Is tar cheaper than paving?

Tar-and-Chip Akin to the asphalt option, but cheaper and a little less attractive, is the tar-and-chip solution to your paving requirements.

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If you’re on the lookout for some new materials with which to furnish your driveway, the concourse around your home, or even the street in your vicinity, you’ll need to know about the variety of pavement options out there – and their pros and cons. At Tar King , we realise that making an uneducated decision when it comes to either tarring, concreting, or other paving options can result in disappointing and difficult-to-reverse effects.

5 of Your Tarring or Paving Options & Their Benefits

Stay tuned to our blog to learn everything you need to know about paving and tarring services in Durban. In this post, we urge you to select wisely by detailing your pavement options and the benefits of each, helping you make an informed and correct decision for your circumstances.

1. Asphalt

The same material as most roads, asphalt is the material of choice for the world’s highways precisely because it’s so flat and durable. While you will need to maintain it – with cracks developing as the result of both extreme hot and extreme freezing weather conditions – your asphalt surface will be reliable for many decades without a major overhaul. A great option for both speed and longevity – although perhaps to as aesthetically pleasing as other options.

Related: THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAINAGE WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY

2. Paving Slabs

Your second option comes in the form of paving slabs. These come in square, triangular, hexagonal, and myriad other shapes to tessellate and arrange on your driveway. They’re incredibly attractive, as they can come in a variety of coloured stones, and so they’re often selected for garden paving or for the path between the sidewalk and your home. They do, however, expose your paved area to weed issues, and can come loose after wear and tear. As such, this option tops the list for attractiveness but falls short on longevity and functionality.

3. Poured Concrete

Easy to install and long-lasting, the poured concrete driveway or patio is a mainstay across the world. That’s because it’s very cheap to install, very easy to create, and it’s one of the most durable building materials out there. In short, it’s the cheap and cheerful option for your home – requiring little to no maintenance but offering little in the form of attractive paving.

4. Flattened Concrete

Meanwhile, there’s concrete’s slightly more glamorous cousin: the stamped and flattened concrete pavement option. While this uses exactly the same process as the above simple poured paving area, it’s slightly more aesthetically appealing because lasting imprints are made on the surface before the material dries. This achieves a look as if the paving area is in fact tessellated out of brick, paving slabs or another material, while still maintaining concrete’s fabulously versatile and long-lasting benefits.

Related: HOW TO INCREASE THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR DRIVEWAY

5. Tar-and-Chip

Akin to the asphalt option, but cheaper and a little less attractive, is the tar-and-chip solution to your paving requirements. It’s another quick option – one that relies simply on spreading gravel on your given surface, pouring on tar, and adding a further layer of gravel before rolling the results into a flat surface. This is one of the cheapest types of tarring and pavement services on the market, so if you’re pressed for cash it’s a great option. However, it’s not something you’ll be necessarily showing off to your neighbours – it’s more of a practical solution than a visual one.