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Coping With Efflorescence On Concrete Driveways
Any form of concrete, from bricks to paving slabs, can suffer from efflorescence. This is discolouration, or bloom, caused by salt deposits on...
Edging for Concrete Drives
Most people pick a concrete drive because it's relative quick to lay, and once it's down you can forget about it. But it's important to make sure that there is...
Edging for Tarmac Drives
A tarmac drive isn’t the cheapest form of driveway but it must have a proper edging to protect that investment. Without it, the edges of the driveway will crumble...
Formwork for Concrete Drives
Formwork is essential for making driveways, particularly if the concrete is to be poured on. Let's face it, only the very shortest driveways are going to be...
How to Patch a Hole in your Tarmac
It's a sad fact that a patch in tarmac, like many other drive surfaces that are laid wet, will almost certainly show whatever you do. But there are a number of...
How to Repair a Petrol Damaged Tarmac Driveway
People who regularly tinker with cars, motorcycles or other mechanical devices at home will be familiar with the problems caused by spilt petrol....
Is it Worth Re-covering Tarmac?
In our article on tarmac patching we pointed out that there is no way that a patch will ever be invisible. But there is a way that patches can successfully be...
Laying Concrete on Your Drive or Patio
Laying a concrete driveway is a job that householders often take on as a DIY task, and there's no reason why you shouldn't achieve a good,...
Patching Concrete Drives
Patching concrete drives is not for the faint-hearted. It's best to start in the knowledge that the patch is never going to blend in seamlessly with the rest of the...
Patterned and Textured Concrete
Many of the driveways seen today that look like flagstones, intricate paving designs or block paving are pattern imprinted concrete (PIC). This is where a a...
Putting Expansion Joints In Concrete Drives
A lot of people reading this will be thinking, What, joints in concrete? Doesn't concrete just get poured out? They'll be right, to an extent,...
Removing Stains from Concrete
Stains in concrete are notoriously difficult to remove and, as patching is rarely successful in the looks department, the best option might be to wait for time and...
Repair and Maintenance of Concrete Drives and Paths
Concrete driveways are heralded as being maintenance-free, but it’s still worth taking a look over them once in a while. Dirt build up will...
Tarmac Options for Your Driveway or Patio
Tarmac is generally considered to be the cheapest method of laying a hard surface. But it's a time-consuming job which requires specialist tools,...
The Art of Laying Tarmac
In our overview article about tarmac laying, we discussed the fact that it's not really a job for the ordinary handyman. This is because of the skill level required,...
Tools for Laying Concrete
If you're making a drive yourself, the tools you need will depend to some extend on the type of driveway material you are using. And as a lot of the work is basic...
Types of Concrete for Driveways & Patios
Plain poured concrete has, for decades, been one of the cheapest ways of laying down a hard surface such as a driveway, but there's no denying...
