Tarmac Driveways Have Many Benefits
If your home hasn’t got a driveway, you may well consider installing one. A driveway is a perfect addition to a home because you can use it for off-street parking for a couple of cars. Not only that, but it will increase the value of your home and make it more marketable, especially in urban areas.
However, if you are going to install a driveway in your front garden, there are many choices of materials that you can use. One of the most widely used is tarmac – and no, before you ask, it doesn’t have to be black. You can get tarmac now in a range of colours, although they are a bit more expensive than black tarmac.
One of the things that is great about tarmac driveways in Kent is that the material is lower cost than a lot of other options such as block paving. However, just because it costs less doesn’t mean that it won’t last. A tarmac driveway should last for as long as 20 years provided it is laid correctly and maintained.
Quick To Install
Tarmac is also very quick to install. In most cases, at Base Driveways, we can mix and lay a tarmac driveway in a matter of hours and then it is simply left to dry. You should be able to start using it in a very few days. The only limitation here is the size and shape of the driveway. If you have a very small space, it can be difficult to manoeuvre the machine that is used to lay tarmac.
From the point of view of aesthetics, you can also incorporate tiles, brickwork, or stone to add interest and make your tarmac driveway unique.
Tarmac is also impermeable. That means that it is resistant to heavy rain. However, this means that you will need a drainage channel dug, if there is not one already in place, and connected to a soakaway so that the surface water drains away. In addition, tarmac is environmentally friendly, as it can be recycled and re-used. Tarmac driveways also require very little in the way of maintenance.
It is possible for weeds or moss to grow on tarmac, but we can prevent this by installing a membrane that will act as a barrier. Tarmac is also incredibly strong, but it is not totally immune to damage. If you have a caravan or trailer, you can protect the surface by slipping a wooden board beneath the wheels.
