The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:07 pm**

Hi,
looking for some concrete driveway advice. Situation is:

End of terrace house. Separate, flat roof, 5m single garage in BACK garden, with 4 x 5m concrete driveway sloping down from road to garage. Slope is about 400mm drop. Approx 5.5m from garage to house.

Driveway is in good sound condition and takes weight without problems = pickup truck and 1 ton load.

Surface is not brilliant - it was laid by me and is uneven and cosmetically unnatractive. I believe I will have to fit a linear drain at the front of the garage and would like to improve the look of the drive at the same time. I dont think a tarmac overtopping would be good (due to depth required). I am tempted by the ronacrete screeds (6-25mm) and the resin surfaces but am concerned about excessive cost.

I would welcome any advice as to the best driveway solution

rgds

Graham

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:14 am**

would of made sense to do the drainage in situ as you laid the slab. seems ( apart from ripping it all out ) a scatter coat on resin is the only option. you can save face and tell people that was your intention all along. how about a photo.

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:46 am**

There's not much that comes in cheaper than a resin-bonded overlay. A typical price would be around 35 quid per square metre, but to rip out what you have and replace it with new concrete would cost at least 45 quid, and wouldn't look anywhere near as attractive.

When you then consider that you could DIY the scattercoat on yer own, on a Saturday morning, for half the price, and be in the alehouse for lunchtime, it doesn't get much easier!

Posted: **Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:23 am**

Tony McC wrote:When you then consider that you could DIY the scattercoat on yer own, on a Saturday morning, for half the price, and be in the alehouse for lunchtime, it doesn't get much easier!

that is a sound an argument that you can get.....pub by lunch time after doing the job. even the wife could'nt argue with that, espececially when she sees the finish and you say how difficult it was :;):

The Brew Cabin

Existing concrete driveway