Methods

Recycled Bitumen Driveway Construction

Did you know that bitumen can be recycled? For decades road contractors have been throwing road bitumen into waste land fill without knowing that it can actually be reused.

Creative Driveways & Fencing has developed a technique to treat the waste bitumen and reuse it. The end product will be 100mm thick, which is three times thicker than new asphalt

We use a blend of crushed red bitumen and asphalt to build your driveway.

Start: The typical gravel driveway. It's dusty, erodes with water and requires constant maintenance.	Step 1: Spreading the crushed recycled bitumen with the Bobcat. We spread to an average thickness of 100mm.	Step 2: Levelling the bitumen with the Harley Rake. See our FAQ for more on the Harley Rake
Step 3: Spray treating the crushed recycled bitumen. This glues the bitumen together.	Step 4: Water binding to finish levels.	Finished Product: A recycled bitumen driveway to last for years.

Asphalt Driveway Construction

When laying a new asphalt driveway it is important to lay 150mm of compacted road base. If this is not done, tree roots will likely damage the driveway in only a couple of years. Here is an example of remaking a driveway

Step 1: Ripping up the old driveway	Step 2: Preparing for road base	Step 3: Laying road base, 150mm thick
Step 4: Spraying the Tack Coat	Step 5: Laying the asphalt to an average thickness of 30mm

Gravel Driveway Construction

With gravel driveways we just use natural screened clay, water and compaction. The end result is a hard and flat gravel surface that should last for years.

For this surface to be durable over time, we need to take special care during its construction.

The project below took an entire day to complete. (Mirfield St, Roleystone.)

Step 1: First Prep	Step 2: First course dumped	Step 3: Spreading the first course
Step 4: Rolling the first layer	Step 5: Hand compacting	Step 6: Second course dumped
Step 7: Spreading	Step 8: Rolling and Compacting	Step 9: Leave to naturally harden