Driveway surface options?

Therese1

Hi,

Can anyone point me in the direction of alternatives to monobloc, slabs and black tar for my driveway? I really need to get it overhauled before my car drops down the huge crater but cannot seem to see anything I like!

Thanks :j

cyclonebri1

You have the following choices in no particular order;

plain concrete,
patterned/coloured/textured concrete,
earth,
gravel,
tarmac,
block paving
stone slabs,
concrete slabs
rubber chippings
bark chippings
slate chippings
yorkstone sets
perforated concrete slabs to grow grass through

etc etc;););)

All down to how permanent and how aesthetically pleasing you want it to look, not to mention it has to support the car, and this is a :money: site

flashg67

What about this? No affiliation to this company and there are plenty of others around - 'twas the first google result for 'resin bonded driveways'!

renovation_man

A couple more
Exposed aggregate
Decorative concrete overlay
micro toppings

grizzly1911

Get a quote for the alternatives posted, that might help with the choice.

Therese1

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You have the following choices in no particular order;


etc etc;););)

All down to how permanent and how aesthetically pleasing you want it to look, not to mention it has to support the car, and this is a :money: site

Don't worry I am MSE! I have saved for this - "don't do debt/credit" for anything - have even paid off my mortgage cos I didn't like that debt!! I know I am fortunate but I think its about choices too.! :j

Therese1

Thanks folks! I had no idea there was such variety - I will definitely check these out - and of course get 3 quotes of whatever route I go down!

Thanks!:j

martinsurrey

when you do decide, don’t forget to ensure the company complies with drainage requirements for hard standing.

If the driveway drains away from your property, you have to include provision of drainage (soak away, permeable surface, etc).

If you don’t you'll need planning permission and it could become a pain if its done without it.

There are cowboys who dont care as by the time you get pulled up by the council they'll be long gone.

renovation_man

This doesn't apply to an overlay as the existing is probably older than the reg, but any decent tradesman will ensure than the drainage is correct.

Also if the drainage is falling toward the house or holding water any overlay would require additional works as depth of the overlay product is restricted.

cyclonebri1

renovation_man wrote: »

This doesn't apply to an overlay as the existing is probably older than the reg, but any decent tradesman will ensure than the drainage is correct.

Also if the drainage is falling toward the house or holding water any overlay would require additional works as depth of the overlay product is restricted.

Decent being the operative word.
We had the reverse problem at my daughters house, the drive sloped back towards the house and the "tradesman didn't link the strip drains to any soakaway or drain, luckily I found it before he got paid