guy! Thank you Aaron! You can see the almost (steps leading up to the tub yet to be added as a finishing touch) finished project on the Boutique Retreats website: Kilter House, Coverack
Read more on GoogleWould definitely recommend. Our driveway was a mismatch of 3 different sections of gravel, some old concrete and a step. In two days he has completely overhauled it and it looks amazing. Very fast worker, polite and professional and reasonably priced as well. You won’t be disappointed by Michael’s team at all!
Read more on FacebookAaron laid us a wonderful patio for our back garden. From the start he was highly professional and courteous. He sat with us to discuss the best, most cost efficient options to get us exactly what we imagined. Aaron was very reliable and his after care has been exceptional ensuring he delivers the highest quality for his clients. Highly recommended!
Read more on GoogleMike and his son did a fantastic job on our sandstone patio. They provided a competitive quote and had expert knowledge. The job itself was completed to a very high standard. We are very happy with it. I highly recommend. Thank you again for the fantastic work.
Read more on FacebookReally happy with the work from Aaron Hunt Groundworks. Aaron and his team were super easy to deal with—friendly, reliable, and clearly know what they’re doing. They turned up on time, got stuck in, and made sure everything was done properly with a great finish. They kept the place tidy and checked in with us throughout the job to make sure we were happy. No fuss, no stress—just solid, professional work. Would definitely recommend them to anyone needing groundwork done. Top team!
Read more on GoogleWe had been waiting for along time for this small bit of garden to be finished…the original person we had booked just didn’t work out in the end. We booked Sunset Surfacing We are so pleased with the work and can’t wait for the summer to arrive. They were clean, tidy and professional…thank you
Read more on FacebookExtremely happy with my new patio. It wasn’t the most straight forward to lay but Aaron managed to get the finish I wanted and was completely flexible and accommodating to make it happen for our time lines. Would highly recommend.
Read more on GoogleNo joints, so nothing to weed or re-sandThe surface arrives as one piece. There is no jointing sand to wash out, no line for grass to find, and no annual job putting it back.
Rain goes through the drive instead of off itA permeable surface takes the run-off out of the equation, which matters on a Cornish frontage where the alternative is water heading for the garage door or the road.
A finish chosen against your own houseBlends read completely differently in daylight next to granite, render or brick, so the sample goes up against the wall before anything is ordered.
A flat, quiet, easy surfacePrams, wheelchairs, bins and bikes all cross a trowelled resin surface without the ridges and rocking of a laid unit surface.
Ten years of cover that moves with the houseThe guarantee is written into the quote, and if you sell, the buyer inherits it rather than losing it.
Call or use the enquiry form with your postcode, the rough area of the drive and a photograph of what is there now.
One of the owners checks what is under the existing surface, where the water goes, the levels at the threshold and the door, and whether an overlay is honestly an option. Samples come with us.
It states which base route is priced, the blend you have chosen, the edge and drainage detail, and the guarantee.
Dig out and rebuild, or clean, repair and prime a sound existing surface, with edges and channel drainage set before any resin is mixed.
Mixed on site in batches, trowelled out to depth in one continuous pass, then left to cure before we hand it over and tell you when it can be used.
A permeable surface only performs as one if what sits underneath it can take the water too. The Specification for Highway Works, the document that defines the granular sub-base materials used across UK paving, separates Type 1, a dense well graded material, from Type 3, an open graded material with the fines reduced so water can pass through it. Which build-up your drive gets is a decision made at the survey, off the ground conditions and the drainage strategy, and it is the single most important line in the quote.
We dig the base ourselves. Excavation, formation and drainage are our own trade, so the part of a resin drive that decides its life is not subcontracted to somebody we then have to trust.
Resin is the work we are proudest of. It is where the transformation is most obvious, and it is why it leads this business rather than sitting in a list.
Aaron Hunt and Mike Wherry each ran their own firm in this county before putting the two together as HW Contractors. Aaron has 10 years in the trade and Mike has 30, which is 40 years of combined experience, and the person who prices your resin drive is one of the two who turn up to lay it.
The bit people remember is the moment the resin goes down and the whole front of the house changes. The bit that decides whether they are still pleased in ten years happened long before the resin arrived, in the dig.Aaron Hunt, co-owner of HW Contractors
CPCS 360 excavator tickets above and below 10 tonnes between them, plus CSCS cards and dumper tickets
Fully insured: public liability and full business insurance
10-year product guarantee, transferable if the property is sold
Resin is the finish we are asked for most on the exposed western side of the county, where run-off and standing water are a real problem on a frontage. We lay it across Helston and the Lizard, in Porthleven, around Penzance and up the coast into St Ives, as well as in Mullion, Camborne, Redruth, Falmouth, Truro and Newquay.
There is no rate to publish, because the base decides the price and the base is not visible from the road.
A resin quote from us states, in writing and before you commit:
The site visit and the quote are free, and there is no obligation to go ahead. Anything agreed on payment is written into the same quote before work starts.
Not sure resin is the answer? The hub weighs it against tarmac, block paving, gravel and concrete honestly.
Driveways
The surface resin is most often laid over, and the better answer on long drives, yards and access tracks.
Tarmac driveways
Cleaning, moss and algae treatment, inspection and minor repairs to keep a resin surface looking like it did on day one.
Resin maintenanceSend your postcode, the rough area of the drive and a photograph of the frontage. One of us will come out with samples, tell you honestly whether the base can be used, and put a written price to it.
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Porthleven, Cornwall
Phone: 07886 070245
Email: info@hwcontractors.co.uk
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Last updated: 22 September 2026