Resin Driveway Maintenance and Cleaning

Blow or sweep leaves and debris off regularly, particularly in autumn, because decaying organic matter is what feeds surface moss. A wash down with warm water and a stiff brush handles most of it. If you use a pressure washer, use a wide fan, keep the pressure moderate and hold the lance well back; a close zero degree jet can strip resin from the aggregate.

Nothing grows up through a correctly built resin surface. What you get instead is airborne seed germinating in debris sitting on top, which lifts away with a spot weedkiller and a brush. Shaded edges and north facing sections can green up with algae; a proprietary patio cleaner suitable for resin sorts it.

Deal with oil quickly. Absorb the fresh spill with cat litter or a granular absorbent, then use a resin safe degreaser rather than a solvent. Never use petrol, thinners or brake cleaner on the surface. Tyre scuffing from turning wheels on a stationary car marks any surface and generally weathers out.

Ravelling is loose stone coming away from the surface. A small amount of stray aggregate in the first few weeks is normal. Ongoing loss is not, and it usually points to a lay that was too thin, poor mixing or laying in the wrong conditions. Caught early, areas can be cut out and relaid seamlessly, which is exactly the sort of thing our ten year guarantee exists for.