Resin Bonded Surfacing on flat Portsea Island ground, similar to neighbouring Fratton — the kind found across Copnor — means aggregate broadcast and rolled onto a resin adhesive layer, giving a textured, gravel-like finish. Locally, the driveway most often needed is one dealing with narrow terraced frontages with consistent on-street parking pressure. It is best suited to larger areas and verges being resurfaced over an already sound, level base, though it keeps more texture underfoot than resin bound, which suits some frontages better than others.
About Resin Bonded Surfacing
Resin bonded surfacing works differently to resin bound: a resin adhesive is spread over the prepared base and the aggregate is then broadcast and rolled onto that wet layer, so only the underside of each stone is bonded and the top surface keeps its natural, textured, gravel-like appearance and grip. It is generally laid in a single layer rather than the full-depth mix used for resin bound, which makes it a economical option for covering larger areas, verges, and pathways where the fully smooth resin-bound look isn’t essential. The finish is more textured underfoot than resin bound and, because it is a thinner system, it is usually specified over a genuinely sound and level existing base rather than as a full standalone rebuild.
Best suited to: larger areas, verges, and pathways being resurfaced over an already sound, level base
Less suited to: a fully smooth barefoot-friendly finish, or sites needing a full structural rebuild rather than a resurface
Ground & property in Copnor
Copnor’s Victorian and Edwardian terraces sit on the same flat Portsea Island ground as neighbouring Fratton, though the streets here are a touch less densely packed. Frontages are still narrow by modern standards, and consistent on-street parking pressure makes a dropped kerb and small-footprint conversion the typical enquiry.