Some Things To Consider When Investing In A New Driveway
If you are considering laying a new driveway at your Sittingbourne home, one of the things that you need to sit down and consider is the kind of material that you want to use.
If you are considering laying a new driveway at your Sittingbourne home, one of the things that you need to sit down and consider is the kind of material that you want to use.
You also want to take into consideration the appeal of your new driveway. For example, you might consider tarmac. It is quick to lay and relatively cheap. It is available in a range of colours, so it doesn’t have to be black. However, it will need a sealant applied to it every five years or so.
Block Paving Is A Great Choice
A very good choice for a driveway is block paving in Sittingbourne. It is specifically designed to handle the weight of vehicles and there are many different choices to give your home kerb appeal as well. There is a wide selection of different colours, and at the moment shades of grey are very popular and go well with homes with white rendered walls. If you have a red brick home, there are shades of reds and oranges that will match nicely, and also two-tone blocks.
Block paving is available in 50mm, 60mm, and 80mm sizes, but for the average domestic driveway the 50mm depth should be sufficient. However, if you have heavier vehicles, you may want to go to 60mm. The 80mm bocks are only really required in places with heavy traffic such as access roads or car parks.
Another advantage of block paving for driveways is that if a block becomes damaged it is a simple matter to replace it. Where you have something such as tarmac or imprinted concrete, if there is sinking of the sub-base you can’t just repair it. You have to dig it up and start over.
There is another very big benefit of block paving if you choose a permeable type, and that is that when it rains the water will simply drain through the brick so that you don’t have patches of water laying on the driveway. If you use something non-permeable and you have a flat driveway, you will also need planning permission. Not only that, but you won’t have slippery patches which you can get on a non-permeable surface if water lays there and freezes overnight.
