Tarmac driveways in Derby

We dig out, edge and lay tarmac driveways across Derby, Derbyshire and the area around, up to about 30 miles. Every photo on this page is from our own jobs.

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Finished tarmac driveway in front of a house with a double garage — A finished tarmac driveway.

How a tarmac drive goes in

Every drive is different, but the job runs in the same order: dig out, edge, lay, roll.

Digging out

The old ground is dug out to make room for the new drive.
Edging and drainage

Block or brick kerbs go in along the edges. On some drives, a channel drain goes in as well.
Laying

The tarmac is raked out to an even level.
Rolling

Then the roller goes over it.

Tarmac going down, on video

Two short clips from our own jobs: tarmac coming in by grab onto the stone base, and tarmac barrowed in and spread out on a drive. Then it’s raked out level and rolled.

One drive, start to finish

The same drive three times: the stone sub-base going down over the dug-out ground, the sub-base laid up to the channel drain along the house, then the finished tarmac, edged in block paving.

Every photo of this drive

Dug out, with the stone sub-base starting to go down.
Sub-base laid up to the channel drain.
The finished drive, up to the front door.

Finished drives

A neat block or brick edge. Some drives also get a channel drain, either across the front where the drive meets the pavement or along the house. Every new tarmac driveway comes with a 5-year guarantee on our work.

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Block edging where the drive meets the pavement.
A channel drain set between rows of block edging.
Block edging, with a channel drain across the front.
A finished drive: block edging, and a channel drain where it meets the pavement.

You’ll probably need a dropped kerb too

A new driveway usually needs a dropped kerb, so you can drive on from the road. That needs the council’s permission before it’s built, and the process is different inside Derby and out in the county.

How dropped kerbs work in Derby