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Definitions and explanations
To help you with the terminology and give you a better idea of the material that is Bitmac and Tarmacadam the following key points should help explain and give you a better understanding. 1) Bitumen is a product that comes from the oil refining and petrol industries and is the thick black sticky bi-product that is left over when the fuels such of petrol and diesel have been extracted from crude oil. 2) When all the smaller aggregates are bonded together this process is the Macadam part. In the nineteenth century a man called John MacAdam was the person who invented and came up with this process and it is his work and idea that developed into the tar based macadam’s. Up to date developments that we use are the bitumen from the oil industry instead the natural tar and this is where the name Bitmac has come from. 3) You may have heard the name Asphalt used and the definition for this is a mixture of bitumen and minerals. In the USA they call what is known in the UK and Europe as Tarmac Asphalt and this is where the cross-over has happened and leads to the confusion to the general public and those not in the trade as to what the correct name is to be used.
Applications and Correct Installation of Tarmac
Tarmacadam, which is commonly referred to as "Tarmac" for short, is actually believed to be one of the most affordable and also one of the most economical means of surfacing roads, driveways, car parks and forecourts. Tarmac works well for any places where there will be vehicle traffic, like forecourts or drives. Tarmac also works extremely well on pathways. A tarmac path is a lovely addition to any garden. Usually the surface, otherwise known as the (the uppermost surface) can have the colour changed with a colour binder. Sometimes it’s coloured with aggregates, or by using cooperating chops that are coated in HRA wearing. Generally speaking, every tarmac surface ought to be installed by professional Tarmac Contractors, who would lay the surface using a special paver machine. The only exception to this rule is in any situation where using the paver would be either impossible or impractical. Examples of these types of conditions include things like smaller sized spaces. For example, there are some areas such as private tarmac driveways footpaths and confined areas that would benefit from tarmac surfacing but would be impossible to access with a paving machine. For non-public jobs, the tarmac contractor would determine the most suitable paving technique to implement. Typically, the end result accomplished by using machine-laid Tarmac will be much more preferable to hand-laid tarmac. Freshly laid tarmac surfaces are actually firm enough to be walked on right after the tarmac contractors have finished rolling them, although on new tarmac driveways, one would be wise to wait at least one hour or more before allowing vehicle traffic on the surface. For best results, professional tarmac contractors usually advise their clients to wait 24 hours before driving on freshly paved surfaces, but in reality it is best to be careful with speed and sharp turns for the first week.
Tarmac: Laying a Driveway
Laying a tarmac driveway, paving and laying, is a step by step process. Here is one way in which it could be done. To start off, trees or shrubbery may need to be cleared from an area that is going to be laid with tarmac contractors. A lawn may be dug up, the top soil removed, and the surface area levelled to a foot or more below ground level to accommodate the “hard core”. Hard core is tipped over the surface by a truck. It is then levelled and compacted. The hard core may be laid in any way – not necessarily tipped, but this is probably the most time effective way to lay the material.
Stones may have to be removed from the area or the hard core. The compacting of the hard core may be discerned through the fact that it can be driven over or stepped on without leaving much by way of markings. If the job is in a front garden, other materials such as cement and sand may be used for borders – in laying walls or fences, or paths that demarcate the driveway from the garden area. The tarmac is next laid, first with a base course and then with a finishing course.
