New drive pooling water

Coxyinoz2001

Hi everyone.

I hope someone can help me out.

We have had a new driveway and it looks great but after rain today it is holding or pooling water.
Some spots are clearly puddles which appear as indents or flat spots.

But also some areas have stayed wet. It looks like the new tarmac is repelling the water. We dont see this on any other new tarmac around our area.

Can someone tell me that what we have here is normal or that this is due to bad workmanship??

Ive had a quick/rough look at falls using a laser and level, and fence side to grass side i have found the following;
House edge is 4395mm wide fall appears to be 94mm
Middle is 4015mm wide fall appears to be 58mm
Pavement edge is 3655mm wide fall appears to be 40mm
I think the last two are too shallow. Am i right?? Should it be 1:60 fall??
There is also a fall diagonal from pavement/fence corner to house/garden corner;
10832mm long and fall appears to be 162mm

Any help or advice is great appreciated.

Thanks
Stressed homeowner

TELLIT01

No water should be pooling on a driveway which has been laid properly. There should be a fall to allow all water to drain off. One or two tiny puddles may be acceptable, but nothing more than that. Get the contractor back in to sort it.

Cash-Cows

Yes, 1:60 is what you should ideally have. You can go shallower than this but any inconsistencies over the fall and then flat spots more likely which sounds like what you've got. Get your contractor back to rectify. Best get pictures and time them so you have evidence as to how long the water is staying.

PasturesNew

These days the material (tarmac) you use is increasingly coming under building regulations - with local Councils wanting to know/approve your material. Their aim is to reduce run off, preferring permeable surfaces.

Did you know this? Did you check? Or did you just "find a bloke that would lay tarmac down and this chap was quite cheap" without knowing about permeable surfaces?