Surface Dressing Contractors Darlington

Local Tar & Chip Surfacing Specialists Darlington

Regal Surfacing is a specialist surface dressing contractor covering Darlington and the surrounding areas. We carry out large and small commercial surface dressing projects for a wide range of clients including local authorities and councils.

Surface dressing is often referred to as ‘Tar & Chip’ and involves two main steps.

  1. The even spray application of an emulsion bituminous binder through a purpose-built spray tanker onto the existing road surface.
  2. This is immediately followed by the even application of aggregate chippings to ‘dress’ the binder.

Trusted Surface Dressing Contractors Darlington

Our team has had many years of experience in the surface dressing industry. We offer our clients free site surveys and quotes for all surfacing projects. Our range of surface dressing and road maintenance services in Darlington include:

  • Road planning
  • Public roads
  • Private roads
  • Private estates
  • Adoptable highways
  • Footpaths
  • Cycleways
  • Retail parks
  • Car parking areas
  • Pothole repairs

For a FREE Tar & Chip Surface Dressing quote in Darlington call 01325 506240 today

Affordable Tar & Chip Surface Dressing Darlington

It is best to perform surface dressing before the road surface deteriorates to the stage at which expensive major patching and/or reconstruction is required.

There is also a gauge known as ‘surface skidding levels’ that needs to stay above the nationally accepted intervention level for the class of road in question. Please speak to a member of our team if you wish to get the road tested for this.

How is Darlington road surface dressing applied?

To complete a Tar & Chip surface improvement, first a level, even application of bitumen binder is applied onto the existing Darlington road surface from a spray tanker. Then a layer of asphalt/aggregate chippings is applied to provide a strong, skid-resistant top layer.

The top layer of chippings from surface dressing is not generally rolled into the surface after. Standard practice is to allow the weight of subsequent Darlington road traffic to compress the chippings and naturally level out the imperfections.

Life Expectancy of Tar & Chip Surfacing in Darlington

Proper attention to design and execution has provided surface dressing lifetimes well more than 10 years, even on very heavily trafficked sites.

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What are the advantages to surface dressing in Darlington?

  • Seals the road surface against water ingress which is known to be one of the major causes of asphalt pavement deterioration.
  • Arrests the deterioration of the road surface and underlying road pavement structure.
  • Restores the necessary level of skid resistance to the road surface with the resultant benefits of reduction in skid related traffic accidents.
  • Timely intervention will enable worn out road surfaces to last longer thereby increasing the time to when structural maintenance is required.
  • Can help reduce spray caused by vehicles travelling on wet road surfaces.
  • Maximises the cost effectiveness of limited highway maintenance funds.

Why choose Regal Surfacing for your Darlington surface dressing?

We are one of the leading road Tar & Chip companies in Darlington, with over 30 years' experience in the industry.

When you choose Regal Surfacing you are getting a company offering:

  • Prompt, friendly, & professional service
  • Free no-obligation quotations
  • No upfront deposits required
  • Fully guaranteed surfacing work
  • Checked, vetted & monitored
  • Hassle-free projects throughout
  • Full public liability insurance
  • 100% client satisfaction guaranteed
  • Excellent reputation throughout Darlington

In addition, we are accredited with:

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    Aldborough St John, Archdeacon Newton, Aycliffe Village, Barmpton, Barton, Beaumont Hill, Bellingham, Blackwell, Brafferton, Burtree Gate, Caldwell, Carkin, Coatham, Cockerton, Croft-on-Tees, East Layton, Eastbourne, Eppleby, Faverdale, Firthmoor, Gainford, Great Burdon, Haughton le Skerne, Headlam, High Coniscliffe, Houghton-le-Side, Howden Hill, Hurworth, Killerby, Little Burdon, Low Dinsdale, Low Walworth, Merrybent, Middleton One Row, Middleton St George, Middleton Tyas, Middridge, Morley, Mowden, Newton Aycliffe, Newton Ketton, Piercebridge, Preston-le-Skerne, Sadberge, Sockburn, Staindrop, Stapleton, Streetlam, Summerhouse, Walworth, West Newbiggin, Whessoe, Woodham