Devon
Resin Driveways in Devon
Devon is not one place, and a driveway company that claims the whole county usually means it will drive to the profitable half of it. The coverage here is the South Devon corridor between Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay, the towns and villages inside it, and east along the coast as far as Exmouth and Honiton.
Main towns
- PlymouthDevonRebuilt after the Blitz to the Abercrombie plan, so a large share of the housing stock is 1950s and 1960s.
- ExeterDevonBuilt on and out of Permian red sandstone and breccia, which gives the city its red soil.
- ExmouthEast DevonSandy, free-draining ground over Permian sandstone, unusually good percolation for the region.
- HonitonEast DevonA Georgian coaching town with a long, largely intact High Street and a conservation area covering it.
- Newton AbbotTeignbridgeSits at the edge of the Bovey Basin, the historic centre of English ball clay extraction.
- TorquayTorbayBuilt on Devonian limestone, quarried locally and visible in the older walls and villas.
What it costs
Indicative ranges per square metre, installed. These are genuinely wide because the variables genuinely are, and every figure here is subject to a site survey.
| Work | Per m2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Resin bound over a sound existing base | £40 to £70 | No excavation or disposal. Depends on the condition of what is already there and how much repair it needs first. |
| Full installation, excavation and new permeable sub-base | £70 to £120 | The usual figure for a driveway built from the ground up. Ground conditions move this more than anything else. |
| Additional allowance on heavy clay | £10 to £25 | Extra sub-base depth, attenuation or a positive drainage outfall where water has nowhere to go. Common inland around Newton Abbot and Honiton. |
| Patios and paths | £35 to £65 | Laid thinner than a driveway since there is no vehicle loading. Small standalone areas carry a minimum charge. |
A quote that comes in well below these ranges is usually saving money somewhere you cannot see, and the three usual places are sub-base depth, surface depth and drainage. Ask for all three in writing and compare like for like.More on what moves the price.
Thinking about a resin driveway?
Tell us what is there now and we will explain what it is likely to cost and whether a base like yours can usually be overlaid, then put you in touch with an installer where one covers your area. No charge for that, and no obligation.