Tarmac Surfacing
Commercial Tarmac Surfacing in Kent
Machine and hand-laid tarmac for yards, access roads, forecourts and footpaths that carry real traffic.
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- 20+ Years’ Experience
- Trusted & Friendly Team
- Full Project Management
- Competitive Pricing
Commercial Surfacing & Repairs
Machine-Laid or Hand-Laid
Large, open areas such as yards and access roads are best laid by machine, which spreads the material at an even depth and gives a consistent finish with fewer joints. Tight corners, footpaths and areas around ironwork are hand-laid and raked to level before rolling.
Many jobs use both: the paver covers the open ground and the hand crew finishes the edges, so the whole area compacts evenly and the joints between them stay tight.
Our WorkAbout Us
Our Experience with Tarmac Surfacing
We are a family run groundworks business based in Staplehurst, and we bring over 20 years of experience to every tarmac surfacing 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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Tarmac Surfacing: Recent Work
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Tarmac Surfacing
Built from the Base Up
Tarmac is only as strong as what sits under it. We dig out to the depth the traffic needs, lay and compact a granular sub-base, then lay a binder course and a surface course, each rolled while hot. Edges are held with kerbs or edgings so the surface does not spread and crumble at the sides.
Falls are set so rainwater runs to gullies, channels or a soakaway rather than ponding. If surface water has to be managed on site, we can talk through permeable options and SuDS requirements at the survey.
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Where Commercial Tarmac Is Used
Tarmac suits areas that take vehicles every day, because it is laid in one continuous sheet and can be opened to traffic once it has cooled.
- Commercial and industrial yards
- Access roads and service roads
- Forecourts and loading areas
- Footpaths, walkways and cycle paths
Our WorkThe Detail
What’s Included
- Free site survey and written quote
- Excavation and removal of spoil
- Compacted granular sub-base
- Binder course and surface course, machine or hand-laid
- Kerbs or edgings to hold the edges
- Falls to gullies, channels or soakaways
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.
- 01The area to be surfaced and whether a paver can get in
- 02The depth of dig and sub-base the traffic needs
- 03The thickness and type of tarmac specified
- 04Kerbs, edgings and drainage required
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Free site visits and written quotes across Kent and the South East.
How the Job Runs
Your Tarmac Surfacing Step by Step
Survey & Specification
We find out what will use the surface, from cars to HGVs, and set the depth of sub-base and tarmac to suit.
Excavate & Build the Base
The area is dug out, edges and drainage go in, and the sub-base is laid and compacted in layers.
Lay the Tarmac
The binder course and surface course are laid by paver or by hand and rolled while still hot.
Finish & Clear
Joints and edges are sealed, ironwork is checked for level and the site is cleared ready for use.
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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.
20+
Years’ Experience
Over two decades of getting the sub-base, levels and drainage right first time.
Accredited Staff
SWQR registered for highway work and approved under Trading Standards Buy With Confidence.
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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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We reply to every enquiry, usually the same working day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tarmac Surfacing: Your Questions Answered
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Will tarmac take heavy vehicles?
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Where We Work
Where We Work
From our base in Staplehurst we cover the whole of Kent and reach into East Sussex, West Sussex and south-east London.