alittlebitfrench Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Question of the day.Can you tarmac directly onto gravel ?Also, how thick is tarmac ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Well, my mate tarmac couldn’t pass exams but mention money and he could run rings round the best.So, yes, tarmac generally is quite thick but not so thick as not to be able to make a good living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Depends what Gravel is sitting on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Question of the day.Can you tarmac directly onto gravel ?Also, how thick is tarmac ?[/quote]What do you think?also depends how thin you mix it. Hot lay or cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It also depends on whether you want to drive a car over it, or have a Paddypower driveway[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 So glad I asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]So glad I asked.[/quote]That's probably how others feel when reading your flippant replies.What else did you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'm just joining in.Yours sincerely, ex FE member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Yours sincerely ALBF... expert on everything.Well, I'm not an expert but, as gravel has the ability to move around I would guess that it wouldn't be a good base for tarmac something that never really sets hard. Probably OK in the winter but come the warm summers, you could be in trouble.They just resurfaced the village car park and I noticed they used about 150mm of crushed stone type hardcore, rolled and rolled with a heavy roller then laid around 30/40mm tarmac. I take no responsibility for these measurements.as a visit to SpecSavers is imminent. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]I'm just joining in.Yours sincerely, ex FE member.[/quote]Is that a promise?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leven Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 tarmac on gravel works but you will need to lift the gravel and put down some mesh to stop the weeds coming through. As if you will ever use tarmac. more likely to eat caramac LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 [quote user="Leven"]tarmac on gravel works [/quote] Really?Crushed compacted stone yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leven Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 [quote user="Théière"][quote user="Leven"]tarmac on gravel works [/quote] Really?Crushed compacted stone yes.[/quote]And you have inspected the OPs drive? you may not have noticed but its well known that gravel can become compacted over a very short period of time. just saying. Also the OP may well have compacted his gravel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 [quote user="Leven"][quote user="Théière"][quote user="Leven"]tarmac on gravel works [/quote] Really?Crushed compacted stone yes.[/quote]And you have inspected the OPs drive? .[/quote]Yes, I was there in the summer [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 No the gravel is not compacted. The gravel was a short term fix to prevent mud being walked into the house. Although it is on generations of rubble so it is quite firm. I am now rearranging/landscaping everything in the cour and garden. I was considering tarmac in certain areas as an option. OH keeps getting stuck in the gravel with her stilettos and saying it is my fault. Started to dig out the swimming pool. And I must say it is more work than I expected by hand. Job has been interrupted by finding a medieval ring of stones and loads of other stuff. No gold yet though. Couple of broken fireplaces and loads of tomettes.Now, had I let loose someone with a digger to dig the hole that stone medieval thing would have been destroyed. ALBF rule No 1. Don't let anyone near a medieval garden with a digger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leven Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 You were there in the summer, anyone could say that. If you were really there prove it.Did he have his Scooby doo socks on or Dora the explorer ones LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Teapot was here couple of summers ago giving me helpful advice. I was wearing action pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Doctor Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Well, we had our driveway and shared private road tarmacked as part of our new house build in 2014. The specification was for 50cm depth of 'tout venant' (hard core to you and I) on geotextile (weedproof membrane), very well compacted, then a 7cm layer of fine gravel, again very well compacted and thoroughly rolled. The tarmac finish layer was 6cm thick, done by a reputable company round these parts. The aim is not only to have a well compacted base to prevent sinking, but it is also important for the tout venant and gravel to be of uniform size. This prevents irregular heave in the surface when the moisture in the base freezes in winter. If the base is made up of irregular grade substrates, differential movement can occur in frozen conditions, with associated cracking and breaking up of the tarmac, etc.Despite the huge variations in temperature that we face in the Alps (-15 to +35 degrees C), we are into our 4th winter and all looks as good as new...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]Started to dig out the swimming pool. And I must say it is more work than I expected by hand. Job has been interrupted by finding a medieval ring of stones and loads of other stuff. [/quote]You need a bigger spoon [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 You calling me a spoon ? LOLI found an old Lavoire completely buried at are old house. It was about 6m by 2.5 m. It took me a month to dig it out with a spade and it was deeper than my height. So 2 m at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Are these responses genuine? if so, not very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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