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Local Tar & Chip Surface Dressing Specialists The Midlands
Seal ageing roads and restore tyre grip at a lower cost than full resurfacing.
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Surface Dressing
Our professional and reliable surface dressing services in The Midlands include:
Surface dressing suits roads that are still structurally sound but starting to show their age: a smooth, polished surface, fine cracks and loose material at the edges. Treating them at this stage costs far less than resurfacing and keeps water out of the layers below.
We dress roads for councils, estate owners, farms and businesses across the Midlands, working from our base in Bedworth.
- Adoptable highways
- Private and estate roads
- Rural lanes and farm tracks
- Industrial estate roads
- Footpaths and cycleways
- Retail park service roads
- School and hospital access roads
- Long private drives
20+
years of surfacing experience
Approved Tar & Chip Surface Dressing The Midlands
Surface dressing, widely called tar and chip, is a two-stage treatment applied on top of the existing road, with no digging up.
Once traffic has bedded the chippings in, the surplus is swept off so it does not collect at junctions and gullies. Keeping speeds down in the meantime helps the chips settle and cuts the risk of them being thrown.
- A bitumen emulsion binder is sprayed evenly across the road from a spray tanker, at a rate set for the surface and its traffic.
- Stone chippings are spread over the binder straight away and rolled in, locking them into a textured, waterproof surface.
Call 0121 6738596 for a surface dressing quote
Tell us where the road is and roughly how long it runs. We will arrange a free survey, check the surface is suitable for dressing and send you a written quote.
Trusted Surface Dressing Contractors in The Midlands
Timing decides whether surface dressing is worth doing. Applied while a road is still intact, it seals the surface and stops the slow water damage that turns fine cracks into potholes. Leave it until the road is breaking up and patching or reconstruction will be needed first, which costs far more.
It is also the standard way to restore skid resistance. As a road surface polishes under traffic, tyres lose grip, particularly in the wet, and fresh chippings bring back the texture. If you are unsure whether a road is ready, we can look at it with you and advise whether dressing, patching or resurfacing is the right step.
The benefits of surface dressing in The Midlands include:
For a road with a sound structure, one treatment does several jobs at once.
- Seals the surface so rain cannot soak into the layers beneath
- Slows cracking and fretting before potholes form
- Restores the texture tyres need to grip in wet weather
- Cuts the spray thrown up by vehicles on wet roads
- Pushes back the date when structural work is needed
- Treats long lengths of road for less than resurfacing
Road Surfacing Dressing Contractors The Midlands
Good surface dressing depends on preparation and conditions as much as materials. Before we dress a road, potholes and failed patches are repaired, the surface is swept and ironwork is masked. Binder rates and chipping size are matched to the traffic and the condition of the existing surface.
Dressing needs dry weather and a warm road for the binder to grip the chippings, so it is normally programmed for the warmer months. We agree dates with you and settle how traffic will be managed while the work is carried out.
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You get a free survey, a written quote and a team with over 20 years in road surfacing. We are SafeContractor Gold accredited, carry £10 million public liability insurance, and all our work is guaranteed.
Because we also carry out patching, pothole repairs and full resurfacing, the advice you get is not tied to one treatment. If dressing is right for your road, we will say so. If it is not, we will explain why and what would work instead. Call 0121 6738596 to arrange a survey.
What's included
What our surface dressing service covers
- Condition survey to confirm the road suits dressing
- Pre-patching of potholes and failed areas
- Sweeping and preparation of the existing surface
- Protection of ironwork and gullies
- Binder spray at a rate set for the road
- Chipping spread and rolling
- Removal of surplus chippings
- Road markings reinstated afterwards
Our work
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Why choose us
Why estate managers use us for surface dressing
Honest about suitability
Dressing only works on roads that are structurally sound, and we will tell you plainly if yours needs repairs or resurfacing instead.
Pre-patching in the scope
Failed patches and potholes are dealt with before the binder goes down, so the new surface is never laid over weak spots.
Every road treatment covered
We also patch, plane and resurface, so a road that needs a mix of treatments can be handled by one contractor on one programme.
Approved and insured
SafeContractor Gold status, £10 million public liability cover and a DBS checked team make us simple to approve for council and estate work.
Over 20 years, guaranteed
Two decades in road surfacing, 5-star ratings on Google and Yell.com, and a guarantee on all the work we carry out for you.
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How the job runs
How we surface dress a road
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Step 01
Survey the road
We check the structure is sound, note cracks, patches and drainage, and confirm dressing is the right treatment before you commit to anything.
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Step 02
Repair and sweep
Potholes and failed patches are repaired first, then the road is swept clean so the binder bonds to the existing surface rather than to dust.
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Step 03
Spray and chip
Binder is sprayed evenly across the width, and chippings follow straight away while the binder is still fluid enough to hold them firmly.
- 4
Step 04
Roll and sweep off
The chippings are rolled into the binder, traffic finishes bedding them in, and loose stone is swept up once the surface has settled.
Trusted on site
We have worked on premises for
National commercial brands whose premises our team has worked on. Ask us about the standards we work to on busy, trading sites.
Pricing
What affects the cost of surface dressing
Surface dressing is priced by area, but the condition of the road and how traffic is managed both move the figure. You get a written quote after the survey.
Get a fixed written quote- 01
Length and width of road
Longer runs are more efficient to dress than short, broken sections, because spraying and chipping work best on continuous lengths.
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Pre-patching needed
The more potholes, failed patches and edge damage there are to repair first, the more preparation goes into the job before dressing.
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Single or double dressing
Heavily trafficked or very worn roads may need two layers of chippings for durability, which uses more binder and stone than a single dressing.
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Traffic management
A quiet private road is simpler to work on than a through route that needs signage, lane closures or phased working to keep traffic moving.
Areas we cover
Surface Dressing Tar & Chip across the Midlands
From our base in Bedworth we work throughout the Midlands and take on projects nationwide.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Tar & Chip Surface Dressing in The Midlands
Is my road suitable for surface dressing?
What is the difference between surface dressing and resurfacing?
Will there be loose chippings after the work?
When in the year is surface dressing carried out?
Can surface dressing be used on a car park or turning area?
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We have a 5 star rating on Google and Yell.com
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