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Below are 4 recent questions from the 'Ask Our Expert' section:

Can Gravel Be Laid On Top Of Tarmac?

Unfortunately the answer is that you should really take the tarmac up first if you want to replace it with a gravel driveway. Gravel, being a...

Is Gravel Suitable on a Sloping Driveway?

You're absolutely right, gravel will be impractical for a drive with a slope like that. Dangers of Gravel on Slopes Quite apart from the...

Sloping Driveway: Do I Need Surface Drainage and Permission?

Paving over front gardens to provide car parking has been an emotive subject for some time and because of this, laws were introduced in October...

Would a Soakaway Prevent a Garage Flooding?

It is likely, to be honest, that the contractor is trying to fob you off with a bodge to fix an error on his part, and you shouldn't stand for it....