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Tarmacking over block paved drive..price?

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  • Innys
    Innys Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    Two packets of Sainsbury's basics salt diluted in 10 litres of water does the weed management job, at least for a while.

    Sadly, this solution, like the Sodium Chlorate one, goes awry when it rains for 40 days and 40 nights like it has this summer.
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    DaftyDuck wrote: »
    You can tarmac over block paving; the previous owner of this house had done just that.


    But... it seems it lasts about a year before it completely fails, and the bricks underneath are also ruined. Oh, and of course, it was a couple of centimetres higher than the brickwork... so neither garage door would open.....

    It's yet another job on the list of "sort out the mess the seller left us", so I wouldn't advise it for any "proper" job!

    Yes you can and if they have now settled it will probably be OK

    But the cost side of this simply says lift the blocks and now the subsurface has settled, relay them and treat yearly with Sodium Chlorate or similar, cheapest option and the best looking.

    Never seen tarmac last well enough for me, hot day + car = sinkage and tear up
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
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