Dips in driveway

[Greypaper]

Hi guys

I have purchased a new house and the driveway seems to be sinking in the areas where cars must have been sat on! We were advised that since the biggest dip was directly under the drain hole cover, that we should get a drains survey done however the survey came out fine. The house was only built 20 years ago and most of the houses in the street have similar sinking.

 

I was looking to get this sorted however we would only want to do a cheap fix as we are low on cash and doing it properly would probably mean getting it filled underneath, we also don't know how long we will be living here so we don't want to invest much into it. It seems like there are 2 areas where it is sinking (on the left where the drains access is and on the right, probably the 2 areas where cars were parked) and the builder told us that he would be able to patch it up with tarmac, this would keep it going for a few years and he would pour some liquid or something over it to help make the whole driveway look the same colour.

 

Can I get your opinions on what would be the best, budget solution? I have included some photos here on Dropbox as my photos went over the limit . https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sznrlzlz3y3o9r0/AACYrMZtikvTrOT6DMXd4rAua?dl=0

[MikeGrahamT21]

Best budget solution...do nothing, doesn't look too bad to me. Drains are good and thats the main thing.

 

Patching up with tarmac is asking it to flake off later down the line.

[markc]

Welcome to the forum, no cheap fix im afraid. Either leave it or take it all up and replace.

[Dave Jones]

they backfilled the drains with soil instead of type1 by the looks and over the years its settled. 

 

Block pave it, doesnt look to be a very large area.

[Carrerahill]

25 minutes ago, Greypaper said:

Hi guys

I have purchased a new house and the driveway seems to be sinking in the areas where cars must have been sat on! We were advised that since the biggest dip was directly under the drain hole cover, that we should get a drains survey done however the survey came out fine. The house was only built 20 years ago and most of the houses in the street have similar sinking.

 

I was looking to get this sorted however we would only want to do a cheap fix as we are low on cash and doing it properly would probably mean getting it filled underneath, we also don't know how long we will be living here so we don't want to invest much into it. It seems like there are 2 areas where it is sinking (on the left where the drains access is and on the right, probably the 2 areas where cars were parked) and the builder told us that he would be able to patch it up with tarmac, this would keep it going for a few years and he would pour some liquid or something over it to help make the whole driveway look the same colour.

 

Can I get your opinions on what would be the best, budget solution? I have included some photos here on Dropbox as my photos went over the limit . https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sznrlzlz3y3o9r0/AACYrMZtikvTrOT6DMXd4rAua?dl=0

Looks like a local "Tarmac Crew" did that. They clearly didn't follow the compaction 101 guide! If it was me I would hire a skip, dig that tarmac out and put in a gravel and hard paving solution and reintroduce some life about that area. I hate tarmac car bays like this. 

[ToughButterCup]

47 minutes ago, Greypaper said:

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however we would only want to do a cheap fix as we are low on cash and doing it properly would probably mean getting it filled underneath,

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Welcome.

And in one short phrase you summarise why your drive is - shall we say - iffy .