Last Friday we completed an asphalt concrete edge repair in Chatswood, New South Wales for a private customer. This repair was required to meet council specifications.
When a new concrete driveway is installed, there is generally a gap left between the existing road asphalt and the new concrete that needs to be filled in. To rectify this gap, we cut a trench along the new concrete 600mm wide and remove the old asphalt to give it a uniform shape before installing the new asphalt. If an additional seal is required on the join between the old and new asphalt, a bitumen sealer tape can be applied. You can see this tape in the completed after photo below. By doing this it improves the transition from the road to the new driveway and ensures the look of the streetscape is maintained.
Thanks to our technician Luke for a job well done and thank you very much to Allan from Chatswood for engaging us to do the work.
If you are planning to install or relocate a new concrete driveway to your existing home or to a new build or you already have had one installed and need to repair the road edge, contact Sydney’s most trusted asphalt contractor today and we will provide you with no obligation free advice and a quote. We will save you a lot of time and money.
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Quick fact / Did you know?
To improve the look and durability of your asphalt repair and to prevent water from making its way into the road base beneath the asphalt you should consider applying a bitumen joint tape. A bitumen joint tape is effective at protecting the joint between the new and the existing asphalt and preventing water from undermining the repair. The bitumen tape is applied cold and heated with a gas hot torch to melt the tape to ensure it adheres to the asphalt with a lasting result. A typical bitumen joint tape will be 50mm wide and is supplied in a 15m or 20m roll.
Before & After Photos
