Laying Tarmacadam Drives and Paths This page looks at the methods and materials used when constructing tarmacadam (bitmac) footpaths and driveways.
Overnight fuel leaked from my car, this has resulted in my tarmac drive being dissolved - it has left a couple of holes 5" wide. How can I patch these unsightly holes? Introduction: Tarmacadam is an oil-based product; the binder is a heavy tar or bitumen and as such, it can be ...
The same procedures, in the same order are used to construct a typical bitmac driveway or small car park. Pavements for heavier usage, such as carriageways or large car parks will probably include extra layers (such as a Roadbase) and each layer will be thicker than that used in this ...
Normally, the use of a medium-high pen grade, cutback bitumen would not present a problem to the driveway user, as long as a degree of care was taken over the first few days to ensure that vehicles with power-steering do not scuff the surface by turning 'on-the-spot'. Under normal ...
Tarmacadam, properly referred to as bituminous macadam or " Bitmac " for brevity, is often thought to be the cheapest method of surfacing a driveway or forecourt, but for smaller areas it can work out quite expensive, and the red tarmacadam can be more expensive than block paving. Tarmac...