The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:13 pm**

Hello all

New to this - and what a great site.

I had a drive re built using natural stone about 6 months ago, looks great but the only issue is that the boundary to the pavement has been filled with concrete. Whilst this is only 5cm wide, it means the driveway goes from natural slate stone to concrete to tarmac ...... not very attractive. I think the idea was to dye the concrete black, but either the dye hasnt taken or has oxidised or alike (what do I know!).

The solution needs to be able to withstand weathering and cars a couple of times a day.

I have tried to bug the local council to no avail (worth a shot).

Any suggestions for a quick solution?

As I see it the options are:

- bituman paint it (sticky and would it peel every other week?)
- use something like asphalt restorer instead of paint (is this ok to use on concrete and again would it last)
- dig it up and use pre packed tarmac (reviews seem to advise against ever using this)
- pay someone to dig up and fill with proper tarmac

Help, advice and guidance would be appreciated.

Regards

TBF

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:10 pm**

paints won't last and may make your drive look worse.

depending upon how 'sound' your existing drive is will depend on the depth of resurfacing, but get a few quotes from expert contractors.

if you do decide to lay it yourself with pre-packed asphalt, then please post up photos of your finished job as i need a good laugh mate

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:21 pm**

Why was the threshold surfaced with concrete? It makes no sense when you have blacktop on the public highway and stone of the drive: why not simply use blacktop to cover over the threshold haunching?

The council won't do anything unless there is a trip risk, so your best bet is to keep an eye open for anyone working locally with blacktop, and ask them to re-surface the transition strip in exchange for beer vouchers.

It's *essential* that they don;y use blacktop to act as a haunching to the driveway paving: that has to be concrete or a steel edging. Blacktop remains too flexible to provide the required robust support, so either they keep the existing concrete haunching in place and surface over it, or they put a new concrete haunch in place and then cover over that.

The Brew Cabin

Driveway aesthetics - how best achieved? - Bituman paint or dig up?