Resin yards?

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Had a company call round today offering quotes for resin drives etc. Out of interest I asked if they did yards and to my surprise they do. Apparently resin yards don't freeze and get slippy in winter and because they're porous they tend not to have water puddling on the surface when it rains.

I thought it sounded a good idea, and more attractive than my concrete, which is cracking a little bit and starting to grow the odd weed in the cracks, but I don't know how easy it would be to sweep, nor do I know how long resin lasts and how easy it is to repair/replace when it reaches the end of its life

Does anyone have one?
 
Not on a yard but I think this is what the surface of the garden in our rented place. OH did a round of sawing wood for log store and the dust didn't brush up all that well (imagine similar to tarmac or a rough concrete). I've also just had to chuck some Patio Magic on it because moss/weeds/greenery were starting to come through in areas that don't dry out so well. We've not been here when the temps have been cold enough for anything to freeze. Water doesn't sit on the top but can take a while to dry out. Also if dog pees on it, it takes a fair good rain for it to go away. It does go, it just looks a bit patchy for a bit. Obviously this may not be the exact same surface you're potentially looking at though.

Did the company have any photos of equestrian yards they have done or could they put you in touch with previous equestrian clients to check out the work?
 
I’ve seen this for driveways. I use resin for craft works, and the deep pour stuff used for tabletops and floors, so am familiar with the material.

It’s plastic polymer - and one of the major drawbacks for using it as yard for me, because our yard is also a large turnout space, and certain sections are lined with electric fencing permanent install - is that the electric fence won’t work (as well) if we have a rubber impregnated resin or resin floor, as these materials will insulate from grounding their hooves and reduce causing a strong zap when they touch the fence. A weak zap could work as we get zapped in our rubber/plastic soled shoes - but if, like me, you have ‘courageous beasts’ 😅….a weak zap is to be played with and they take no notice!

I do wonder if resin is safe when there’s snow/ice about though - it’s laid and allowed to flow smooth flat, troweled - whereas concrete yards tends to get tamped while wet to create a knobbly surface to prevent slippage when wet/icy.

Rubber impregnated resin yard and straight resin likely won’t be affected by some minor frost nights, but I personally don’t think they’re a good idea for snow/icy regions. In our wet rainy climate I wouldn’t use a smooth surface like resin personally.

Maybe try getting a small section done to experiment how it does with your climate/location?
 
Did they tell you a ballpark cost? 👀

If its what I think it is, the porous system needs drainage underneath it as the water still needs to go somewhere. You should be able to ask what surface finishes they offer and see samples of how smooth you can get for brushing. Suppose that's a trade off for additional grip. Also need to ask if its rated for power washing or if that voids a warranty or guarantee. Horses might actually do that too, I presume most of them are tested with human foot traffic.

Very interesting idea. I think you should invite them in for tea/ fact finding and get us all the facts 😂
 
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Based on your replies I decided it wasnt a good idea. I didn't get a quote - didn't get that far - but I was envisaging a fake gravel surface. However I hadn't even thought about the dog pee aspect and all things considered I think I'll stick to concrete!
 
Hackback said:
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Based on your replies I decided it wasnt a good idea. I didn't get a quote - didn't get that far - but I was envisaging a fake gravel surface. However I hadn't even thought about the dog pee aspect and all things considered I think I'll stick to concrete!
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We looked into for our yard, where we park cars, let the dogs play and walk the horses across. We got a quote, then found a few people who said that it doesn't wear well and that it gets very hot for bare paws in summer and saw some used as a footpath at a local beauty spit, which was crumbling at the edges. I did know that its fine in freezing conditions, so long as you spread the correct stuff on the surface, as we had it in the playground at a school i worked at. We decided against it.
Eventually we covered the yard in mud control mats, which have worked perfectly for literally 10% of the price.
 
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