Restore Your Driveway in Jarrow

Spring is when most driveways get noticed - the low sun picks out every patch of green that winter's rain has spread across the paving, and the first dry weekend of the year is usually when someone finally says something about it. Autumn does its own damage too: wet leaves sit in low spots and joints, staining the surface and feeding the moss that then has all winter to establish itself before you even think about it again.

Jarrow sits in Tyne and Wear, and like most of the North East it gets more than its share of driving rain, which is exactly the weather that keeps algae and moss topped up on block paving, concrete and tarmac all year round. Add in the mineral run-off from pointing, render and roofs onto the drive below and you've got the perfect conditions for the grey-green film that dulls a driveway within a couple of seasons of it being laid or last cleaned.

When did you last see your driveway's actual colour? Block paving fades under a layer of algae and grime so gradually that most homeowners in Jarrow only notice how far it's drifted when a neighbour has theirs done, or the estate agent's photos come back looking flat. The same goes for tarmac gone grey and patchy, or imprinted concrete losing the crispness of its pattern under a film of moss.

Tarmac restoration pricing depends heavily on the condition of the surface - a clean and reseal on a sound drive is a fairly standard job, while cracking and edge repair add time and materials. Oil stain treatment is usually priced per affected area rather than the whole driveway, since it's a targeted treatment rather than a full-surface job.

Ingrained, older oil staining sometimes needs a repeat visit to fully lift - we'll be upfront if that's likely rather than promising a result we can't guarantee in one pass.