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Driveway Drainage Tips 

Why choose a permeable resin bound driveway 

Driveway drainage issues can become more than an unsightly inconvenience. They can also lead to poor drainage and structural problems to your property and also lead to health and safety issues, and they can contribute to urban flooding.

Whether you’re planning to install a new permeable driveway or you have a problem with excess surface water on your existing one, it’s essential that you understand the importance of good drainage.

Here are a few tips to help you with your decisions on why choosing a permeable resin bound driveway,  take a look at our drainage tips for driveways and find out how to reduce flooding caused by heavy rain and puddling water. 

Why Driveway Drainage Is Important?

Old and overwhelmed Drains

The excess water that your driveway needs to deal with isn’t always a result of rain falling onto your property. Your driveway also may receive runoff from your home’s roof and gutter and from your neighbour’s property, the drains on your property or in the road could easily become overwhelmed, which could lead to pooling or flooding issues.

Pooling Against Your Home’s Exterior Walls

The lack of a drainage system in your driveway could lead to water pooling against your home’s exterior walls. Over time, this may cause problems, from  damp to mould on the interior walls and floor of your home, which can pose health and safety risks.

Hazards from excess water running off your driveway

If a large amount of water runs off your driveway and into the road, it can cause a hazard for motorists and pedestrians.

Constant Dampness, Moss, And Mould

Poor driveway drainage can lead to your driveway being damp constantly, which will encourage the growth of moss, mould and all other surface weeds in any gaps on your driveway.

 Flooding in urban areas 

One of the biggest contributing factors of the disastrous 2007 floods which caused multi millions of pounds in damages across the UK was council storm drains which couldn’t cope with the amount of runoff from driveways and other paved areas.

According to UK driveway legislation, any new driveway over 5m2must have a drainage system for the water to run to a permeable area. If the driveway doesn’t have a drainage system, you will need to obtain planning permission from your local council.

Bespoke Resins Drainage Tips For Driveways

1. Install a Permeable Resin Driveway

What are resin bound driveways and are they permeable ? 

Bespoke Resin Bound driveways certainly are! A permeable resin bound driveway drainage is excellent, 

2. The Importance Of Keeping Your Resin Driveway Surface Clean

Rainwater simply drains through the driveway and into the ground below, reducing puddles and, in extremely cold temperatures, ice.

However, the pores of the resin can become blocked by grime and dirt, over time, so it's good practice to keep the surface clean to ensure you always have good driveway drainage. A durable resin bound driveway, maintenance doesn’t require much effort on your part. Sweep away leaves and other garden debris  and remove any moss or algae growth, should it occur. We suggest using a watering can with a weed killer, watered down and walk over the driveway a few times a year. Give your driveway a good wash with a pressure hose once or twice a year.

3. Add a Gradient to Your Driveway

If the land with your home is built with a high water table that results in the ground becoming saturated in heavy rain relatively quickly, consider adding a  slight gradient or extra drainage.

Bespoke Resin would Choose the gradient that's needed for your property.This will allow water to drain, if you add a gradient, you’ll also need to add a resin drainage channel to direct the runoff to a soakaway or storm drain.

As you can see,from our tips, solving any driveway drainage issues is relatively easy and this will all be explained in the resin bound driveway design process. 

Contact us to find out about a Resin Bound Driveway for your property.

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