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dannymccann |
posted on 23rd Apr 10 at 16:36 |
If we are still here when it fecks up I might just do what my dad did and rip it all up, put a plastic sheet down and gravel it :look: | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 23rd Apr 10 at 15:17 |
my drive is falling apart from all the oil the car has leaked on it, can't fix it now its gradually just falling to bits. | |
Sam |
posted on 23rd Apr 10 at 11:57 |
quote: I remember that, they couldn't even open their garage door properly IIRC :lol: | |
dannymccann |
posted on 19th Apr 10 at 18:52 |
That's what we are planning to do if we feel like we want to move in that time frame Andrew, will try and get the equity to 50% in 5-8 years (£62k + interest :|) and then either sell from there or rent out, the area commands £550pcm unfurnished for smaller houses than ours so its always an option for the future. | |
Andrew |
posted on 19th Apr 10 at 18:48 |
quote: I bought mine off Miller Homes. EVERYTHING has a 2 year guarantee and then there is a 10 year NSBC or something. I'll be looking at selling mine in around 5 years or so once the area has picked up. If not, i'll rent it out.. A lot can happen in 5 years though!! I personally don't think you can make any sort of money on new builds unless you can do a proper deal :cool: | |
RichR |
posted on 19th Apr 10 at 14:26 |
Tarmac never truly sets anyway; on ahot day you can see it softening with the heat. I always jack mine up either on a palnk of wood or a flag stone etc. Dad would kill me if I damaged the drive. I spilt Hammerite (a whole can) on the old drive, fortunately, we were having it re-tarmacced the follwoing month otherwise I might not be here today :( | |
RichR |
posted on 19th Apr 10 at 14:24 |
quote: When we had ours done, we were told not to drive on it for a minimum of 2 weeks but try to make it 6 if possible. As far as I'm aware, road tarmac is different to drive tarmac as its a much finer grain, so you don't get the pitting/texture of a road but road tarmac goes off quicker. I'm no expert though | |
dannymccann |
posted on 18th Apr 10 at 20:32 |
No not buying to sell on... | |
Andrew |
posted on 18th Apr 10 at 17:31 |
You're buying new builds to sell on? | |
dannymccann |
posted on 16th Apr 10 at 16:50 |
Ok, Ill leave it and hopefully we will have sold the place before it becomes a massive problem. Or gravelled it over or something like that.... | |
Steve |
posted on 16th Apr 10 at 14:42 |
reminds me of that rogue traders where some guy got his drive done and when they walked on it, the surface was springing up and down :lol: | |
JadeM |
posted on 16th Apr 10 at 13:39 |
Ours got done yesterday afternoon. I parked the Mini on it overnight .................................. I never checked for any damage :o | |
C2RL R |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 22:31 |
there isn't a great deal you can do that wont either; look rubbish/cost a fortune | |
Colin |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 21:28 |
Fill it in with old chewing gum :thumbs: | |
dannymccann |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 19:51 |
Hmm, so what should I do exactly.... | |
AndyKent |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 18:30 |
Anything you put it it will fall out again. The problem will likely be the sub-base being too thin and thats not an easy thing to put right tbh. | |
_Allan_ |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 18:20 |
dannymccann |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 18:04 |
Should I be filling these dints in to stop water getting in and freezing over the winter thus = cracked to fuck driveway? | |
a_j_mair |
posted on 15th Apr 10 at 11:52 |
crap tar tbf | |
chloe16v |
posted on 14th Apr 10 at 19:10 |
happen outside my house when they did the kurb, our jack sunk and left nice dents in it :lol: | |
dannymccann |
posted on 14th Apr 10 at 06:07 |
Hmrph, Ill use the road then, I should have noticed really when the jack wasnt going up anymore and the tyre was still catching on the floor, I couldnt work out what was wrong until I put it down and then couldnt move the jack because it was stuck in the driveway :( | |
Ben J |
posted on 13th Apr 10 at 12:24 |
Yep...you need to put some wood or similar under each jack wheel to spread the load. | |
Dan |
posted on 13th Apr 10 at 07:10 |
Yea, itll still be fairly soft | |
dannymccann |
posted on 13th Apr 10 at 06:31 |
:facepalm: |