Groundworks
Road Planings
Recycled road planings supplied, laid and rolled, the low-cost hard surface for tracks and yards.
Road planings are the material milled off a road when it is resurfaced. Laid and rolled properly they bind down into a firm, dark, hard-wearing surface at a fraction of the price of new tarmac, which makes them the sensible answer for a lot of farm tracks, yards and overflow parking.
What our road planings service includes
Supply and delivery
Planings delivered by the load to your site. If you have your own machine and want to spread them yourself, that is fine and often the cheapest way to do it.
Supply, lay and roll
The service most people want. We bring the material, spread it to an even depth, shape the falls and roll it while it is workable so it knits together instead of staying loose.
Repairs and topping up
Patching worn areas, filling ruts and re-topping an existing planings surface that has thinned out in the wheel tracks.
Overlaying an existing track
Planings work well laid over a stone track that has become tired, giving a firmer and cleaner surface without the cost of taking anything up.
How we work
- Site visit to measure the area, check access for the lorries and look at the falls.
- Written quote, either supply only or supply and lay.
- Prepare. Grade out the ruts and set the levels so water will run off.
- Lay and roll while the material is workable, so it binds rather than staying loose.
Recycled, and what that means in practice
Planings are a reclaimed material, so using them keeps a usable product out of a tip and costs you less than new tarmac. What you should know is that they are not new tarmac and will not look like it. The finish is a dark, slightly textured surface that reads as a good working track rather than a smooth road, and they perform best where they are rolled in warm weather and get regular traffic to help them bind.
Our work
Road planings
Our work
Jobs we have finished
Every photograph here is Laymac's own, taken on the job.
What people say
In their words, not ours
Farm track had been breaking up for years and we had patched it twice. They dug it out properly, sorted the drainage first and it has been through a winter now without moving.
Yard resurfaced around a working farm. They phased it so we could still get the milk lorry in and out every day, which nobody else quoting for it had even mentioned.
Came out, walked the drive with us and told us it did not need replacing, just dressing. Saved us a lot of money and they still turned up to do the smaller job properly.
Everything else we do
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Surface Dressing
Hot bitumen and granite chippings, the traditional tar and chip finish that seals and re-textures an existing surface.
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Road Surfacing
Private roads, estate roads and access routes surfaced, resurfaced and repaired.
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Tarmac & Asphalt
Machine-laid tarmac and asphalt for drives, yards, car parks and access roads.
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Driveways
Tarmac, tar and chip, block paved and gravel driveways, laid on a base built to last.
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Commercial & Industrial Surfacing
Yards, car parks, loading areas and industrial hardstanding built for real weight.
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Dig Outs & Groundwork
Excavation, drainage and sub-base preparation, the work under the surface that decides how long it lasts.
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Traditional Stone Tracks
Stone farm tracks and estate drives, built to carry weight and to look right in the landscape.
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Rural & Farm Access
Surfacing for farms, estates, equestrian yards and rural businesses, planned around a working site.
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Road Planings near you
These are the areas we cover. If yours is not listed and you are nearby, ring anyway, it is a short conversation.
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Questions we get asked about road planings
Are planings as good as tarmac?
No, and we would not tell you otherwise. They are a working surface rather than a finished road: firmer and cleaner than stone, not as smooth or as long-lived as new tarmac. For a farm track or a yard, that trade-off is usually the right one.
Can I buy planings and lay them myself?
Yes, plenty of people do. We can supply by the load. If you are spreading them yourself, get them rolled and do it in warm weather, because that is what makes them bind rather than stay loose.
How thick do they need to be?
It depends on what is underneath and what will drive over it. Over a firm existing base a modest depth is enough; over soft ground you need more, and the ground may need attention first. We will tell you which you have.
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