I am back for a bit more DIY, after help from this site to do my patio a few years ago which helped me enormously. Patio is still sound and will probably outlast the new build house!
I am now looking to extend my tarmac driveway, I can either get someone in to do the tarmac after I prepare the sub base etc. The other option I was thinking of is extending it out via black granite cobble setts, with a silver granite sett along the edge so I can reduce the height down to keep the drive at this segment almost level.
I thought the black granite cobble setts would match reasonable well with the tarmac, with possibly in the future digging up the tarmac drive and replacing with black granite cobbles as well.
7 metres 70cm in length pavement to fence
1 Metre 85cm Widest point at pavement side
1 Metre 50cm Narrowest
I will be lifting the grey council slabs to the fence line/gate.
Any thoughts/recommendations would be most welcome? It looks like the gas line will go under this section, hopefully its quite far down! The drop kerb is already there out to the road.
GB_Groundworks wrote:Have a looks at the page on the main site about SUDS you'll need done form of linear drain as it's falling towards the road.
What size are the setts? Where are your utilities?
I am in Scotland, so not sure on the drainage angle. I was under the impression I did not need to as it was the entire development which comes under SEPA legislation for having to put in a SUDS area based upon the entire development size. Could be wrong though! There is no drainage on anyones driveways leading onto the pavement and the road when the gradient of the driveways go onto the pavement/road.
I don't have the plans for the utilities, But I would imagine the utilities are going to run right under the grass area there to my home (gas/elec poss water as well).
I was looking at 100x100 , 50mm thick granite black setts. Laid upon a 100mm bedding layer, I will probably put some MOT type 1 down and whack it as well for a sub base.
Well, this needed to be done and quickly as I had left it to long. Originally I wanted to rip the entire lot up and put down some nice sandstone setts, after I had started this thread. However settled for the utilitarian look - and put in some council grey 3 x 2's.
thanks Luton, I am still about, reading through the forum for the wealth of information. Don't tend to post too much though - but thought i would revive this thread, as it may give others some ideas.
Was out with the pressure washer this afternoon, giving the old slabs and the tarmac drive a good clean up.
Has anyone had any success with driveway/tarmac paint? Good suppliers etc.
Congratulations on a good job and keeping the forum informed.
A point about drainage though:
The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 says " Section 99 Prevention of flow of water etc. onto roads.
(1)The owner and the occupier of any land, whether or not that land is such as constitutes a structure over or across a road, shall prevent any flow of water or of filth, dirt or other offensive matter from, or any percolation of water through, the land onto the road."
That said, from my own experience, it doesn't seem to be enforced, not in Clydebank anyway. I have even had a Court expert say not to bother with it.
Colin James wrote:Congratulations on a good job and keeping the forum informed.
A point about drainage though:
The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 says " Section 99 Prevention of flow of water etc. onto roads.
(1)The owner and the occupier of any land, whether or not that land is such as constitutes a structure over or across a road, shall prevent any flow of water or of filth, dirt or other offensive matter from, or any percolation of water through, the land onto the road."
That said, from my own experience, it doesn't seem to be enforced, not in Clydebank anyway. I have even had a Court expert say not to bother with it.
Thanks Colin,
They (the owners of the road which includes the pavement) would have to serve you notice first under that specific section from The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. Giving 28 days notice that you have not complied.
I would imagine it is mostly used for sewage going out onto the road/ and or a serious amount of mud that could then clog the road drains before they imposed that section, could be its intended purpose given that all new builds i have seen in Scotland tend to not bother draining before the pavement...
