Tarmac & Asphalt in Totton means working with a large post-war expansion on the low-lying Test estuary edge — hot-rolled asphalt compacted over a prepared sub-base into a single dense, flat surface. The typical job in Totton itself is flat sites with genuinely nowhere for surface water to run to naturally. It suits larger driveways that can achieve a proper fall to a drainage point, and it is worth knowing that standard tarmac is impermeable, so the drainage fall has to be built in at construction. There is also flat, low-lying ground where rainwater has nowhere to drain away naturally to plan around.
About Tarmac & Asphalt
Tarmac and asphalt driveways are formed from hot-rolled bitumen-bound aggregate, laid in one or two courses over a compacted stone sub-base and rolled while still hot to bond into a single dense, flat surface. It is quick to lay across a large area compared with unit-by-unit systems, copes well with sustained vehicle weight, and gives a classic, understated dark finish that suits both period and modern properties without competing with the architecture. Standard tarmac is not permeable, so correct falls and edge drainage need to be built in at construction rather than added afterward, and a sound, well-compacted sub-base is what actually determines how long the surface lasts rather than the tarmac layer alone.
Best suited to: larger driveways, properties wanting a low-fuss uniform finish, and sites that can achieve proper falls to a drainage point
Less suited to: sites with no viable drainage fall or where a permeable/SuDS-compliant surface is specifically wanted
Ground & property in Totton
Totton grew rapidly after the war on the low-lying edge of the Test estuary, and its flat sites genuinely have nowhere for surface water to run to naturally — which makes how a driveway handles rainwater a bigger factor here than almost anywhere else in the catchment.
Coastal / flood note: flat, low-lying ground with nowhere for surface water to drain naturally