A warm summer day can produce some surprising changes in a tarmac surface. Areas that normally feel hard can become slightly soft underfoot. Tyres may leave darker marks, parked vehicles can create impressions and the surface may feel tacky in particularly exposed locations. During periods of unusually high temperatures, the…

When a tarmac driveway, access road or car park begins deteriorating, the first signs do not always appear in the centre of the surface. Quite often, the trouble starts around the edges. A previously neat asphalt boundary can begin looking rough. Small pieces of material loosen, cracks develop parallel to…

Look around an older commercial yard, industrial entrance, car park or access road and there is one location where damage appears surprisingly often: the point where tarmac meets concrete. The asphalt across the main road may still be in reasonable condition. The concrete slab may also appear perfectly sound. Yet…