Repair or Replace?
Find out whether your cracked, lifting, or worn resin surface can be fixed, without replacing the whole driveway.
What Goes Wrong
The difference between a surface fix and a base failure determines whether a repair holds for years or lifts again within months.
Applying patch resin over a failed sub-base traps the problem underneath, the new surface lifts again within months.
A tap test and crack map identify hollow areas before any resin is mixed, so repair work is only carried out where the base is stable.
Brentwood’s clay-heavy ground shifts seasonally, pushing up the sub-base and causing lifting that looks like a surface fault but runs deeper.
Where base movement is confirmed, the affected section is excavated and the sub-base reinstated before any surface resin is applied.
A new resin patch applied to a weathered surface will not match immediately, skipping this conversation leads to disappointed customers.
Aggregate consistency is matched as closely as possible, and the likely tone difference is explained at assessment so there are no surprises.
A localised crack left untreated lets water in, weakens the bond around it, and turns a patch job into a wider restoration.
The assessment identifies spreading damage early, so the repair scope is kept as small as the base condition genuinely allows.
Repair Services
From a single cracked section to a surface that has worn across the whole area, the scope depends on what the base inspection finds.
Surface cracks are cleaned out, primed, and filled with fresh resin to stop water ingress and prevent the crack from spreading further.
Areas where stones have come away are cleared back to a stable edge, primed, and re-laid with matched aggregate in fresh resin.
Low spots causing ponding are built up with a levelling layer to restore the correct drainage fall across the surface.
Where wear is widespread but the base is sound, a recoat restores the surface appearance and protects the existing base layer from further deterioration.
Tap test and crack map before any repair work begins.
Applied to cleaned areas to ensure new resin bonds correctly.
Aggregate matched as closely as the existing surface allows.
Confirms water is still running clear of the property.
Why Choose Us
Repair work is only worth doing if the scope is set correctly from the start, here is how that is handled.
No repair price is given until the base condition is confirmed, this prevents quoting a patch where a deeper fix is needed.
Each stage, base reinstatement, primer, aggregate, resin, is quoted as a separate line so you see exactly what you are paying for.
If patch repair is not the right call, the assessment says so clearly and outlines what a wider restoration would involve instead.
Enquiries are connected to vetted independent local resin specialists who know Brentwood’s ground conditions and older property stock.
The likely colour difference between a new patch and a weathered surface is explained before work starts, not after it is finished.
How It Works
01
Tell us the symptoms, cracking, lifting, loose stones, or ponding, and a local resin specialist is arranged to carry out a site assessment.
02
The specialist inspects the base, maps the damage, and provides an itemised quote covering every stage of the repair or restoration work.
03
Once the scope is agreed, repair work proceeds in the confirmed order, base first where needed, then primer, aggregate, and surface resin.
Pricing Estimates
| Job | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Minor repair | £250-£500 |
| Patch repair | £500-£900 |
| Restoration of a small area | £900-£1,500 |
| Larger restoration work | £1,500-£3,000 |
Describe the damage, cracking, lifting, loose stones, or ponding, and we will arrange a local resin specialist to assess the base and provide an itemised quote for every stage of the repair.