We lay dense SMA and HRA wearing courses in black or red, with block paved or granite borders where you want the appearance lifted. On sloped sites — common on the hillier roads around Bray — tarmac's continuous surface handles surface water predictably, provided the falls are designed rather than guessed.
Why Bray homes choose us for tarmac
Tarmac pairs well with the planning exemption rules because we design every Bray driveway to drain within the boundary — dished channels, ACO drains to a soakaway, or falls to an existing gully — keeping you inside exempt development without a planning application.
The difference between a fifteen-year tarmac driveway and a five-year one in Bray is almost entirely in the base and the edges. Our specification states both: minimum 150mm compacted stone, a 60mm binder course, a 25–30mm wearing course, and concrete-haunched edging so the mat cannot fray at the margins.
Local knowledge: working in Bray
The town has a wide mix of property types: Victorian and Edwardian terraces on the seafront and around the town centre, 1960s–1980s semis in Ballywaltrim, Ravenswell and Oldcourt, and newer builds in Fassaroe and the developments off the Southern Cross Road. Each era of housing has its own driveway challenges — period frontages often need planning-sensitive materials and careful kerb work; newer estates frequently have builder-grade driveways that have settled and need a proper relay.
How the job runs
A typical Bray tarmac driveway runs two to three working days: day one for excavation, cart-away and base build-up; day two for binder course; and the final visit for the wearing course, edges and details. The driveway takes light foot traffic the same evening and cars within two to three days depending on weather.
Every quote we issue in Bray states the build-up in millimetres. If another quote is hundreds of euro cheaper and does not state its base depth and course thicknesses, the saving is nearly always buried where you cannot see it — until the surface breaks up.