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Tarmac enquiry for my driveway
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.49 PM
There is already tarmac in my driveway. But Can I buy cold tarmac from the shops and use it for my driverway, on a patch that doesn’t have tarmac on it, I will use a lot of hardcore, i just wanted to know if the cold tarmac would be ok. Or would it be better to use hot tarmac.
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7 Answers
Old Hill Contractors
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cold tarmac is a temporary material which always remain soft . Hot tarmac is a permanent reinstatement that fully setts
Answered20 June 2019
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BiA Ground Works (Blast It Away Ltd)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cold lay tarmack is suitable for small repairs but the product does not set as good as hot tarmack. I would always use hot tarmack for use on a driveway surface..
Answered22 June 2019
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Handyandy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Never use coldlay on an existing driveway as not hot enough toould into existing tarmac surface. I would always use hot tarmac for patching.
Answered21 June 2019
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ESC SURFACING CONTRACTORS
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cold tarmac is meant for temporary repairs , hot tarmac would be best but it would be expensive do a small repair as you have to order a minimum of 1 ton
Good idea to contact a local tarmac contractor and see if they have a job local at some point to help cut the cost ,
We have a list of clients that we try and help with very small jobs etc
Answered28 July 2019
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Anonymous user
Don’t use cold on top, use hot tarmac it would be the best option.
Answered12 February 2020
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Rnsurfacingson_driveways
No reviews yet
U can but it won’t last like your other tarmac on your drive way
Answered8 February 2023
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