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Spring 2021

Driveway in Ardnore, Kilkenny City

The owners wanted the front of the house to work better and look tidier. The old concrete drive and the lawn beside it were turned into one tarmac driveway, with beds kept for flowers.

The front of the house in Ardnore, Kilkenny, before the work: an old concrete drive and a paved path — Before

Ardnore, Kilkenny: the finished tarmac driveway with kerbed edges — After

Grass removed

The lawn was dug out to make room for the wider driveway, keeping disruption to the rest of the garden to a minimum.

Kerbs for flower beds

Kerbs were set along the edges to form flower beds. They frame the driveway, hold the soil back and keep the edges clean.

Entrance widened

The entrance was widened so bigger cars could get in and out easily.

Pier rebuilt

One of the piers was in poor condition, so it was rebuilt to stand up properly and suit the new driveway.

New tarmac

Finally, new tarmac went down on the prepared base and was rolled in: a smooth, hard wearing surface that will take the traffic for years.

The front garden in Ardnore before the work, grass and a paved path — Before: grass and a paved path

Ardnore: grass dug out, stone base down and new kerbs set for the flower beds — Grass out, base down, kerbs set for the beds

Ardnore: the stone base rolled and ready for tarmac — The base rolled and ready

Ardnore: hot tarmac tipped from the lorry at the entrance — The tarmac arrives

Ardnore: heaps of tarmac spread by hand across the base — Spreading it out

Ardnore: barrowing and raking tarmac into place — Barrowing and raking

Ardnore: raking the tarmac level, roller waiting — Raking it level

Ardnore: two of the crew raking tarmac to the kerbs — Working it to the kerbs

Ardnore: raking in front of the house with the roller beside — Raking and rolling

Ardnore: raking the last of the first load — The first load in

Ardnore: the second load tipped by the widened entrance — The second load, by the wider entrance

Ardnore: rolling the new tarmac at the entrance — Rolling it in

Driveways and yards

New driveways, entrances, yards and resurfacing.

To confirm the town for each of these jobs (nice to have, for the county pages)

A new tarmac driveway inside electric gates, finished with white kerbs and a lawn — Inside the gates, kerbed both sides

A wide tarmac driveway curving round the lawn to a stone-fronted house — A wide sweep to the house

Rolling new tarmac on a long driveway between stone piers — Rolling a long drive

A tarmac driveway sweeping round a lawn to a new house — A new drive round the lawn

A tired driveway being resurfaced: new tarmac going down beside the old — New beside the old

A tarmac entrance between stone piers, taped off while it sets — Entrance between stone piers

A tarmac yard inside a curved stone wall, taped off while it sets — Inside a curved stone wall

Fresh tarmac curving round to the house, roller alongside — Fresh tarmac, roller alongside

A tarmac driveway with a curved kerb to the lawn — A curved kerb to the lawn

From the air: tarmac being laid around a house in the country — From the air

New tarmac up to the front door of a house — Up to the front door

A tarmac entrance between white piers and walls — Between white piers

New tarmac inside an entrance with stone piers — Inside the stone piers

A big house with new tarmac across the front, seen from the lawn — Tarmac across the front of the house

A tarmac yard around a house and shed in the country — Yard round the house and shed

A tarmac yard laid around a paved circle in a back garden — Tarmac round a paved circle

The tarmac yard and paved circle from the house side — The yard from the house

Resurfacing a long driveway up to a stone-fronted house, roller working — Resurfacing a long drive

The same driveway from the gate, curving up to the house — From the gate to the door

A tarmac driveway with a long kerbed edge along the lawn — Kerbed along the lawn

A tarmac driveway along the side of a house, laid neatly round a service cover — Laid round a service cover

A tarmac yard with a channel drain across the back door — A channel drain at the door

New tarmac at a gated entrance, joined to the public road — A gated entrance, joined to the road

Laying a driveway with the paver, seen from the roller — Seen from the roller

Paver and lorry working along a kerbed lane — Paver and lorry on a kerbed lane

A tarmac drive along a house, edged with timber — Edged with timber

A tarmac path along a house, beside the shrubs — A path beside the shrubs

Raking hot tarmac tight to a timber edge — Raked tight to the edge

A new driveway in through a stone pier, kerbed both sides — In through the stone pier

A new kerbed tarmac driveway in the country — Kerbed both sides

A kerbed edge along a raised bed beside a new driveway — Kerbed edge along a raised bed

A small tarmac driveway with a channel drain where it meets the paving — Small driveway with a channel drain

Housing estate roads

Estate roads laid with a paver, lorries and rollers.

To confirm where this estate is and the year

Housing estate job: paving the estate road — Paving the estate road

Housing estate job: the lorry feeding the paver — The lorry feeding the paver

Housing estate job: rolling the new road — Rolling the new road

Housing estate job: rolling past the new houses — Rolling past the new houses

Housing estate job: paving past the houses — Paving past the houses

Housing estate job: new tarmac up to the houses — New tarmac up to the houses

Housing estate job: hand finishing at a gully — Hand finishing at a gully

Housing estate job: raking the edge — Raking the edge

Housing estate job: tipping the next load — Tipping the next load

Housing estate job: paving under the site lights — Paving under the site lights

Housing estate job: rolling under the street lights — Rolling under the street lights

Housing estate job: tarmac to the kerb line — Tarmac to the kerb line

Housing estate job: lorry and paver at the junction — Lorry and paver at the junction

Housing estate job: digging out on the estate — Digging out on the estate

Housing estate job: getting the surface ready — Getting the surface ready

Housing estate job: new tarmac going down — New tarmac going down

Footpaths, Wicklow

New kerbs and a tarmac footpath along a bridge and the roadside.

To confirm the town and the year

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the finished path along the bridge wall — The finished path along the bridge wall

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the finished path — The finished path

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the path along the bridge — The path along the bridge

Footpaths job in Wicklow: laying the path on the bridge — Laying the path on the bridge

Footpaths job in Wicklow: compacting the new path — Compacting the new path

Footpaths job in Wicklow: a new kerb along the path — A new kerb along the path

Footpaths job in Wicklow: kerb and gully on the roadside path — Kerb and gully on the roadside path

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the roadside path through the trees — The roadside path through the trees

Footpaths job in Wicklow: getting the bridge footpath ready — Getting the bridge footpath ready

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the first load down — The first load down

Footpaths job in Wicklow: laying along the bridge wall — Laying along the bridge wall

Footpaths job in Wicklow: the lorry and the new path — The lorry and the new path

Repairs and patches

Gateways, lanes and edges put right.

A patch repair along railings, with the plate compactor beside it — A patch along the railings

A patch of new tarmac at a gateway, barriers still up — A patch at a gateway

A strip of new tarmac along a walled lane — A strip along a walled lane

New tarmac laid under a sliding gate — Under a sliding gate

The roller and plate compactor on a finished patch at a gateway — Roller and compactor

The new strip of tarmac along the lane, from the other end — The same lane, other end

A large yard surfaced in tarmac, with the roller still on site — A large yard, roller on site

A clean joint where the new entrance meets the old road surface — A clean joint to the old road

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