LAYING TAR AND CHIP IN GILLINGHAM, ESSEX

The process is quite simple but it does require the correct machinery and experience at laying it otherwise, it can easily unravel ruining the look of your new driveway.

On base foundation installations, we will always grade off the driveway using our digger, this ensures a solid and level finish for the new application. We also ensure there are no weak spots or potholes.

If its on top of an existing surface, we will always clean that surface off ensuring no debris or weeds are left on on it. This ensures a good bonding between the old and the new.

We will then apply a hot bitumen to the surface. Sometimes depending on the area, we might apply two coats or even three coats. This will depend on the type of surface and what we feel will give the best performance. This is done in consultation with our engineers.

A chip of your choosing will then be applied over the hot tar. This needs to be done whilst the bitumen is still piping hot to ensure it bonds in with the chip.

Once we have applied a couple of layers of chip which again depends on how much tar was applied, we will machine power roll the chip into the driveway.

At this stage, the new driveway is good to be used, however, you might still have some loose chips which will fade off over time leaving you with a nice solid new driveway.

We provide other choices for new driveways including gravel driveways and resin driveways in Gillingham.

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Co-Operative Contractors provide a comprehensive resin laying service which is aimed at delivering affordable yet quality installations. We can install tar and chip driveways in Gillingham and all the surrounding areas.

We can provide references and examples of previous tar and chip driveway installations for you to view along with testimonials of our customers in Gillingham, Essex.

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