Tar and chip driveways in Helensburgh

How much should I budget in Helensburgh?

For Helensburgh, we apply the Scottish rate, including a travel and haulage allowance because work here is by arrangement. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£49–£81 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,450–£4,050
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,850–£8,100
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,200–£15,350

As a 2026 guide in Helensburgh, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £49–£81 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,450–£4,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Helensburgh

What applies in Helensburgh. Work in Helensburgh is by arrangement. Hot material has further to travel, so we group jobs and tell you about any travel cost first.

Postcodes: G84
Area: Argyll and Bute
Nearest towns: Greenock (4 miles), Gourock (5 miles), Port Glasgow (5 miles), Vale of Leven (6 miles)
Pricing: Scotland rates plus a travel allowance (by arrangement)
Cover: By arrangement
Kerb approvals: The council

Close to Helensburgh: Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow, Vale of Leven, Dumbarton.

What is included in a tar and chip driveway?

Hot bitumen sprayed and dressed with rolled stone chippings for a gravel look that stays put.

Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Rules that apply in Helensburgh

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the council as roads authority approves it before any work on the footway.

Your questions answered

How long will the work take at my Helensburgh property?

Often 1–3 days depending on base work. We book Helensburgh surveys alongside other jobs in Argyll and Bute, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Can I get a free survey in Helensburgh?

Helensburgh is covered by arrangement. We confirm any travel cost before booking the survey.

Tar and chip driveway cost in Helensburgh: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Helensburgh, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £49–£81 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,450–£4,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Helensburgh?

We cover Helensburgh including G84, and nearby Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow. Work here is by arrangement.

Other work in Helensburgh

Tell us what you have in mind for Helensburgh and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.