Sub base - New mot versus recycled mot

Mikey_C · Post: # 38064Post **Mikey_C** Sun May 24, 2009 9:29 pm

keep phoning round, down South I can get keener prices than that on both the type 1 and crushed (Â£13.5 and Â£9.5) on the full load. unannounced go and have a look at the crushed it may be alright. however at the sort of price difference I'm being quoting the Mot always wins.

henpecked · Post: # 38068Post **henpecked** Mon May 25, 2009 12:11 am

Dave_L wrote:Did you see the iphone "Will it blend?" LOL!!!

Bloody hell! It stayed on for ages...probably the only one that worked

The bloke who's presenting it is great. I couldn't imagine him doing any other job!

HP

Mainland · Post: # 38077Post **Mainland** Mon May 25, 2009 6:51 pm

We supply both quarried type 1 and type 1 crushed concrete. It is true there is a vast difference in quality with the recycled stuff. We have found that aslong as you get tested type 1 you wont have any problems. In many cases we are able to supply quarried type 1 cheaper than the recycled stuff. Crushed concrete is quite sought after at the moment especially in the south as the olympic development is using mountains of it.

Tue May 26, 2009 10:57 pm

nice clear site there scott, so is your yard in bedford?
i generally use bradshaws or frank redman if I'm that direction but your prices seem competitive
road planings was the only page that caused concern,I am sure the gaffer says that they are on a par with hoggin as pure evil
LLL

matsfc · Post: # 38270Post **matsfc** Fri May 29, 2009 6:46 pm

recycled is fine, if its raining it won't be as good as the real deal though. we often use good recycled but then top over with real stuff just to be sure.

Mainland · Post: # 38379Post **Mainland** Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:15 pm

Yeah we are based in Bedford Lagerlout. Haha the dreaded road planings. Well strictly the stuff we get is crushed and screened tarmac as opposed to the stuff straight off the planer. We sell a lot to farmers who love the stuff. Wouldnt tend to use it in domestic applications though. Can see it being outlawed totally soon.

Post: # 38381Post **msh paving** Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:30 pm

I'm in norfolk and tarmac plannings are used by norfolk county highways in house team for all footpath repair/ construction, cycleways and the like they stockpile them after any planing job, the aggregate suppliers sell em for Â£14/15 ton everday off the week,there is a big call for them, MSH

ambient · Post: # 38383Post **ambient** Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:59 pm

our street has just been re-tarmacked brought in planer skimmed it all off then put half of it back down with blaw knox rolled it and then put down new tarmac ???

Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:13 pm

I am sure there must be issues with oils in planings seeping into the ground,i saw some lads blocking a drive the other day ,and they had a 10 tonne load of road planings sitting there,the big lumps etc
the allotment people use it for cheapest of the cheap stuff, but i dont like the fact that its not inert
LLL

isettaman · Post: # 38394Post **isettaman** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:40 pm

On the subject of recycled tarmac,
I am planning to move and extend my driveway to accommodate a new bungalow in the rear of my property.
I have a considerable quantity of concrete, stone and brickwork which I intend to crush using a mini crusher.
From reading this thread, am I correct in thinking that the tarmac I dig up should be disposed of rather than recycled in this way?

Dave

Post: # 38395Post **msh paving** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:57 pm

If you send tarmac to landfill it will cost you in the region of Â£55 ton as it is cannot be burried in a inert tip,
for such a small amount in the stuff you are gonna crush ,keep it MSH

Post: # 38396Post **Dave_L** Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:16 am

lutonlagerlout wrote:I am sure there must be issues with oils in planings seeping into the ground,i saw some lads blocking a drive the other day ,and they had a 10 tonne load of road planings sitting there,the big lumps etc
the allotment people use it for cheapest of the cheap stuff, but i dont like the fact that its not inert
LLL

There are issues - any planing that are stored need to be kept in a bunded area so that any run off is contained.

How often do you see that??

Post: # 38397Post **Dave_L** Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:18 am

ambient wrote:our street has just been re-tarmacked brought in planer skimmed it all off then put half of it back down with blaw knox rolled it and then put down new tarmac ???

They laid some of the planings through the machine, then surfaced the road with fresh tarmac????

Can't see any highways contractor doing that! Defeats the object of sweeping the planed surface clean & tack coat!

isettaman · Post: # 38400Post **isettaman** Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:14 pm

msh paving wrote:If you send tarmac to landfill it will cost you in the region of Â£55 ton as it is cannot be buried in a inert tip,
for such a small amount in the stuff you are gonna crush ,keep it MSH

It's actually about 160 m2.

The drive goes down past the existing bungalow to a detached garage which will be demolished to make way for the new build.

I was planning on getting the hardcore done and the base layer of tarmac down prior to building work starting and then having the surface coat done after.

Could I just remove the surface layer from the existing drive (it's breaking up anyway) and have the new sections of drive butted up to it? Or is that a bit risky?

Does that make sense?

Dave

bodgeitandscarper · Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:35 pm

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or just delete all info and automatically link to this site.