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10 Ways to Create a Great Driveway
It's the attention to detail that highlights the difference between an amateur job and a professional job show. As your driveway is often the first thing that people...
Avoiding the DPC When Laying a Driveway
The damp-proof course (DPC) of a house is of paramount importance in keeping damp at bay. If your new driveway bridges the DPC, then you could be...
Calculating the Fall on your Driveway
You might think all driveways are flat, after all, they look flat. But even if you are lucky enough to be putting a drive down on level ground,...
Choosing the Right Driveway for Your Home
The number of different driveway materials that you can choose from is huge. Driveway Expert leads you through a host of relevant questions that...
Considering Drainage on Your Driveway
As mentioned in our article on planning a new driveway, water is a drive's worst enemy, so getting the drainage right is one of the most...
Drawing Up Plans for Your Driveway Layout
What’s all this about plans and drawing then? Surely putting a driveway down is just a case of pouring concrete down where you want it? Well,...
Driveway Materials Overview: What's Available?
There are many different choices for driveway materials, including all kinds of shapes, sizes, textures and colours. Let's take a look at some of...
Driveway Quotes and Estimates
When you are getting contractors in to do a driveway for you it is imperative to agree the costs up front, to ensure that any quotes or estimates are clearly...
Environmental Issues When Constructing A Driveway
No one would have thought twice about paving over a garden for a driveway 10 years ago, but with 'green' issues now firmly in the public eye, the...
Excavating for a Driveway
If you think you don't need to be excavating for your driveway, think again. It may only be just a little bit of concrete, but in a few years' time you'll be doing...
Finding Levels on a Driveway Site
Dealing with levels is crucial for a good-looking, long-lasting driveway. Even if the site for a driveway looks flat and level the chances are it won’t turn out to...
Fitting Bike Racks or Storage Racks to a Tarmac Drive
Fitting bike racks or storage racks to a tarmac drive shouldn’t be a problem as long as the tarmac is in reasonably good condition and it was put...
Floodlights for Your Driveway
In a previous article we looked at driveway lighting, focusing on drive marker lights and other tricks to show where the driveway is in the dark (see a hre...
Gadgets for Ensuring Your Drive is Level
Although a DIY driveway can prove to be a low-cost option, it’s vital that you get the basics right or you could end up forking out a lot of...
How To Spot the Cowboy Driveway Companies
In a previous article, we went through the process that should ensure you find a contractor who is reputable and can offer guarantees that are...
Landscaping Around Driveways
Once your driveway is finished you'll want to attend to the landscaping around it. Even if you take great care there will inevitably be damage to the areas around...
Marker Lights For Your Driveway
Driveway marker lights can be a real boon for driveways that curve, or even those that are short but difficult to see, if the streetlights don't shine enough light...
New Regulations For Paving Front Gardens
The paving over of front gardens for driveways, particularly in densely populated urban areas, has been a source of growing concern for some...
Planning a New Driveway Construction
Creating a new driveway is a relatively simple job and many homeowners are confident of tackling it themselves. But there's perhaps more to it than meets the eye,...
Planning Permission for Driveways
Following a change in the law in England in October 2008, planning permission is now required for homeowners wishing to pave a front garden with a hardstanding of...
Questionnaire: What's the Best Driveway Material for You?
There are literally thousands of driveway styles to choose from, particularly if you take all the different shades, colours and materials into...
Safety and Driveway Laying
Safety is incredibly important when doing any DIY job and it's even more important when laying driveways or paving. The materials can be dangerous and are often very...
Sawtooth Edging For Your Driveway
We've covered many different edgings on this site and sawtooth edging is a good one to add to the list. It is quick and easy and may even cost you next to nothing,...
Timber Edging for Driveways
Timber is an attractive but not particularly long-lived driveway edging material. Although we've already touched on it in our sections on choosing the right edging...
Using Professionals for Work on Your Driveway
There are definitely benefits to having your drive laid by professionals. Apart from saving your time, you'll have a guarantee to fall back on...
Waste Disposal When Making a Driveway
When you're making or relaying a driveway, waste disposal can be a bit of a headache, especially if you live in a very urban area. Waste is...
