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Commercial surfacing in Horsham
Car parks, yards, loading areas and hardstanding in Horsham surfaced and resurfaced for the loads they actually carry, with the work phased so the site keeps trading.
We surface and resurface car parks, yards, loading areas and industrial hardstanding in Horsham, from business units to rural sites, farm shops and venues that now take public traffic. Commercial surfacing is a different job from a driveway, and the difference is underneath. A car park takes cars. A loading yard takes laden lorries turning on the spot, and turning is what tears a surface apart. We build to the traffic rather than to a standard depth.
Resurfacing or rebuilding a Horsham yard
Where the base is sound, a worn car park or yard can be planed and resurfaced. Where it is rutting in the turning and standing areas, those sections need a heavier build-up. Often the failure is confined to one area, and we can reconstruct that part to a heavier specification and leave the rest, which costs far less than doing the whole site. Different parts of a site often warrant different depths, so the quote sets the build-up out by layer and by area.
Water on Wealden clay
The most common fault on a failing yard or car park is water with nowhere to go: falls that are too shallow, gullies set too high, or drainage that was adequate before the site was extended. Around Horsham the clay holds water and softens under load through a wet winter, which makes that worse. We survey the falls and drainage as part of the job, because a new surface over a water problem means a return visit at your expense.
Keeping the site open
Most commercial jobs cannot stop trading while we are there. We phase the work in sections so deliveries keep coming and staff keep parking, agree one way in and one way out for site traffic where the layout allows, and keep a walking route away from the working area. Early starts and weekend working can be discussed at the quoting stage. Our guide to keeping a yard open while it is resurfaced covers how that works. Lining and bay marking can be done on the fresh surface as part of the same job.
See our commercial surfacing service, tarmac in Horsham and private roads in Horsham, or everything we surface in Horsham.
- Build-ups specified for turning and standing loads, not just traffic
- Work phased so the site keeps trading
- Falls and drainage surveyed rather than assumed
- Different depths for different areas where the site warrants it
- Lining and bay marking available on completion
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Before you ring
Commercial & Industrial Surfacing in Horsham: common questions
Our yard is rutting where the lorries turn. Can that area be done on its own?
Often, yes. Where the failure is confined to a turning or standing area we can reconstruct that section to a heavier specification and leave the rest, which is a great deal cheaper than doing the whole yard.
Can you work outside our opening hours?
Where the site needs it, yes. Early starts, weekends and phased sections are all normal on commercial work. It is worth raising at the quoting stage because it affects the programme and the price.
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