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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:34 pm
by Plant5
Hi all,
I successfully repaired two holes and a large dip in the tarmac drive below, at the time the only product I could find was 6mm despite extensive searching.
I cam to the conclusion that I must be searching for the wrong thing, could someone help identify the tarmac size/type in the picture below please.
It's on a 6 year old property drive.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:01 pm
by Kuts
Could be 10mm limestone or 20mm base, hard to tell on iPad. Would help if you put a 2 pence coin down and take a pic
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:39 am
by Big Phil
possibly 10mm close graded? need a steel rule for scale on the pic, preferably a top-down shot (of the drive i mean, not that you need to get your chest out or anything)
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:01 pm
by Plant5
Thanks for the replies, raining most of today so difficult to see any definition - will have a go at taking a pic tomorrow.
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:44 pm
by Plant5
Here we go chaps, sorry about the poor quality - I can take again if re'd but the coin is a penny.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:08 am
by Dave_L
10mm close graded surface course as BP said earlier
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:28 pm
by Plant5
Brill, thanks next question - where can I buy some, Google brings up links of other sites but no actual merchants.
http://www.highwaysmaintenance.com/JPEGbit....20(SMA)
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:22 pm
by Dave_L
Quarry or satellite Tarmac plant; but you'll be needing appropriate transport etc etc etc you really would be better approaching one of the local surfacing specialists and asking them to tag it onto one of their working days when they are using an AC10 material. You'll save dash and have the job done properly.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:13 am
by GB_Groundworks
Our hotbatch plant won't batch anything under .5 of a ton and then it's on a sliding scale the less you have the more expensive it is.
Plus they will only load appropriate transport such as wagons or sometimes they will load a large plant trailer with the wheeled loading, but you have to have full ppe tobe in yard hi viz hard hat etc as it comes out of a hopper onto the back of your truck at what Dave about 100degree +
You're much better as Dave says approaching a local surfacing crew or utilitises repair crew as they'll do anything for pound notes. As the repairs will need cutting square then bonding with edge sealer then filling.
With asphalt you'll never get a harmonious repair it will be obvious
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:34 pm
by Plant5
Yup, totally agree - fortunately there's a ton of building work going on in my area at the moment mainly due to fibre optic going in,
Now I know what to ask for i should be able to get an end of line run.
Cheers,