Been had? - Dodgy drive...?

[Russell2202]

My Mother was approched earlier this week by a firm called Tarways Road Resurfacing Division with a Fife address.

She has an existing drive (some sort of tarmac with large stones in the surface - no idea what!) which was mossy and starting to break up. He quoted £1200 fir a hot tar spray and asphalt sealing. She accepted and they did the work on Thursday.

Thursday PM I came round to find the drive in its current state - which I dont think is good.

After burning off the moss, and clearing the debris they did spray something hot from the back of a tanker on the drive, they then spread a reasonable layer of what I assume is asphalt.

The surface - a day later now is still very loose. They did not roll it, and it was not hot while they laid it.

I am quite concerned that they have not done a full or correct job. She has spoken to them since, and they said it did not need rolling and it would settle and harden in a few days - but I doubt it will. Still very loose and I would expect some binding to be happening already, but I can stick my finger down to the existing hard surface with relative ease.


Could anyone here offer some advice please? I could supply pictures - but it will be Saturday PM before I can.


Thanks

Russell.

[Russell2202]

Better quality picture in the daylight tomorrow!

[Tony McC]

Sounds as though they'ev provided a "Tar and Chip" surface, but it's not easy to tell from that photo. It looks more like a typical bitmac surface course - what you might call "tarmac".

Even Tar & Chip should be rolled, if only to ensure the 'chips' are firmly pressed into the tar.

I'll wait for the 'daylight' photo....try to keep its size down to 550 pixels width, if you can.



Edited By Tony McC on 1141157563

[Russell2202]

Just as soon as the 3 inches of snow have cleared I will post a new one

[Tony McC]

Fairy nuff!