hi guys just had my drive tarmaced, not by pikeys but reputable firm , all along the work was spot on, good base dug out, decent hardcore etc then good base of tarmac, but when it came to laying the topcoat it was laid in 2 halfs and you can see a noticable join down the middle is this the norm as it really lets the job down ,and i,m going to complain ,but i need to get some facts first,
drive is 8 metres by 8 metres by the way

 

Thats when they went for the lunch brake

 

should have had it mono blocked you tight fooker

 

did they run out of small white stones and chuck some crushed polos on the tarmac to finish off the look!!!

 

anyone got any serious replies
and what the fook is mono block

 

did they use a machine to spread it or was it hand spread?

 

hand spread mate

 

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

topping drives should be layed in one go
no joints at all

jp

 

was it done with the barber?

 

ah hand spread no real reason then

 

for a drive way

 

thats what i thought , looks like they,ll have to put another layer on top

 

avid fan noticed on other thread you used to do tarmac
am i right should be no join at all

 

Should go down in one hit.

Sure they weren't Looky-Likeys ???

For future ref, tell-tale signs are:

A accent only understood by fellow caravan dwellers
Large discount for cash offered ( still unsure of 1st price quoted )
A request for Ł200 up front
Cross bred dog sat perched on centre Transit seat
A work crew including a ruddy nosed 15 stone man called Pat
Tools= 2 shovels, barrow & a tamping plate (which never leaves van)
Neighbours reporting garden furniture etc disapearing
Tarmac arriving in tipper identical to those of nearest road works
A offer to rectify vital house repairs you didn't know you needed
Lastly a helter-skelter shaped drive after 2 weeks use
3mths later cracks resembling the London Undergound map

 

Even the council estate's round her dont have tarmac

Stamped concrete all the way, no weeds or maintenance