A spell of settled summer weather is exactly what a driveway job needs, which is why so many Penwortham homeowners take on resurfacing work in the warmer months. Whether you are lifting cracked tarmac, pulling up failed block paving or breaking out an old concrete drive, the first job is getting the existing surface out of the way. A skip from our Penwortham skip hire service takes the heavy old material so you can get straight on with laying the new.
Why Summer Suits Driveway Work
Many of the houses around Penwortham date from between the wars and the post-war decades, and the driveways that came with them are often well past their best. Tarmac cracks and crumbles, concrete lifts and spalls, and block paving sinks where the sub-base has shifted. New surfaces, especially resin and fresh tarmac, need dry conditions to go down and cure properly, so the summer window is the natural time to do it. Get the old surface out early and you give the new one the best possible start.
Driveway Waste Is Heavy
The one thing to plan for with any driveway is weight. Broken concrete, old tarmac and the compacted hardcore beneath are all dense, and they reach a skip’s weight limit quickly. For this reason a 4 tonne midi skip is almost always the right choice for a driveway, as it carries the heavy material safely without tempting you to overload a larger skip you cannot legally lift once full. Our guide on how full you can fill a skip with heavy material explains why these dense loads sit lower in the skip than you might expect.
Placing the Skip During the Work
The obvious complication with a driveway job is that the driveway itself is the work site, so there is often nowhere on the property to put the skip while the surface is up. That usually means a skip on the road and a council permit, which we arrange as part of the booking. If there is space to set a skip on hardstanding before the dig begins, our driveway skip hire option is worth considering, and we can talk through what works best for your layout.
Recycling the Old Surface
Old driveway material is highly recyclable. Broken concrete and tarmac are routinely crushed and reused as aggregate, so the surface coming off your drive often goes on to form the base of another project. We sort it all at our own recycling centre, as set out on our environmental and recycling page.
Serving Penwortham and South Ribble
We cover Penwortham and the towns around it, so alongside this work we are regularly out with skips through our Leyland skip hire and Longton skip hire coverage.
If you are resurfacing a driveway this summer, call our team on 01772 364399 and we will get the right skip to you for the old material. You can also reach us through the contact us page.
