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Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Alan L
Start Date: Immediate
driveway retarmacked and exspanded
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Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Alan L
Start Date: Immediate
driveway retarmacked and exspanded
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: William B
Start Date: Immediate
removal & disposal of existing decking & create smooth paving patio 3.16 x 3.43 metres. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you require: crazy paving / slabs ...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Ruth H
Start Date: Immediate
Resin Bound driveway installation
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Paul G
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner tarmac driveway supplied and fitted please call to appoint
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Paul G
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner tarmac driveway supplied and fitted please call to appoint
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Paul G
Start Date: Immediate
old tarmac removed and new tarmac relayed or printed concrete. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you require: asphalt/tarmac what work do you need to have do...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: KEITH D
Start Date: Immediate
EXISTING PATH AND AREA RELAID
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Simon W
Start Date: Immediate
advice requested about overgrown flowerbeds and levelling of paving slabs. quote wanted to do the advised work. general tidy up . small garden. are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) ga...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Simon W
Start Date: Immediate
advice requested about overgrown flowerbeds and levelling of paving slabs. quote wanted to do the advised work. general tidy up . small garden. are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) ga...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Simon W
Start Date: Immediate
advice requested about overgrown flowerbeds and levelling of paving slabs. quote wanted to do the advised work. general tidy up . small garden. are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) ga...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Becky B
Start Date: Immediate
are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached other forms: none please call to appoint
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Denise A
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
Long drive way
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Denise A
Start Date: Immediate
Customer visited the mydrivewayprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Detached, Property owner: Owner, Work description: 136m plus tarmac or concrete.
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Denise A
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
Long drive way
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Jane N
Start Date: Immediate
Customer visited the mydrivewayprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Semi detached, Property owner: Owner, Work description: Small grass area to be trmac to match tarmac already...
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Peter F
Start Date: Immediate
Patio in back garden needs re-pointing and cleaning
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Simon M
Start Date: Immediate
Customer visited the mydrivewayprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Terrace, Property owner: Owner, Work description: Tarmac
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Roy S
Start Date: Immediate
Customer visited the mydrivewayprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Terrace, Property owner: Owner, Work description: 14 mtrs repair tarmac drive
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Gwen D
Start Date: Immediate
To clear a rockery and lay an approximate 4 metre by 5 metre patio
Christchurch - BH23
Enquiry from: Erica W
Start Date: Immediate
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Are you planning to install a driveway on your home or property? If yes, then you’ll most likely be interested to know exactly how much it’s going to cost. Well, to get started you’ll have to decide whether you’ll be doing this yourself or perhaps you’d be hiring a specialist. The project could be much more effective if you decide to tackle it on your own as you’re only going to be worried about the paying for the materials without any labour costs. However, installing a driveway is not the simplest of tasks even for the competent and more experienced DIYers. Therefore, if you choose to carry out the project on your own, you should also get ready for a longer completion time than it would have been if you hired a professional which is usually around 48 hours. If you have all the tools and materials in place before commencement, then it’s possible to complete the project over the weekend. However, there are many risks involved such as the possibility of misjudging the proper quantity of concrete mixture (for a concrete driveway) and more. So, how much does driveway installer charge?
Well, just like other home improvement projects, the amount charged by driveway installers depend on a number of factors like the type of driveway (concrete, asphalt, tarmac etc), size of the area, the experience of the professional, the property’s location and lots more. However, in general, the average cost of a driveway ranges between £35 to £85 per square metre. For labour costs, you can expect to pay between £200 to £450 per day based on the work’s complexity.
The table shows the sorts of task that Driveway Installers typically do as well as the regular cost series of these projects. Some jobs take longer to finish than others so costs do be very different by project.
View our Driveway Installer cost guide View our Driveway Installer adviceDriveway Installer job | Driveway Installer cost in 2025 |
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Tarmac paving and driveways in Christchurch | £1,125-£1,725 |
Block paving in Christchurch | £3,000-£4,600 |
Slab Paving and Driveway in Christchurch | £1,875-£2,875 |
Driveway cleaning in Christchurch | £225-£345 |
Gravel paving and driveways in Christchurch | £3,000-£4,600 |
Pattern imprinted driveways in Christchurch | £3,750-£5,750 |
Resin bound driveway in Christchurch | £2,625-£4,025 |
Driveway repair in Christchurch | £1,520-£2,280 |
Indian Stone Paving in Christchurch | £2,000-£3,800 |
Pave Driveway in Christchurch | £1,800-£3,100 |
Do you want to know the level of thickness a driveway concrete slab should be? Well, you are not alone! So many other home owners ask this question on a regular basis and reasonably so. In order to prevent cracks on your concrete over time, it’s crucial to ensure an even thickness across your driveway concrete. To determine the necessary thickness of your driveway concrete, there are some questions that must be answered. These includes:
• What’s the number of vehicles you expect to have on your driveway?
