Hi all.
Around a year a go I had a tarmac driveway laid. On the contactors recommendation, I dug a 180mm foundation for him as he would supply the rest of the materials. He checked the depth and was more than happy to continue. One day was spent laying and compacting the hardcore and the second laying the Tarmac. This is where the issues started...
On the first attemt, there was a big line right down the centre of the drive and a 6ft square patch where he had ran out of Tarmac. He said he'd come the following week and fill in the square. I wasn't happy with this and asked him to relay the whole thing. He was ok with this and the following week, he did.
On the second attept, he laid the Tarmac over the top (which I was unsure about but he was sure this was fine). I got home to find the results to look great. I was really happy with it. A couple of nights later, it rained to leave massive puddles all over.
Third attempt. This time I asked him to make sure it drains correctly which it still isn't great, but, It looked ok.
Anyway, back to the main problem.... The tarmac is so soft, even after a year. I first noticed about 6 months ago when I had to jack my car up which left big holes in the driveway. I know that the weather can have an affect on this but it was cold, in the winter! Also, I have put a small metal plant pot near my front door. I went to move it the other day and it had sunk into the tarmac.
Any thoughts would be much appreiated.
Thanks,
Antony.
Around a year a go I had a tarmac driveway laid. On the contactors recommendation, I dug a 180mm foundation for him as he would supply the rest of the materials. He checked the depth and was more than happy to continue. One day was spent laying and compacting the hardcore and the second laying the Tarmac. This is where the issues started...
On the first attemt, there was a big line right down the centre of the drive and a 6ft square patch where he had ran out of Tarmac. He said he'd come the following week and fill in the square. I wasn't happy with this and asked him to relay the whole thing. He was ok with this and the following week, he did.
On the second attept, he laid the Tarmac over the top (which I was unsure about but he was sure this was fine). I got home to find the results to look great. I was really happy with it. A couple of nights later, it rained to leave massive puddles all over.
Third attempt. This time I asked him to make sure it drains correctly which it still isn't great, but, It looked ok.
Anyway, back to the main problem.... The tarmac is so soft, even after a year. I first noticed about 6 months ago when I had to jack my car up which left big holes in the driveway. I know that the weather can have an affect on this but it was cold, in the winter! Also, I have put a small metal plant pot near my front door. I went to move it the other day and it had sunk into the tarmac.
Any thoughts would be much appreiated.
Thanks,
Antony.