Essex Driveways offer tar and chip driveway resurfacing at prices to suit all budgets. We offer low cost tar and chip driveway installations throughout Essex, London, Kent, Hertfordshire and all the surrounding areas for incredible value and quality that second to none.

Tar & Chip is a great way to quickly and easily improve a road surface. It has a much more natural look than asphalt, meaning it can integrate into more natural surroundings.

Essex Driveways  can use the Tar & Chip method for any size of surface dressing project.

The technique is equally as suitable for small jobs (small paths and driveways) as it is for large scale use (private roads, farm tracks and highway surfacing). We also provide a selection of different colours and sizes of stone chip to ensure the final look perfectly matches the overall look of your home.

Tar and chip surface dressing is a method of improving the existing surface of a road, by applying a new layer on top of the existing tarmac, asphalt, concrete, gravel. This is more cost effective than replacing the whole surface.

We carry out large and small commercial tar & chip surfacing projects for a wide range of clients, including local authorities and councils.

WHAT IS SURFACE DRESSING?

Surface dressing is often referred to as ‘Tar & Chip’ or 'Tar & Chipping'. The process involves a few simple steps:

A bituminous binder emulsion is applied from a purpose-built spray tanker onto the existing road surface.

This is the 'tar' stage.Once the binder is fully applied, it is immediately followed by the even application of aggregate chippings.

The resulting mixture is either left to be compacted by regular road traffic, or in some cases is rolled to press the chippings in.

Our tar and chip surfacers are on call  7 days a week to provide a full service. Whether you are getting emergency work carried out or just need to ask for some advice, we are here to help.