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dannymccann

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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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13th Apr 10 at 06:31

Is this normal for newly tarmaced driveways? Where Ive lifted by car the wheels of the jack have sunk into the tarmac and left 4 big dints in it

Didnt happen at the old (newbuild) driveway...

Dan

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13th Apr 10 at 07:10

Yea, itll still be fairly soft

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Ben J

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13th Apr 10 at 12:24

Yep...you need to put some wood or similar under each jack wheel to spread the load.

[Edited on 13-04-2010 by Ben J]

dannymccann

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14th Apr 10 at 06:07

Hmrph, Ill use the road then, I should have noticed really when the jack wasnt going up anymore and the tyre was still catching on the floor, I couldnt work out what was wrong until I put it down and then couldnt move the jack because it was stuck in the driveway

chloe16v

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14th Apr 10 at 19:10

happen outside my house when they did the kurb, our jack sunk and left nice dents in it

a_j_mair

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15th Apr 10 at 11:52

crap tar tbf

dannymccann

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15th Apr 10 at 18:04

Should I be filling these dints in to stop water getting in and freezing over the winter thus = cracked to fuck driveway?

_Allan_

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15th Apr 10 at 18:20

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AndyKent

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15th Apr 10 at 18:30

Anything you put it it will fall out again. The problem will likely be the sub-base being too thin and thats not an easy thing to put right tbh.

dannymccann

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15th Apr 10 at 19:51

Hmm, so what should I do exactly....

Colin

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15th Apr 10 at 21:28

Fill it in with old chewing gum

C2RL R

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15th Apr 10 at 22:31

there isn't a great deal you can do that wont either; look rubbish/cost a fortune

JadeM

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16th Apr 10 at 13:39

Ours got done yesterday afternoon. I parked the Mini on it overnight .................................. I never checked for any damage

Steve

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16th Apr 10 at 14:42

reminds me of that rogue traders where some guy got his drive done and when they walked on it, the surface was springing up and down

[Edited on 16-04-2010 by Steve]

dannymccann

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16th Apr 10 at 16:50

Ok, Ill leave it and hopefully we will have sold the place before it becomes a massive problem. Or gravelled it over or something like that....

Andrew

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18th Apr 10 at 17:31

You're buying new builds to sell on?

I've had to jack both the car and van up on my new build tarmaced drive to change the bloody wheels due to builders dropping screws

Never sank or anything. I'd be getting those guys back out to repair the damage.

dannymccann

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18th Apr 10 at 20:32

No not buying to sell on...

And exactly where do I stand legally with that sort of thing? Surely its my property now and Ive done the damage to it so its my liability??

RichR

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19th Apr 10 at 14:24

quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Ours got done yesterday afternoon. I parked the Mini on it overnight .................................. I never checked for any damage

When we had ours done, we were told not to drive on it for a minimum of 2 weeks but try to make it 6 if possible. As far as I'm aware, road tarmac is different to drive tarmac as its a much finer grain, so you don't get the pitting/texture of a road but road tarmac goes off quicker. I'm no expert though

RichR

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19th Apr 10 at 14:26

Tarmac never truly sets anyway; on ahot day you can see it softening with the heat. I always jack mine up either on a palnk of wood or a flag stone etc. Dad would kill me if I damaged the drive. I spilt Hammerite (a whole can) on the old drive, fortunately, we were having it re-tarmacced the follwoing month otherwise I might not be here today

Andrew

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19th Apr 10 at 18:48

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
No not buying to sell on...

And exactly where do I stand legally with that sort of thing? Surely its my property now and Ive done the damage to it so its my liability??

I bought mine off Miller Homes. EVERYTHING has a 2 year guarantee and then there is a 10 year NSBC or something.

I'll be looking at selling mine in around 5 years or so once the area has picked up. If not, i'll rent it out.. A lot can happen in 5 years though!! I personally don't think you can make any sort of money on new builds unless you can do a proper deal

dannymccann

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19th Apr 10 at 18:52

That's what we are planning to do if we feel like we want to move in that time frame Andrew, will try and get the equity to 50% in 5-8 years (£62k + interest

) and then either sell from there or rent out, the area commands £550pcm unfurnished for smaller houses than ours so its always an option for the future.

edit - and they havent finished the roads and paths off yet so Im thinking when they finish the site completely and then send the people in to finish off the roads I might just ask them one morning just to shovel a bit extra over the gaps, not fussed if its a different material only need a tiny bit in each hole...

[Edited on 19-04-2010 by dannymccann]

Sam

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23rd Apr 10 at 11:57

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
reminds me of that rogue traders where some guy got his drive done and when they walked on it, the surface was springing up and down

[Edited on 16-04-2010 by Steve]

I remember that, they couldn't even open their garage door properly IIRC

3CorsaMeal

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23rd Apr 10 at 15:17

my drive is falling apart from all the oil the car has leaked on it, can't fix it now its gradually just falling to bits.

as said, tarmac never sets

dannymccann

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23rd Apr 10 at 16:36

If we are still here when it fecks up I might just do what my dad did and rip it all up, put a plastic sheet down and gravel it