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Driveways - Kingston KT1

Driveways in Kingston

Block paving, resin bound and tarmac, laid on a base that carries a car. Covering Kingston and Surbiton, New Malden, Norbiton.

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The work

Driveways for Kingston homes

Kingston is a short run for us, so a look at a driveways job here is a visit rather than a day of travel priced into the quote. We work across KT1 and out into Surbiton, New Malden, Norbiton, Hampton Wick.

Every failed driveway we take up looks the same underneath: a thin scattering of hardcore over soft ground, no edge restraint, and nowhere for water to go. The surface then settles into ruts under the wheels and the edges spread.

We dig out to depth, lay and compact a proper sub-base, set the edges in concrete, and then lay the surface you have chosen. Drainage is designed in, because since 2008 a new front driveway generally has to drain to a permeable surface or a soakaway rather than straight onto the road.

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What's included

What driveways covers

  • Excavation and muck away

    Dug out to the depth the surface needs, with the spoil removed from site.

  • Sub-base

    Type 1 laid in layers and compacted, to a depth that suits vehicle loading and the ground.

  • Edge restraint

    Kerbs and edging haunched in concrete so the surface cannot spread.

  • Drainage

    Permeable build-up, channel drains or a soakaway so water is not discharged to the highway.

  • The surface

    Block paving, resin bound gravel or tarmac, laid to falls and finished at the thresholds.

  • Finishing

    Jointing sand or resin finished off, thresholds detailed, and the site swept clean.

The process

How a driveways job runs in Kingston

  1. Step 01

    Measure and check levels

    Falls, thresholds and where the water can go all get worked out before pricing.

  2. Step 02

    Choose the surface

    You see the options and the price difference, with the drainage implications of each.

  3. Step 03

    Dig, base and edge

    Excavation, sub-base and edgings, which is the part that decides how long it lasts.

  4. Step 04

    Lay and finish

    Surface laid, jointed, thresholds finished, and everything cleared away.

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Next step

Get a price for driveways in Kingston

Send the form or ring 020 3128 7540. We will come and look at what you actually have, then put a figure in writing.

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Our work

Read the reviews, then look at the jobs

What customers have said about the work, collected from the places they left it.

Read customer feedback straight from our MyBuilder profile, where every review is tied to a job we were hired for, and see finished work on Instagram as it comes off the scaffold.

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Why TJM

Why Kingston customers use us for this

  • Sub-base depth quoted, so you can compare it with anyone offering less.
  • Edges haunched in concrete rather than laid dry.
  • Drainage designed in, which is a requirement on most new front driveways.
  • Spoil taken away as part of the job.
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The price

Driveways costs

What driveways costs comes down to what you actually have, not a price list. Two jobs that sound identical can be an hour of work or a week of it, which is why we do not price roofing over the phone. We come and look, then put a figure in writing.

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  • Area, and the depth of excavation the surface requires.
  • The surface: tarmac, block paving and resin bound all price differently.
  • Drainage, and whether a soakaway or channel drain is needed.
  • Access for machinery and for muck away, which on a terrace can be the biggest factor.

On the job

Driveways across Kingston

We cover Kingston KT1 and the streets around it - Surbiton, New Malden, Norbiton, Hampton Wick - so most driveways jobs here are a short journey rather than a day of travel priced into the quote.

If your job crosses into another trade, that is still one price and one person responsible for the order the work happens in. Roofing, brickwork, render and groundwork are all done in house.

  • Sub-base depth quoted, so you can compare it with anyone offering less.
  • Edges haunched in concrete rather than laid dry.
  • Drainage designed in, which is a requirement on most new front driveways.
Get a free quote020 3128 7540
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Questions

Driveways in Kingston: common questions

Still not sure? Ring and ask. It is usually quicker than typing it out, and you will speak to the person who would do the work.

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Do I need planning permission for a driveway?

For a front garden, surfacing more than five square metres in a material that is not permeable, without drainage to a soakaway or a border, needs permission. Building it permeable or draining it into your own ground keeps it under permitted development. We build it that way as standard.

Which lasts longest, blocks or tarmac?

Both last well on a correct base. Block paving can be lifted and re-laid if a service needs digging, and individual blocks can be replaced. Tarmac is a faster install and a cleaner look on a larger drive.

Why has my driveway sunk in the wheel tracks?

Almost always an inadequate sub-base. There is no surface repair for that, because the problem is under the blocks. It needs taking up and the base rebuilding where the ruts are.

How soon can I park on a new driveway?

Block paving will usually take a car within a day or two of being jointed. Tarmac wants a few days before heavy or turning loads, and resin bound needs whatever cure time the material specifies. You get the dates for your surface with the quote.

Can a new drive go over the old one?

Tarmac can sometimes be overlaid onto a sound existing base, and where that works it saves real money. If the problem is the base rather than the surface, overlaying buys a year or two at most, and we will say so.

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