Hi all
Very new to this site,i can get road scrappings cheap and were wondering if they are they good enough for a hardcore for my block pave driveway do they knit together as good as mot1 for example.
advice appreciated.
Road scrappings for hardcore
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MatthewWakeman
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We went through a spell using road plannings as our subbase but found out to our detriment that after time they seem to soften causing depressions in our work cost us a lot of time and money to put 3 jobs right lesson well learnt. Stick to the real thing £10 ton more but cheaper in the long run
regards
matthew
drivewaycompany.co.uk
regards
matthew
drivewaycompany.co.uk
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Tony McC
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Road planings are NOT acceptable for use as a sub-base. Read this page
They degrade and, in hot conditions such as high summer, the paved surface becomes warm enough to cause the underlying planings to soften and shift/settle. In very conditions, they have a tendency to fluidise at a much lower water content %age than a genuine Type 1 or Type 2 material.
They are cheap shite and best left for farmers to use as a top dressing for their pot-holed access tracks.
They degrade and, in hot conditions such as high summer, the paved surface becomes warm enough to cause the underlying planings to soften and shift/settle. In very conditions, they have a tendency to fluidise at a much lower water content %age than a genuine Type 1 or Type 2 material.
They are cheap shite and best left for farmers to use as a top dressing for their pot-holed access tracks.
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