West Sussex
Private road resurfacing in Horsham
Private roads, shared lanes and estate roads in Horsham resurfaced in asphalt, repaired, or rebuilt where they have failed. We are based in the town, so a site visit is a short trip.
We resurface and repair private roads in Horsham: the unadopted lanes serving a few houses, estate roads, farm approaches and the roads inside business and rural sites. These are roads that take real weight and rarely get maintained until something fails. A private road is paid for by the people who use it, and the point of a good specification is that they pay once.
Resurface, overlay, dress or rebuild
Where the base is sound, we plane off the worn surface course and lay a new asphalt one. A road that is firm but tired can take an overlay, and one that is still sealed and stable may only need a surface dressing of tar and chippings. A road that is moving, rutting or breaking up needs its failed sections dug out and rebuilt first, because resurfacing a failing road only buys a season. We assess an RH12 or RH13 road section by section rather than pricing the whole length the same way. Our dressing or resurfacing guide explains how we decide.
Horsham clay and private roads
The ground around Horsham is Wealden clay. It holds water, and a private road on it fails from the edges and the low points first. Ditches, grips, gullies and kerbing decide whether a new surface lasts, so we look at the falls and where the water goes as part of the survey. Where the fix is drainage we say so, rather than selling a surface that will not last.
Shared roads and residents
Many Horsham private roads are owned by a group of households or a management company. We give one written specification that every party can read and compare, phase the work so nobody is cut off from their house, and keep access for deliveries and refuse collection. Potholes are cut out square, back to sound material, then filled and compacted properly. A shovel of cold lay in a wet hole is not a repair.
What the quote sets out
We measure the road, inspect the construction and drainage, and write down which sections are repaired, resurfaced, overlaid or dressed, and what the edges and drainage will be. The build-up is set out layer by layer. See our road surfacing service, private roads across West Sussex, tarmac in Horsham and surface dressing in Horsham, or everything we surface in Horsham.
- Private roads, estate roads and farm access, not just driveways
- Drainage assessed as part of the survey rather than ignored
- Access kept open and phased around your working day
- Repairs cut out square and done properly, not filled with cold lay
- Fixed written quotes with the build-up set out layer by layer
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Before you ring
Road Surfacing in Horsham: common questions
Can you resurface a shared private lane in Horsham without closing it?
Usually yes. We work in sections and keep a way in and out, plan the day around deliveries and refuse collection, and agree with the residents which days the entrance to each house will be affected.
How do I know whether our road needs resurfacing or rebuilding?
That is what the survey is for. If the surface is worn but the road is not moving or holding water, resurfacing is enough. If it is rutting, cracking in a pattern or soft underfoot, the problem is deeper and we will tell you.
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