Tarmac road

[Coxey]

Hi all

I live on a private road which is now getting destroyed with this no stop rain so it is now full of pot holes (doesn't help that my wife keeps ordering stuff online) thanks to white van man skidding to a halt.

I am thinking about getting the road in front of my frontage tarmacked the road is about 3-4m wide and roughly 22m in length. We don't need any drainage as we could direct the water into the grassed area opposite and probably get away with no kerbs other than maybe a timber edging.

Any ideas of likely cost? Based in Hertfordshire - also any recommendations?

Thanks

[LooneyTunes]

Do you own that section of the road?

[Coxey]

LooneyTunes said:

Do you own that section of the road?

I have spoken to the owner he is happy for me to do what I want....

[Drumroll]

It's a while since I was involved in Tarmacking, but I do recall a guy who did something similar and the Council requiring him to put drains in. They viewed it as part of the front garden (at first)

Se this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permeab...

Then they said it was a driveway, so it still needed drainage.


https://whatcost.co.uk/driveways/rules-regulations...

[LooneyTunes]

Coxey said:

LooneyTunes said:

Do you own that section of the road?

I have spoken to the owner he is happy for me to do what I want....

Wow. Generous of him, especially if it serves multiple properties (in which case it could end up being a right mess).

[smokey mow]

As a road it s going to cost considerably more than your typical driveway if you want to do it right.

If the track is gravel or something similar at present then most of that will need to be dug out and replaced with a stable sub-base to then support the tarmac surface to stop it from sinking.

A bin lorry weighs about 26tonnes so quite a bit more than your average car.

Edited by smokey mow on Monday 9th February 19:59

[trickywoo]

Can’t see a half decent job being less than £10k.