Full Sub-Base
Minimum 150mm of compacted stone under the tarmac, graded, rolled, and watered in.
Overview
Heavy-duty tarmac, laid to a finish.
Tarmac is still the workhorse surface for long drives, farm access, and commercial yards: the finish that takes heavy vehicles year after year without complaint. The difference between a good tarmac job and a poor one is almost entirely in the groundworks: the depth of the stone base, the compaction, the edge detail, and the temperature of the tarmac when it is rolled.
Prestige lays tarmac to adoptable-road standard on residential driveways. Most tarmac jobs we replace are no more than six or seven years old, and they fail because they were not built to last in the first place.
Why Prestige
Built the way it should be built.
Two-Layer System
Base course and wearing course, laid hot and rolled while workable.
Clean Edge Detail
Chamfered edges or retained in concrete haunch: no ragged break-up at the margins.
Pattern-Imprinted Option
Decorative imprinted tarmac for a block-paved look at lower cost.
ProcessClear stages.
Clear stages.
Zero shortcuts.
Site Visit
Padraig calls out to assess your driveway, talk through ideas, and give you a price on the spot.
Written Estimate
If you’re happy to proceed, we send a detailed estimate on headed paper.
Build
We agree the dates, then our team gets to work, and stays with you all the way to your dream driveway.
Handover
Final quality check, guarantee paperwork, and aftercare guidance before we leave you to enjoy it.
Gallery
Recent tarmac projects.
FAQ
Common questions.
Light domestic use after 48 hours; full load after 7 days while the wearing course fully sets.
Only briefly, on extremely hot days. It re-hardens overnight. A full-depth job does not deform under normal residential loading.
Yes, red oxide and coloured tarmacs are available. They cost more and we spec them on larger jobs where the look matters.
Free Estimate
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