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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:15 am
by Meg-pass
We have decided to have our drive tarmaced but can it be laid during the winter with frosts around or am I better waiting to have it done in the new year?
When is the best time of year to lay tarmac?
Thanks for reading & anyone who replies.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:38 am
by TarmacLady
You'll want to lay it in the spring, after the risk of hard frosts -- the hot mixture hits the icy ground and begins to set immediately, resulting in an utter mess of a drive.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:34 pm
by Dave_L
Best time of the year to lay tarmac would be late summer - in readiness for the cold winter to 'season' the surface before the next summer heat is upon us.
Worst weather to lay tarmac is in wind and rain, like today! 
Aslong as you have top quality material at top temperature and a good crew who know exactly what to do and when, you can lay in most weathers.........
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:54 pm
by lutonlagerlout
just as a side note.
i often get people ask me what do i do in the winters??
my standard response is "just sit at home and watch the kids starve"
we go to work like everyone else,mind you the hands are starting to crack up a bit right now *ouch*
regards LLL
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:15 pm
by Dave_L
Yeah lol my hands are feeling a bit rougher and tighter - time to get the moisturiser out I think!
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:29 am
by TarmacLady
don't laugh, boys -- before you go to bed, slather your hands with moisturiser, then wear thin cotton gloves (or socks!) over your hands overnight...when you wake up, a lot of the cracking and tightness will have healed....
that's an old girls' trick, but it works a treat!
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:31 am
by TarmacLady
if they're really bad, use an antibiotic creme -- it will help heal all the painful little cracks and cuts and scratches and keep them from becoming any more sore.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:21 pm
by Dave_L
At this rate we'll end up like a load of ladyboys with perfectly manicured nails and soft skin!
Anyway - look after your hands.....
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:10 pm
by seanandruby
i can just imagine our socks over the hands after a day working in the rain :laugh: you made me laugh so much i nearly spilled my nail varnish over the wife.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:59 pm
by Dave_L
seanandruby wrote:i can just imagine our socks over the hands after a day working in the rain :laugh: you made me laugh so much i nearly spilled my nail varnish over the wife.
Steady on old chap! Next you'll be owning up to wearing the wifes high heels!!!!!! :p :laugh:
