Why Not Use Tarmac?

mikefoxo

Why don't people use tarmac instead of concrete around a yard or even in sheds? Surely it would be doing the same job?

john_cappa

mikefoxo wrote: »

Why don't people use tarmac instead of concrete around a yard or even in sheds? Surely it would be doing the same job?

More expensive and prob wouldnt wear as well. Plus you cant powerwash tarmac etc.

dzer2

mikefoxo wrote: »

Why don't people use tarmac instead of concrete around a yard or even in sheds? Surely it would be doing the same job?

Tarmac would tear up with sharp turning and the like around sheds.

fastrac

Oil or diesel spills will ruin it.

GY A1

fastrac wrote: »

Oil or diesel spills will ruin it.

+1
oil and diesel will break down tarmac and then = holes :eek:

Sam Kade

fastrac wrote: »

Oil or diesel spills will ruin it.

Very true but with the price of oil and diesel nowadays that will be avoided if possible

Figerty

Tar mac is very poor under compression. Compression strength is concretes greatest asset.

Juniorhurler

Asphalt would be far better than tarmac but I still wouldn't use it as it is not as hard wearing as concrete. Silage effluent would also be a killer on them.

Timmaay

Hmm the cousin put in all tarmac for the cowlanes, I may ask him how he is getting on with them.

jersey101

Do the little chips of the tarmac not hurt the cows hoofs? Neighbour walks cows to his silage ground in the spring and autumn and he sweeps the road every day to stop the stones getting into the hooves

Timmaay

I don't know, I'll have to find out. I know I'd never put concrete down on the full cowlane for that reason (well the cost also!), we have a long enough patch of concrete as a sort of standoff yard, cows always dragging stones onto it, lameness has been a prb last few wks again with the bit of rain, but that standoff yard is often still just that bit to dry to scrap off properly, pain in the rear end alright!

jersey101

Timmaay wrote: »

I don't know, I'll have to find out. I know I'd never put concrete down on the full cowlane for that reason (well the cost also!), we have a long enough patch of concrete as a sort of standoff yard, cows always dragging stones onto it, lameness has been a prb last few wks again with the bit of rain, but that standoff yard is often still just that bit to dry to scrap off properly, pain in the rear end alright!

same as the yard here always dry cause there isnt enough cows on it to keep it wet, then rain comes and you have a load of s**t to scrape up

GY A1

jersey101 wrote: »

Do the little chips of the tarmac not hurt the cows hoofs? Neighbour walks cows to his silage ground in the spring and autumn and he sweeps the road every day to stop the stones getting into the hooves

are u talking bout tar and chips, that has loose chips on top,
thats different to tarmaccadam which has no loose chips, its stone coated in tar and then rolled in, size of the stone will determine how smooth surface

jersey101

GY A1 wrote: »

are u talking bout tar and chips, that has loose chips on top,
thats different to tarmaccadam which has no loose chips, its stone coated in tar and then rolled in, size of the stone will determine how smooth surface

ye im talking sbout tar and chips

1chippy

ashpalt coverings are used in silage pits regularly when the concrete starts to deteriorate. it can carry serious weights and doesnt deteriorate with effluent.
tarmac is just pure dirt around yards though no matter how well it is laid it just about stands up to the weights of a car let alone turning a fully loaded dump trailer on it.
Big price difference in them though and their are a lot of cowboys at the tarmac.

st1979

1chippy wrote: »

ashpalt coverings are used in silage pits regularly when the concrete starts to deteriorate. it can carry serious weights and doesnt deteriorate with effluent.
tarmac is just pure dirt around yards though no matter how well it is laid it just about stands up to the weights of a car let alone turning a fully loaded dump trailer on it.
Big price difference in them though and their are a lot of cowboys at the tarmac.

Have entrance tar and chipped. Needs fixing. Who apart from the travelling friends does that and any idea of costs

PN14

Double coat of tar and chip around the 5 euro per Sq m mark excluding the VAT. Single coat in and around the 3 euro mark. This will be for fairly large areas. They may have a callout charge for small areas. Plenty of reputable companies doing this type of work in every county but like always you generally get what you pay for. Most tarmacadam layers will have spray & chip gera as well.