Paving

FarmerBrowne

Advice would be appreciated, we bought a house that has the normal kerbing and a hardcore finish on the driveway, going to tarmac the driveway. I also want to get rid of the kerbing but not until the tarmac is done because I dont want to go interfering with the fall into the gullets.Its quiet flat and gullets are all in near the kerbing so want to get the fall on the tarmac right and work from there. So I was thinking if I put a strip of polythene between the tarmac and kerbing and then when I want to replace the kerbing I wont bring any of the tarmac with it. The idea would be to replace the kerbing with paving blocks about 1 foot or so in width so it would mean removing a strip of the lawn and then the existing kerbing, putting in a base for the paving bricks? Could that work?

listermint

The driveway is currently hardcore. Therefore id imagine these kerbs and gullets can't be doing alot as you should have adequate draining with the hardcore.

Your aware the tarmac will take that away and leave you with more problems of where to send the water. So think carefully but all the groundworks and drainage should be done now prior to the tarmac coming. Not after

w0bbles

As the Listermint says, you could cause a lot of issues down the line (excuse the pun Firstly Tarmac is approx 250 Degrees when getting laid so you'd have to account for this when purchasing your plastic. Secondly Tarmac is only gravel mixed with hot tar, it needs support at the edges as over time it'll crumble and break away, hence when roads and footpaths are laid they have kerbing.
So your going to need edging of some description, whether it be kerbs or wood. I'd try and work with what you have it'll save you money also.
If you get a good contractor they'll advise you, BUT BE WARNED!!! When it comes to tarmac there's a lot of cowboys out there. Stick with the known companies it'll be more expensive but trust me in the long run you could save yourself a fortune. Hope this helps.