• Do you plan on parking heavy, industrial vehicles on it?
For a standard passenger vehicle driveway, you’d have a driveway spanning 8 to 9 feet in width as well as 15 to 18 feet for double width. The thickness for this type of driveway concrete is usually 4 inches of non-reinforced pavement. Ultimately, this enables you to park everyday family cars on it without having to worry about it cracking due to the car’s weight. Also in order to prevent cracks, it’s expected that the driveway should be sloped towards the street as this would make sure that there’s a run off of water especially for areas that experience lots of flooding. In addition, there’s also the need to install joints to prevent cracking. For the standard 4 inch thick driveway, these joints should be positioned about 10 feet apart.
Finally for parking heavy industrial vehicles, your concrete driveway is expected to be thicker in order to cope with the added weight. Typically, the concrete driveway will require a thickness of about 5 inches. The additional one inch may not sound much, but the fact is this can increase the load carrying capacity of the concrete driveway by up to 50 percent.
Tarmac is a material made up of broken stone and tar, used for surfacing roads, driveways and other outdoor areas. It’s actually a registered product trademark, but many people use ‘tarmac’ interchangeably with ‘asphalt’. Asphalt is similar to tarmac, but is now more commonly used, and is made from bitumen instead of tar.
Driveway work is usually done in the warmer half of the year. This is partly to avoid bad weather. If you want to get ahead and avoid waiting for a contractor to be free, you should try getting in touch with a professional in the early spring so a date can be booked for install as soon as practically possible.
Oil stains on your concrete driveway can look obvious and unsightly. However, there are several different ways to remove them.
If you’ve only just spilled the oil, you can use a mixture of absorbent material, like sawdust, and solvent, like acetone or lacquer. Combine these, place them on the stain, cover and leave for about 24 hours. Then sweep up the mixture and rinse the area with water.
If you’ve got a small, older stain, you can use a detergent like baking soda, vinegar, washing up liquid or laundry detergent. Cover the stain with the detergent and leave for about 30 minutes. Then, add hot water and scrub the area and rinse. You might need to repeat this if necessary.
If it’s a larger, more stubborn stain, you might need to use a special degreaser. You can use this similarly to a detergent but make sure you follow the instruction on the bottle carefully.
A resin bound driveway is made from resin and aggregates that are mixed together to create a smooth, flat surface. They’re often called ‘stone carpets’ because they offer a decorative finish that is durable and requires very little maintenance. It has lots of little gaps that allow water to drain into the ground, which means that you won’t get pooling or flooding around your property.
You can choose from lots of different colours and types of aggregate (stones) so that your resin bound driveway complements your property. Most contractors recommend choosing a darker aggregate because they are more resistant to the sun, but if you choose a good UV-resistant resin you should be able to have a lighter stone that doesn’t get too bleached by the sun.
To lay a resin bound driveway, resin and aggregates are mixed in a forced action mixer to create a mixture that a tradesperson will then pour and trowel onto a prepared base. It will become smooth once it’s cured, and the stones will all be contained, so you won’t have to spend time sweeping gravel back onto your driveway. The only maintenance that’s needed is to wash it with soapy water every now and again and sweep away any debris. Just make sure you don’t use chemicals or oils, as this might damage the coating.
Is there a hole in your asphalt driveway you feel you can repair yourself? If it’s something you know you can confidently do then this step by step guide is just for you. If otherwise, then we’d recommend you hire the services of a reliable professional who can guarantee the best results while also saving you some time and extra money that could result from possible errors. In this article, we’d go over the reparation process of an asphalt driveway with a hole in it.
✓ Get the necessary tools. You’re going to need a broom ( to clean the area), caulking gun ( to fill the hole), a hand tamp a plate compactor or a hammer ( to level the filled in hole) and a weeding glove (just in case there are weeds growing in the hole).
✓ Prepare the area. Do this by weeding the plants or weeds that might have grown inside the hole and identify your asphalt filler.
✓ Wet your soil, if necessary. It’s important to note that this is only necessary if your soil is dry to help the filler stick properly.
✓ Fill in deep holes. If the hole goes down about 3 to 4 inches or more, simply fill it with any material like rocks, clay etc.
✓ Apply the asphalt filler. Fill the hole with the asphalt filler to about half an inch higher than the surface of the driveway.
✓ Level the filler. For a large hole, make use of a plate compactor or a hand stamp, but a hammer will be sufficient for smaller holes.
✓ Cover the hole, if necessary. If your home isn’t level, covering your hole with a piece of plywood is advisable.
✓ Clean off the seal. After the asphalt looks done and in place, simply brush away the debris from the seal to finish off the project.
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