Access road - Road surface

[meldy]

Hello,
I was very pleased to come across this web site, it's superb. I share an access road with some neighbours and a skip hire company. We are all happy to contribute to renewing the road surface which has numerous potholes. The surface I have been told is 'rolled stone tarmac or asphalt'. We would like to get some prices for resurfacing and would like to give the contractors a brief/spec of what we require. Can you advise me of what I should write in the brief/spec as I am not sure if the existing surface would have to be broken up etc. We also have a problem of water collecting and would need some soakaways and kerbs.
Thanks, I have already picked up some useful info from your site.
Stephen

[Tony McC]

Without seeing the site, I can't really give you a detailed spec. There are some 'off-the-shelf' spec clauses on the mian website, but your project will need a site survey and a detailed spec creating just for that job.

[moot de noo]

Hi Meldy,

I would suggest contacting your Local Authority Highways department and asking them to recommend a contractor. Most of the major contractors will give a fairly detailed spec as part of the quote, obviously dependant on the options.

Good luck :;):