Mid Wales · Wales

Resin over tarmac and concrete in Powys

From Newtown outwards, we quote resin over tarmac and concrete for homes and businesses across Powys, with the price fixed in writing once the specification is agreed.

Guide price: £40–£65 per m²
Postcode areas: LD, SY, NP, SA
Survey: Free, no obligation

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Resin over tarmac and concrete across Powys

A resin overlay is a resin bound surface laid directly on top of an existing tarmac or concrete driveway that is still sound. It is the cheapest way to get a resin drive because there is no dig-out, but it only works when the old surface is level, stable and free of active cracking.

Small cracks can be cut out and repaired, loose edges rebuilt and hollow spots filled before the resin goes down. Large failed areas, sinking, tree-root damage or a surface that rocks underfoot mean the base has to come out, and that is quoted as a new driveway instead.

In Newtown we can price work such as turning a cracked concrete drive into a seamless resin bound surface, building a fully permeable drive on a front garden and overlaying sound tarmac on a two-car drive.

Prices in Powys

Labour and material costs in Mid Wales run below the UK average, and the guide figures below reflect that. They include VAT and are confirmed after a survey.

Resin over tarmac and concrete: £40–£65 per m².

For a 65 m² drive in Powys: about £2,650–£4,150 as an overlay on a sound base, or roughly £4,450–£7,100 if the old surface has to come out for a dig-out and new permeable base.

Planning in Powys

Wales has its own permitted development rules on the same principle: a front-garden hard surface should be porous or drain to a permeable area on the property. An overlay on sealed tarmac or concrete does not drain through the old base, so the drive needs to fall towards a lawn, border or soakaway on your land, or the old base comes out for a permeable build.

In Wales, new construction with drainage implications covering 100 m² or more can also need approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB). Most domestic drives are smaller than that, but larger drives and extensions are checked at survey.

Weather and working days

Mid Wales is wet and hilly, so falls, drainage and access for materials are planned at survey. Spring to autumn offers the most laying days in Powys, but dry, mild winter days can work too.

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