Tar Surfacing in Bedfordview
Bedfordview is built on a hill, and that changes the job. Coarser mix, more care with the rolling, and the drainage sorted before a single load of asphalt arrives.
- Steep driveways done properly — grip, falls and drainage first
- Free site visit and a written quote, sub-base itemised
- Saturday morning visits, 08:00–13:00
No phone quotes. Somebody comes out and measures.
What we get called about
Water running down into the garage? Tar polished smooth on the slope?
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It sank where the car stands.
The base was never compacted properly, so the weight found the soft ground under it.
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The tar cracked in a pattern.
That is the ground moving underneath, not the tar wearing out.
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Water sits on it after a storm.
No falls were set, so the water stays, soaks in, and the base gives up from below.
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The old surface is breaking up at the entrance.
The entrance takes every vehicle that comes to the property, and it is usually built the same as the rest — which is not enough.
On a slope the drainage is the job. The tar is only the finish.
How we build it
In Bedfordview, the base gets built before anything is laid
A surface is only as good as what is under it. In Bedfordview that is worth saying out loud, because it is the part every cheap quote leaves out and the part you cannot inspect once the job is done.
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Strip and shape
Off comes the topsoil, and we cut the falls so water leaves the surface.
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Sub-base
G5 crushed stone, compacted in layers, deep enough for what drives on it.
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Prime coat
MC-30 bitumen, so the asphalt bonds instead of sitting loose on the stone.
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Asphalt
6 mm or 9 mm on driveways, 13 mm where trucks run. Hot, screeded, rolled.
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Edges and clean-up
Straight edges or kerbing, then swept and blown before we leave.
In Bedfordview
A steep driveway is a drainage job with tar on top
Almost every driveway we quote in Bedfordview has a slope on it. Oriel, Morninghill and Essexwold sit on the ridge, and a lot of the properties drop steeply from the street or climb hard to a garage set above it.
Slope changes three things. The mix has to be coarser so the surface grips instead of polishing smooth. The rolling has to be handled differently, because a roller on a gradient behaves differently to one on the flat. And most importantly, the water moves faster and does far more damage — a driveway that sheds a storm into the garage, or into the base at the bottom of the run, will fail regardless of how well the tar was laid. So on these jobs we plan where the water goes before we plan anything else, and channels or kerbing are priced separately so you can see what you are paying for.
Get your Bedfordview slope looked at
Free, no obligation, and Saturday mornings 08:00–13:00 are available.
Why Choose Us
Why Bedfordview property owners take our quote
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We do slopes properly
Coarser mix for grip, different rolling, and the drainage planned before the tar. On a Bedfordview driveway that is the difference between fifteen years and three.
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We build the base, and we show it to you
Sub-base, compaction, prime coat, then tar. It is itemised on your quote as its own line, so you can hold it against a quote that has not got one.
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A price before we start
Written, per square metre, off an actual measure-up. No telephone quotes. No number that grows halfway through.
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We are in Joburg every day
East Rand base, metro service area. Not a national call centre that sends whoever is free.
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The crew that quotes is the crew that arrives
We do not subcontract the lay. James quotes every job himself.
Services
What we surface in Bedfordview
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Driveway Tarring
A hard black surface for your driveway, laid on a base built to hold a car — or a bakkie, or a delivery van. Straight edges, proper falls, no puddles.
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Parking Areas & Yards
Complex access roads, small industrial yards, hardstands and parking bays. Deeper base, 13 mm stone where trucks run, kerbing and road marking if you need it.
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What It Costs
What actually moves the price on a tar job, and how to read two quotes that are thousands apart.
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We also do asphalt milling, slurry seal, cape seal, tar rejuvenation and sealing, crack sealing, kerbing and road marking. Pothole patching we do as part of a larger job. Ask us when we come out.
What it costs
What a Bedfordview job usually turns on
Priced per square metre, measured on site. These are the three things that move it most here.
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The gradient
A steep run needs a coarser mix and more careful rolling. Both cost more than a flat driveway of the same area.
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Where the storm water goes
Channels, kerbing or a crossfall. Priced per metre, separately, so you can choose.
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Turning space at the top
Where the driveway opens out to a garage apron, that area takes standing and turning loads and is usually built deeper.
Free site visit. Written quote. No obligation.
Service Area
Around Bedfordview, and across the metro
We cover Bedfordview and the ridge — Oriel, Morninghill, Essexwold and Bedford Gardens. No walk-in office — we come to the job.
Areas We Serve:
Somewhere not on the list? Phone us. If it is in the metro, we probably come out to it.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a tar surfacing company near me in Bedfordview?
Yes. Bedfordview is close work for us and we are in the area most weeks. No walk-in office — phone 064 856 3715 and we will come out.
How steep is too steep to tar?
Very few domestic driveways are too steep. What changes is the mix, the rolling and the drainage, not whether it can be done. If we ever think a driveway genuinely should not be tarred, we will say so rather than take the job and hope.
How much does it cost to tar a driveway in Bedfordview?
It is priced per square metre, and the number depends on the area, what is under the ground now and how deep the base has to go. We do not quote over the phone, because that would be a guess. The site visit and the written quote are both free.
How long does a driveway take?
Most domestic driveways run one to three days, weather permitting. A yard or a parking area depends on the size and how much base work it needs. The number of working days goes on the quote.
Will a tarred slope be slippery when it is wet?
Not if the right mix is used. We use a coarser stone on a steep run precisely so the surface keeps its texture and grips. A smooth domestic mix on a steep driveway is the wrong specification.
How long does a tarred surface last?
Fifteen to twenty years if the base under it is right. Laid straight onto soft ground, you will see cracking and sinking inside two or three summers. That is the whole difference, and it is the part you cannot see once the job is done.
Water runs down my driveway into the garage. Can you fix that?
That is a falls and drainage problem, and it has to be solved before anything is laid — otherwise the new surface does exactly what the old one did. We will look at where the water is coming from and price the channel or the crossfall as its own line.
Who comes out to quote?
James, the owner. He quotes every job himself and does the measure-up on your property. Marius writes up the per-square-metre price and the sub-base breakdown afterwards.
Get In Touch
Bedfordview driveways that shed the water instead of holding it
Free site visit. Written quote, per square metre, with the sub-base as its own line. Most driveways take one to three days. We sweep up before we go.
- You phone, or send the form.
- Lerato books a time, usually within one working day.
- James comes out and measures.
- You get the quote in writing. Nothing happens until you say so.