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Guides and notes from the jobs we do, written so you can tell whether you have a problem before you pay anyone to look at it.
How thick should a tarmac driveway be?
Advice 21 Sep 2026
The layers under a tarmac drive, the thicknesses a proper two-coat job uses, and why the sub-base matters more than the black stuff on top.
Read it →Can you lay tarmac over an existing driveway?
Advice 21 Sep 2026
When a tarmac overlay is a sound job, when it is a false economy, and what has to be true of the old surface first.
Read it →Do I need planning permission for a new driveway in West Sussex?
Advice 21 Sep 2026
The permeable-surface rule that decides whether a front driveway needs planning permission, what counts as permeable, and the separate question of the dropped kerb.
Read it →Why is my tarmac driveway cracking?
Problems 10 Sep 2026
What cracks in a tarmac drive mean, which ones matter, and what we do about them on jobs across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.
Read it →Why is my block paving sinking?
Problems 10 Sep 2026
Sunken or rutted block paving nearly always means the base underneath has moved. Here is why, and how we put it right.
Read it →Why does my farm track keep getting potholes?
Problems 10 Sep 2026
Potholes come back on a farm track because water sits in them. Camber, drainage and a proper base fix it; tipping more stone in the hole does not.
Read it →Why are there loose stones on my newly surface dressed road?
Problems 10 Sep 2026
Loose chippings after surface dressing are normal and deliberate. Here is why they are there, how long they last and how to drive on them.
Read it →How much does a tarmac driveway cost?
Costs 10 Sep 2026
What a tarmac drive costs per square metre, what pushes the price up or down, and how it compares with resin and block paving.
Read it →How much does a farm track cost?
Costs 10 Sep 2026
What drives the price of a farm track per metre, the published figures we can point to, and the grant that may cover part of it.
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