If You Have A Car, Ideally You Need A Driveway To Park It On

If you have a car in your family, which according to the RAC, 77% of households do, then you need somewhere to park it. You may have two cars, and if you have grownup children living at home you could have three or four.

Now unless you live in a very quiet residential street, you probably don’t want to park a car on the road for a number of reasons. First, you may have yellow lines and can’t park outside your home anyway, so you have to park it some distance away and walk home. No fun when it’s pouring with rain. You might also have to park in an area where you have to pay for parking, as well.

Not only that, but when your car is not on your own property, there is always the risk of it being stolen or perhaps damaged by a group of drunken yobs.

All of which means that ideally you want to park on your own driveway. If you don’t yet have one, but you do have a front garden, then at Base Driveways we can help you. We are fully approved by Kent Highways and Medway Council to install drop kerbs anywhere in the county.

Tarmac Driveways Are A Popular Choice

Many people choose to have tarmac driveways in Kent and this is understandable because a tarmac driveway is often significantly less expensive than many alternatives such as block paving. And before you go “I don’t like black tarmac” the good news is that it is available in a range of different colours.

Tarmac for a driveway is incredibly strong, which is good to know if you drive an SUV or a heavy vehicle used for work purposes, or perhaps if you have two or three people using the driveway. It is capable of withstanding wear and tear, and also bad weather. It is impermeable, so it doesn’t matter how much it rains, and we do get our fair share of that here in Kent. Tarmac is also pretty much maintenance free.

There are one or two issues with a tarmac driveway, one of which is that it will need a drainage channel to a soakaway installed because it is impermeable. You might also have seen weeds growing on a tarmac driveway, but we can solve that issue by installing a membrane barrier in order to prevent this.

Tarmac is also very quick to lay and dry. We can mix and lay tarmac in a few hours, and then it can be left to dry and will be ready to use in a couple of days.