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Driveway and
Patio Repair
Service. Does
your driveway paving
let your house down?
Is it in need of
repair? Is your
patio sinking? Does
it have loose
edgings, uneven
levels, puddles and
has your manhole
cover sunk? These
are all common
faults when your
driveway or patio
has not been
constructed to the
correct
specifications. No
matter how bad your
driveway or patio
may look, we can
repair it. We offer
a professional
repair service for
driveways, paths and
patios.
Loose
or
moving
paving
may
need
to
be
re-bedded,
but
it
is
more
important
to
rectify
the
cause
of
the
movement.
Simply
packing
mortar
into
a
joint
and
hoping
that
this
will
stop
the
rocking
or
wobble
is a
waste
of
time
-
like
sticking
a
plaster
on a
severed
artery,
it
will
only
ever
get
worse.
Settlement and/or
subsidence of the
substrate layers,
i.e. sub-grade,
sub-base and bedding
layer, is the most
common reason for
Block Paving failure
which may be a
result of:-
-
wrong type base material or insufficient base material
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incomplete compaction of the substrate layers during construction
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liquefaction of the bedding layer by water ingress
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failure of restraining edges
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loss of jointing material
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loads greater than the driveway or patio was designed to carry.
Whatever the cause,
it needs to be
investigated and
rectified before
replacing or
re-bedding the
paving blocks.
We will take up as
much of the pavement
area as is required,
stacking the blocks
close by for re-use.
We will then brush
off any jointing
sand adhering to the
edges of the blocks.
The exposed bedding
layer can be
rectified and a
screed laid, ready
for replacing the
paving units.
Replace the blocks
as required once the
bedding is prepared,
supplementing with
square or
replacement blocks,
and reseal with dry
jointing sand or
mortar joints. The
area of repair will
need to be
re-consolidated,
preferably with a
vibrating plate
compactor, making it
look like new.
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