Tarmac on slope

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cwight
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Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:47 pm
Location: Holmfirth

Post: # 14368Post cwight

Hi, I need to get my drive done. It's about 25m long going up towards the house (i.e. house is at the top and drive goes down to road). The slope is about 1:6. I was just going to use tarmac, but a builder who came out to give me a quote for a dry stone wall suggested that with that slope tarmac would be very dangerous (slippy) in winter. The firms who have quoted me for tarmac never raised this as an issue. Just wondered if it would be okay with tarmac. We do get a lot of rain over here and if it freezes I had just assumed I'd have to put grit or salt on the drive.
COLIN
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TarmacLady
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Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:55 pm
Location: Florida, USA

Post: # 14431Post TarmacLady

where's "over here"?

Might make a difference....
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cwight
Posts: 39
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:47 pm
Location: Holmfirth

Post: # 14432Post cwight

Holmfirth, W Yorkshire. Last of the Summer Wine country....
COLIN
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bobhughes
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Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:09 am
Location: Redditch, Worcestershire

Post: # 14441Post bobhughes

I wouldn't have thought that tarmack was that bad.

Have a look here for some alternatives
You're entitled to the work, not the reward.
Bob
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