Biostrasse - Any good?

[wuciwug]

Hi,

I have a tarmac drive which has had it and has no drainage. I'm looking to replace and either need something that'll self drain or to install a soak-away.

Has anyone used / heard of biostrasse and is it any good / cost effective.

Another consideration I had was Foam Master (basically they peal up your old drive, mix it up add some fresh bits and relay it)

Again, any good?

Also open to other suggestions for a practical, cheap and eco polite drive!

[Big Phil]

never heard of Biostrasse, but i'm sure you'll find a contact on their website. their technical data claims it contains a fair amount of cement, and cement production creates a massive amount of CO2, coupled with transport to get the goods to you it may not stack up as well as using a local asphalt supplier :laugh:

Foam Master may not be suitable as a running surface - it's mainly used as Road Base and occasionally Binder course, but lends itself better to large contracts.

[lutonlagerlout]

not really a tarmac expert but when the council re-did the footpath outside my house,they heated up the old stuff and chucked a bit of new stuff on top
apart from the amount of gas used (9 massive burners)
the job is complete crap and they melted the plastic cable tv box cover
regards LLL

[Dave_L]

Almost sounds like footway slurry sealing, had it done around here, total lot of crap.