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Farm Roads

Farm Roads & Tracks in Kent

Tracks, yards and access lanes built to carry tractors, trailers and delivery lorries all year.

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  • 20+ Years’ Experience
  • Trusted & Friendly Team
  • Full Project Management
  • Competitive Pricing

Commercial Surfacing & Repairs

Surfaces Chosen for the Traffic

A track that takes a loaded trailer twice a day needs a different build from a lane that mostly sees cars and the odd delivery. We look at what uses the road, how wet the ground gets and how far it runs before suggesting a surface.

  • Tarmac: a sealed, smooth finish for main access roads and yards
  • Tar and chip: a dressed finish that suits a rural setting, laid over a sound base
  • Planings or hardcore: a compacted, economical surface for tracks with lighter use
  • Concrete: for yards and standings that take heavy loads, scraping and spills
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About Us

Our Experience with Farm Roads

We are a family run groundworks business based in Staplehurst, and we bring over 20 years of experience to every farm roads job across Kent, East and West Sussex and south-east London.

The same small, friendly team surveys the job, prepares the ground and finishes the surface, so you deal with the people doing the work from the first visit to the final sweep.

We have worked on behalf of Kent County Council and utility companies, our team is registered with the Street Works Qualifications Register, and we are approved under the Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme.

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Our Projects

Farm Roads: Recent Work

Real jobs, photographed by us. Tap a photo to see it full size.

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Farm Roads

Drainage Keeps the Track in One Piece

Standing water is what breaks farm roads up. We build in a crossfall or camber so rain runs off to ditches or drains, and lay pipes under the track where water needs to cross it.

A well-compacted sub-base under any of these surfaces is what stops ruts forming in the first wet winter.

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Farm Roads

Working Around a Working Farm

The farm keeps running while we are there, so access for machinery, livestock and deliveries is agreed before work starts, and longer tracks can be done a section at a time. Equestrian yards and stable bases are built with the same approach.

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The Detail

What’s Included

  • Site visit and written quote
  • Excavation and a compacted sub-base
  • Surfacing in tarmac, tar and chip, planings or concrete
  • Crossfall, ditches and cross-drains
  • Yards, standings and access lanes

Your Quote

What Affects the Price

Every quote is written after a visit, so you know what the price covers before any work is booked.

  1. 01The length and width of the track or yard
  2. 02The surface chosen
  3. 03Ground conditions and how much dig and sub-base is needed
  4. 04Drainage, ditching and pipes under the track

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Free site visits and written quotes across Kent and the South East.

How the Job Runs

Your Farm Roads Step by Step

  1. Site Visit

    We walk the track or yard with you and ask what uses it, how often and in what weather.

  2. Choose the Surface

    You get a written quote with the surface options and what each will cost, so you can weigh them up.

  3. Build the Base & Drainage

    The route is dug out, drainage is put in and the sub-base is laid and compacted.

  4. Surface & Finish

    The chosen surface goes down and the verges and entrances are tidied before we leave.

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Why Choose Us

Why Customers Choose Us

Domestic driveways or council-standard reinstatement, the same team and the same standards on every job.

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    20+

    Years’ Experience

    Over two decades of getting the sub-base, levels and drainage right first time.

  • Family Run

    You deal with the people doing the work, from the first visit to the final sweep.

  • Free Written Quotes

    A site visit and a written price, so you know what is included before you commit.

  • Competitive Pricing

    Fair prices set out clearly in your written quote, with the cost factors explained up front.

  • Quick Response

    Enquiries are answered promptly, and urgent potholes and failed drains come first.

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    Accredited Staff

    SWQR registered for highway work and approved under Trading Standards Buy With Confidence.

  • Ready for a Site Visit?

    Book a free visit and a written quote, with no obligation.

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Free, No-Obligation Quote

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Tell us what you have in mind and where the job is. We’ll come back to you to talk it through and arrange a visit to measure up.

  • A site visit to measure up and check levels
  • A written price before anything is booked
  • Street works registered, Trading Standards approved

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01580 234285

Tell Us About Your Project

We reply to every enquiry, usually the same working day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Farm Roads: Your Questions Answered

Which surface is the cheapest for a farm track?

A compacted planings or hardcore surface usually costs least to lay. It needs more upkeep than tarmac or concrete, so the cheapest option to lay is not always the cheapest over time.

Can you resurface an existing farm track?

Yes. If the existing base is sound, a new surface can often go straight over it once potholes and soft spots are dug out and rebuilt.

Do you lay concrete yards?

Yes. Concrete suits yards and standings that take heavy machinery, livestock or regular scraping, and is laid to falls so the yard drains.

How do you stop a farm track turning to mud?

A geotextile membrane under a well compacted stone base spreads the load and keeps the stone from sinking into soft ground. Good falls and drainage stop water sitting on the track.

Can a farm track take heavy machinery?

Yes, if the base is built for it. We size the depth of stone and the surface to the vehicles that will use the track, from cars to tractors and delivery lorries.

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