Country Tarmac Driveway and Patio
A large machine-laid tarmac forecourt between brick pillars, with a sett border.
See the projectCommercial serviceCar park resurfacing
Car park resurfacing
in Kildare and Dublin.
Apartment, business, school and church car parks resurfaced in machine-laid tarmac. Paul Delaney, 45 years in the trade, checks the base before he prices the job.
Delaney's Own Photos
OUR TARMAC WORK.
Long Kerbed Lane
Lane Between Fences
Kerbs and Sett Band
Granite Border and Kerb
Lane Between Fields
Sett Kerb Along a Wall
Curving Lane
Sett Border on a Slope
Open Tarmac Forecourt
Straight Rural Lane
Sett Edge on a Curve
Curved Granite Kerb
Car park resurfacingA new surface
A new surface
on a sound base.
Resurfacing replaces the worn top layer of a car park with new machine-laid tarmac. It lasts when the base underneath is still sound, so Paul checks the base before pricing. Where it has failed, that section is dug out and rebuilt, and the rest is resurfaced around it.
Base checked first
Overlay or plane and relay
Falls corrected
Ironwork raised
Written quote
Phased by section
SignsWhen a car park
When a car park
needs resurfacing.
Crazed cracking
Cracks joining up into a map pattern across whole bays.
Failing patches
Repairs breaking up at their edges, winter after winter.
Standing water
Water lying in the same places for hours after rain.
Loose stone
Stone coming off the surface and collecting at the kerbs.
Drainage
Falls and gullies
Water lying on tarmac gets into cracks, freezes and breaks the surface up. A resurface is the time to put the falls right.
- New surface laid to fall to the gullies and channels.
- Blocked or broken gullies cleared or replaced first.
- Manhole and gully covers raised to the new level.
MethodOverlay or
Overlay or
plane and relay.
| Method | How it is done | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Overlay | Surface cleaned and repaired, bond coat sprayed, new wearing course laid on top | Open car parks where kerbs, doors and gullies leave room for the extra height |
| Plane and relay | Worn surface planed off by machine, new wearing course laid at the same level | Car parks meeting buildings, footpaths or a public road |
| Partial rebuild | Failed sections dug out to the sub-base and rebuilt before either method | Car parks with soft spots, sinking bays or repeat potholes |
The quote says which method suits each area of the car park, and why.
PricingWhat decides
What decides
the price.
Every car park is priced on a site visit. The written quote is built from these items.
Area to be surfaced
Overlay or plane and relay
How much base needs rebuilding
Gullies and channels to clear, reset or add
Kerbs to replace and ironwork to raise
Number of phases and any out-of-hours work
PhasingHow the work
How the work
is phased.
01
Agree the phases
The car park is split into sections and the order agreed before the start.
02
Notice to users
Residents, staff or customers are told which bays close on which day.
03
Close one section
One row or area is coned off, planed or prepared, laid and rolled.
04
Reopen and move on
Once the tarmac has cooled the section reopens and the next one closes.
05
Check and hand back
Ironwork and edges checked, site swept and signed off.
ProjectsRecent tarmac
Recent tarmac
projects.
Residential jobs, laid by the same crew with the same machine-laid method, sub-base and kerbing.
Country Entrance Tarmac Driveway
A broken entrance stripped back, the base prepared and new tarmac laid.
See the project
Tarmac Driveway with a Granite Border
Machine-laid tarmac held by a granite border and kerb.
See the project"The base is everything. If the sub-base is wrong, the whole thing fails inside three years."
P
Paul Delaney
Owner, Delaney Tarmac
Common Questions
Common questions.
How long does it take to resurface a car park?+
A small car park can often be done in a day or two. A large one runs over several days, section by section, and the quote sets out the days and the order.
Can the car park stay in use during the work?+
For most of it, yes. The work is done one section at a time, and each section reopens once the tarmac has cooled.
GET A COMMERCIAL
QUOTE.
No Obligation
Free Site Visit
Written Quote