The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 3:06 pm**

Hi Folks

I read the section in the main site that basically said that laying bitmac is best left to the professionals..... but!

I have a small area to tarmac from my gate up to the road (I actually own up to the road) it is about one meter wide and 6 meters long. The reasons that I do not want to use block paving is that the area will be used to pull into to allow folks to pass on the lane, I want to hump up the area to prevent water running in off the road onto my drive (it slopes to the house) and it made laying the block paving easier on my drive!

So is this something I could tarmac myself? There is a tarmac works in town (Ruthin) that will be willing to deliver a small load up in a transit sized tipper and I can hire a big diesel wacker plate to 'hammer' it down. Could I DIY or do I need to pay someone? Any problems with LA if I do tarmac up to the road? Is there an alternative to tarmac?

Thanks

Posted: **Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:29 pm**

Six square metres should be OK, but if there's any chance of getting a local gang to do it as a 'Foreigner' or a 'Nixer', then that will save you having to hire (and clean) a plate, a rake and a fire drum.

Where your planned bitmac abuts the road, you really need to key it, and then seal the joint with cold pour or overbanding.

Posted: **Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:56 am**

Agreed on getting a local gang to do it, but we are a little out of the way up here. Might have the same problem I had getting quotes for the drive - no one was interested!(main reason I went DIY). I'll look into that though.

As far as butting up to the road, I am now thinking about putting in dropped kerbs to form a small lip to prevent the runnoff from the road coming down my drive. Currently this is stopped by the kerb units restraining the block paving in my gate opening. Would that be acceptable to LA?

Posted: **Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:18 pm**

Probably - the only way to be sure is to check with them, but if the kerbns are on your own property, they can't really object.

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:22 pm**

Hmmm not sure that the kerbs are on my property.... and after my little gaff in a similar thread, perhaps I need a second opinion. how do I post images on here? (Tony if there is a FAQ on this I apologise, I cannot find it!)

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:23 am**

No faq (yet). Probably easiest to email photies to me and I'll upload them for you.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:38 pm**

Ok will do, just about to dash off on holiday (first not doing the drive for a while!) so will do it on my return. Thanks

Posted: **Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:01 pm**

Have contacted the council (at last!) and they advise I need the work done by approved highway contractors, but agree with my plan for the kerbs. apparently I need a road closure for safe working.

The Brew Cabin

Small area of bitmac to connect new drive to road