The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:21 pm**

Ordinary council owned tarmac pavement of good quality and condition at the entrance to a tarmac residential driveway.

The driveway is to be resurfaced with Marshalls Drivesett Argent graphite, these are in 3 sizes: 80/160/240 x 160 and 50mm thick.

Question is best way to finish against pavement. All is level. Householder has asked me for opinion (I'm working on site on a different job) he has found "a proper paving contractor"... The quote shows tarmac will be cut in a straight line with 12 inch disk cutter at boundary. Drivesett will then be laid end on against the tarmac.

I reckon there should be an edging, about 50 x 150 deep which should be haunched about half way up from the Drivesett side against the Tarmac. Drivesett then on top of that.

Householder mentioned that to "proper paving contractor" and "proper paving contractor" said graphite coloured edging was "unavailable - and not needed anyway"

What's the view here - is Drivesett to tarmac OK or should I sound the "cowboy alert" bugle ?

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:15 pm**

Definatly need a 6x2 concrete path edging, read "meeting the pavement" thread below this one.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:17 pm**

If the tarmac is being used as the restraint, ie: there is no haunching between edge course and public footpath, then it is bound to fail.

You could sink an edging kerb, or just use one of the Argent blocks, but whatever happens, the edge course at this threshold needs to be properly secured. The easiest way to achieve this is to removed, say, 150mm wide strip of bitmac to accommodate haunching and then re-surface on completion using some of that mac-in-a-sac rubbish.

If this so-called "proper" contractor is hoping the owld bitmac of the public footpath will hold the threshold edge blocks in place, then he deserves a "proper" arse-kicking, as this is a well known cowboy construction that last just long enough for the cheque to clear.

Posted: **Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:00 am**

Tony McC wrote:If the tarmac is being used as the restraint, ie: there is no haunching between edge course and public footpath, then it is bound to fail.

You could sink an edging kerb, or just use one of the Argent blocks, but whatever happens, the edge course at this threshold needs to be properly secured. The easiest way to achieve this is to removed, say, 150mm wide strip of bitmac to accommodate haunching and then re-surface on completion using some of that mac-in-a-sac rubbish.

If this so-called "proper" contractor is hoping the owld bitmac of the public footpath will hold the threshold edge blocks in place, then he deserves a "proper" arse-kicking, as this is a well known cowboy construction that last just long enough for the cheque to clear.

seen too many of these about, and causes havoc when they have to be put right. do it once and do it right is my advice!

Posted: **Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:39 pm**

Thanks guys, that's as I thought but I didn't want to say anything unless sure.
I will have a quiet word with the householder !

The Brew Cabin

Driveway to pavement edge options - Conflicting advice !