Surface Dressing Contractors Hexham
Local Tar & Chip Surfacing Specialists Hexham
Regal Surfacing is a specialist surface dressing contractor covering Hexham 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.
- The even spray application of an emulsion bituminous binder through a purpose-built spray tanker onto the existing road surface.
- This is immediately followed by the even application of aggregate chippings to ‘dress’ the binder.
Trusted Surface Dressing Contractors Hexham
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 Hexham include:
- Road planning
- Public roads
- Private roads
- Private estates
- Adoptable highways
- Footpaths
- Cycleways
- Retail parks
- Car parking areas
- Pothole repairs
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Affordable Tar & Chip Surface Dressing Hexham
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 Hexham road surface dressing applied?
To complete a Tar & Chip surface improvement, first a level, even application of bitumen binder is applied onto the existing Hexham 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 Hexham road traffic to compress the chippings and naturally level out the imperfections.
Life Expectancy of Tar & Chip Surfacing in Hexham
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 Hexham?
- 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 Hexham surface dressing?
We are one of the leading road Tar & Chip companies in Hexham, 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 Hexham
In addition, we are accredited with:
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FAQ – Surfacing & Surface Dressing
Read some frequently asked questions about Hexham Tar & Chip and our other services:
Taramcadam is often referred to by its brand name of ‘Tarmac’ and is very common on UK roads. The binder in Tarmacadam is tar, whereas asphalt uses a bitumen binder. Both terms are regularly used interchangeably.
Surface dressing is a maintenance and prevention treatment that can prolong the life of the road surface. ‘Tar & Chip’ surface dressing will re-seal and weatherproof a road, whilst also increasing tyre grip to improve braking and overall safety.
The majority of UK roads are made of Tarmacadam or Asphalt. This is a mixture of sand, gravel and stone in a tar or bitumen binder. This material is very hard wearing and can support great weights and differences in temperature. Some roads may also be made of concrete.
Pothole filling is usually carried out using a 4 stage process:
- The pothole is cleared of loose debris and poor quality tarmacadam
- A ‘tack coating’ of bitumen is applied to the pothole’s inner surface
- A hard-wearing tarmacadam mixture is poured into the pothole and levelled off
- Edges where the pothole repair meets the main surface are sealed with bitumen
Surface dressing should be carried out when the road is dry. The process is relatively quick, with busy locations taking less than a day to complete and quieter roads often needing only 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the road.
Top layers of roads generally need resurfacing or surface dressing every 10-15 years. Full tarmac surface replacement is often only required after a number of decades.
Car park surfaces can be constructed on a number of materials depending on such factors as durability, local regulations, cost and drainage factors.
Surface material options include tarmacadam, concrete and shingle. We recommend tarmacadam car parks for most urban parking areas, as they provide the best combination of factors, plus allow easy line marking for parking bays.
Thermoplastic is the most common material for line marking paint due to its hard-wearing and visibility.
Glass beads and titanium dioxide are often added to the paint mix, to improve safety and friction.
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