Rain puddling on new tarmac drive - Advice required

[bobbi o]

take it you realise these vents that they've installed are only a short term solution. never seen that done before.unbelievable.

doubt the sub-base is the problem,just bad hand raking along with poor levels,insufficient drainage and bad prep.

[lutonlagerlout]

Know way of knowing where the water would go? Try into the ground where it should go, sounds like a daft response from them if you ask me!!

But yes a patch along the lines of LPAD'S idea sound the best remedy

That's what the contractor said also and he has convinced me to go ahead with drilling through the tarmac. Here's what it looks like now and it seems to be working - no puddle right outside the front door.

those are soffit vents
not designed to take any traffic
a pure bodge from my perspective
LLL

[Stoker]

those are soffit vents
not designed to take any traffic

That's what I said in my original post. Where they are there will only be foot traffic.

[Stoker]

whats the brand of sealer you used? looks quite good. i tried some stuff i got from the states last year.looked good for a while but started to flake off after a few weeks. let me know.

I'll find out and post details as soon as I can.

It sounded like Latex Slurry Shield or something like that.

[lutonlagerlout]

those are soffit vents
not designed to take any traffic

That's what I said in my original post. Where they are there will only be foot traffic.

sorry stoker ,I meant ANY traffic feet, cars, stilettos,zimmer frames
LLL

[Carberry]

those are soffit vents
not designed to take any traffic

That's what I said in my original post. Where they are there will only be foot traffic.

sorry stoker ,I meant ANY traffic feet, cars, stilettos,zimmer frames
LLL

What about a Chimpanzee riding on a segway, Monkey riding a pig, Kitten riding a tortoise or a Duck riding a dog

[bobbi o]

whats the brand of sealer you used? looks quite good. i tried some stuff i got from the states last year.looked good for a while but started to flake off after a few weeks. let me know.

I'll find out and post details as soon as I can.

It sounded like Latex Slurry Shield or something like that.

cant find any details on that name. can you get any further info?

[Stoker]

cant find any details on that name. can you get any further info?

I'll see what I can do.

[Stoker]

It is possibly the equivalent of Latexite Ultra Shield.

[bobbi o]

It is possibly the equivalent of Latexite Ultra Shield.

cheers found it:

http://www.blackjacksurfacetechnology.com/why-use....nt.html

has a link on their page to this site.

theirs a heap of products like this in the states.be interesting to see how yours performs over time.

[seanandruby]

silt up in no time at all, bring on the weeds, ants etc:

[Big Phil]

doubt the sub-base is the problem,just bad hand raking along with poor levels,insufficient drainage and bad prep.

aye, slurry sealants tend to hide allsorts