What should i use for a temp surface.

Dannyboy · Post: # 41435Post **Dannyboy** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:15 pm

Hi all,

I've just aquired a piece of land for the next 2 years and am looking to open it as a temp car park. The question is really what should I use type1 or plannings and what is the going rate for each. I have two areas 2500m2 and 6000m2. and am located in Birmingham.
Any advice would be welcome.

rab1 · Post: # 41436Post **rab1** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:20 pm

type 1 mate. but take a roller over it. dont really know about cost, one of the other lads should be able to help.

Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:02 pm

most the sites up here that are now Â£1 all day car parks as no one wants to build on them are just levelled off crusher run from the buildings they demolished.

but if your importing then mot type 1 and you should be able to get a good deal on the amount you need, i'd be looking to pay Â£150-Â£200 for a 20 ton load given the amount you'll require. will depend on location of quarries though.

Dannyboy · Post: # 41439Post **Dannyboy** Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:28 pm

Cheers for the help.

What sort of thickness should i be looking at? I'd like it to look nice but don't want to break the bank.

Thanks,

DNgroundworks · Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:47 pm

Id say six inch mimimun well compacted and any soft areas excavated and filled with MOT should suffice, unless its a boggy/bad draining field??

Post: # 41443Post **Dave_L** Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:09 pm

Road Planings would be fine for a 24mth car park area, depends on what is there to start with and the costs compared to MOT1

Post: # 41447Post **msh paving** Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:04 pm

for a car park road planings will go down hard no problems, my local hospital did a similar area 8 years ago, it is like real tarmac now with the traffic and weather MSH

DNgroundworks · Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:29 am

As planings are non-inert would that not damage the land?

Post: # 41453Post **msh paving** Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:56 am

Roads are made off them.......same stuff,plannings are used alot in this are for temp roads and hard standing i use them alot as a final layer on hard standings, clean and easy to use MSH

Post: # 41466Post **Tony McC** Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:28 pm

Put down either a strong membrane or a combined membrane/geo-grid before contaminating the land with those damned planings. That will minimise sinkage but also, and more importantly, make it easier to scrape them up if you are so obliged come the end of your tenancy.