The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

if the job were done even vaguely competently its hard to see how this
could happen. Sounds more like someones just raked a layer of tarmac
over soil - with predictable results.


NT

wrote:

S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

if the job were done even vaguely competently its hard to see how this
could happen. Sounds more like someones just raked a layer of tarmac
over soil - with predictable results.

Indeed so. If he prevaricates, ask him to take a sample with a
core drill to show what he actually laid, as compared with what
was expected.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Chris J Dixon wrote:
wrote:

S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

if the job were done even vaguely competently its hard to see how this
could happen. Sounds more like someones just raked a layer of tarmac
over soil - with predictable results.

Indeed so. If he prevaricates, ask him to take a sample with a
core drill to show what he actually laid, as compared with what
was expected.

Chris

if its as bad as it sounds I cant see the OP getting anywhere with the
contractor. It isnt illegal to put tarmac on soil, so I see little
comeback unless payment was made by credit card - and most cowboys
dont accept those. If you know their name/address you could pursue it
through the small claims process on the grounds that its not fit for
the job, but from the contractor you're only going to get flannel.

Might want to try uk.legal.moderated


NT

wrote:
S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the
recently laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where
weeds are sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

if the job were done even vaguely competently its hard to see how this
could happen. Sounds more like someones just raked a layer of tarmac
over soil - with predictable results.

Was it laid by an Pikey bloke who happened to have some tarmac left over
from a job around the corner? Did he offer a good price if you paid cash?

:-)

When they built the Wainscott by pass they must have had tons of tarmac left
over, judging by the amount of cheap deals for cash that were going around.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

Definitely sounds like a cowboy job. You could try using a Glyphosate
based weed killer which will kill the weeds right back to the roots. But
frankly I'd be pushing to have the job done properly and the tarmac
relaid. Weeds should NEVER come up when tarmac is laid properly. They
should have properly prepared the bed for the tarmac including putting
down strong week killer. Sounds like the sort of job done by
door-knocking pikeys with some "spare tarmac" or a bodgit and run
contractor.

--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.

S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

Blimey. How recently are we talking?

David

On 4 June, 10:02, David in Normandy
wrote:
S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the recently
laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where weeds are
sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?

Definitely sounds like a cowboy job. You could try using a Glyphosate
based weed killer which will kill the weeds right back to the roots. But
frankly I'd be pushing to have the job done properly and the tarmac
relaid. Weeds should NEVER come up when tarmac is laid properly. They
should have properly prepared the bed for the tarmac including putting
down strong week killer. Sounds like the sort of job done by
door-knocking pikeys with some "spare tarmac" or a bodgit and run
contractor.

As regularly featured on "Rogue Traders" etc. Your local Trading
Standards might like to know, but are unlikely to get your money back.
Around here, they have a "rapid response" team to target the pikeys.

Chris

The Medway Handyman wrote:
wrote:
S R wrote:
The hot weather of the last few days has softened slightly the
recently laid tarmac surface and there are now 3 new bumpd where
weeds are sprouting up.

I have called in the contractor, who will take a look but short of
fighting him to get it relaid at his expense, what else can be done.
Will weed killer chemical work, if so which one?
if the job were done even vaguely competently its hard to see how this
could happen. Sounds more like someones just raked a layer of tarmac
over soil - with predictable results.

Was it laid by an Pikey bloke who happened to have some tarmac left over
from a job around the corner? Did he offer a good price if you paid cash?

:-)

When they built the Wainscott by pass they must have had tons of tarmac left
over, judging by the amount of cheap deals for cash that were going around.


It was actually laid by a well known local contractor who has/had a good
reputation, so it'll be interesting to see what he says when I show him.
Just goes to shows what a devil of a job it is to get stuff done right
these days.