Caring for your driveway
The hardening of the bitumen in your driveway surface is achieved through a natural process of oxidisation. This can take longer through the warmer summer months.
Occasionally, exceptionally hot periods of weather can agitate the driveway surface during its early life. This will not compromise its durability; however, care should be taken at all times to avoid moving vehicles in tight turning circles on your drive.
Please be aware heavy vehicles will cause damage to a driveway.
In addition heavy objects such as motorbike stands can cause depressions. In both these cases, they are not covered by the warranty.
Fuel or oil spillages should be avoided on your driveway surface as these have a corrosive effect on the bitumen.
If spillages occur, immediately use water to dilute the chemicals and if you have spilt oil, attempt to soak it up with sawdust or sand. Small splashes of chemicals won’t affect the tarmac integrity and can be brushed carefully away with a soft brush and lukewarm water.
Older driveways, especially those with little sunlight exposure can experience some weed growth over time. Use an appropriate (tarmac safe) weed killer to kill the weed, and then very gently scrape away the weed, being careful not to disturb the surface itself. Do not pull out any roots, as this could damage the surfacing, instead use an appropriate root killer if necessary.
If you have soil debris on the tarmac, wait until it is dry and carefully brush it away, and if there is any remaining use water and a soft brush to remove carefully and gently.
The use of pressure washers on your driveway is not recommended during its early life-span as this will force out the fine aggregates used in the production process.
Please note that damage to your driveway is not covered by the warranty.
Examples of such damage include, but are not limited to:
- Use of heavy vehicles (e.g. anything larger than a standard vehicle)
- Concentrated pressure points such as motorcycle stands
- Fuel or oil spillages
- Use of pressure washers during the early curing period
- Placement of skips or similar objects that may damage the surface