Surface Dressing in Horsham | Repair and Reinstatement Services from Dependable Driveway Contractors

Surface dressing is most often viewed as a related service for commercial, industrial and civil engineering projects but it also has numerous applications in the area’s domestic sector. You can use the driveway contractors at EA Diggers for residential surfacing work, including the repair and reinstatement of block paving and tarmac driveways. Alternatively, we also fulfil the dual role of surfacing contractors with bulk excavation and operated digger hire services available for companies without their own plant or machinery.

Horsham is a key service area for EA Diggers so, if you want to have a new driveway laid or a road surface repaired, call today to request a quotation.

There is often some confusion about surface dressing and resurfacing being the same thing, but the terms aren’t synonymous. Each one serves a different function, especially in the commercial, industrial and civil engineering sectors. This page looks at the differences between the two and offers an insight into what our driveway contractors and surfacing contractors can do for you.

In addition to Horsham, EA Diggers covers all London and South East areas.

Surface Dressing vs Resurfacing

Compromised tarmac driveways and road surfaces need reactive repairs to keep them watertight and free from surface damage and deformation. If you have had a new driveway laid in block paving, surface damage isn’t as critical because our contractors can uplift pavers individually and replace them. Tarmac is a little different. Surface dressing is an operational process we use to preserve driveways and roads, and to make them waterproof.

With bulk excavation and operated digger hire included, we use polymer modified bitumen emulsion and chipping to dress surfaces in Horsham.

This is a simple process where our team sprays the emulsion onto the existing surface and then pours in the chippings and rolls them to create a skid, frost and water-resistant finish. This is a service more suited to minor damage and won’t be applicable to major surfacing works, such as pothole repairs.

Resurfacing sees a completely new layer added to tarmac driveways and tarmac roads in Horsham and the surrounding areas.

The Differences Between Surface Dressing and Resurfacing

Surface dressing is a treatment for driveways and roads in a reasonably good condition. Resurfacing is more complex and a process where our driveway contractors and surfacing contractors physically remove any worn-out areas and lay new asphalt. Because bulk excavation might be required to uplift the damaged area, customers will usually benefit from operated digger hire if they choose the team at EA diggers to manage a resurfacing project.

This is good news for any client in Horsham needing a one-stop service where the provision of plant, machinery and manpower is included in the quote!

With surface dressing, a repaired driveway or road can offer up to 10 years of reliable performance and the process can be administered up to three times before resurfacing is needed. Each service works out cheaper than having a new driveway or road surface laid from scratch. With tarmac driveways, we can usually perform patch repairs to save uplifting the full installation. Keep in mind that with block paving, we only need to uplift the damaged units.

If you have an upcoming project in Horsham that could benefit from surface dressing or resurfacing, we are ready and waiting to take your call.