Red tarmac driveways in Argyll and Bute

How much does a red tarmac driveway cost in Argyll and Bute?

Rates in Argyll and Bute follow Scotland, about 8% above our UK midpoint. Work here is by arrangement because of travel and haulage.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£81–£124 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,650–£4,100
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,050–£6,200
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,450–£9,900

Towns we cover in Argyll and Bute

Postcode areas: G, PA.

What is included?

Red tarmac is ordinary asphalt with a red pigment, and often red aggregate, in the surface course, laid on the same sub-base and binder course as a black tarmac drive.

Full dig-out and MOT Type 1 sub-base, about 150 mm
Black AC 20 binder course, about 50–60 mm
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Rules in Argyll and Bute

In Scotland, permitted development allows a hard surface between a house and a road only if it is porous or the water drains to a porous area within the property. Unlike England there is no 5 m² allowance, so it applies to any size. Conservation areas and the grounds of listed buildings have extra restrictions. The council, as roads authority, controls any new or widened access across a footway.

How it is built