Any road experts? Hot Rolled Asphalt
Discussion
I've just had my road resurfaced (at considerable cost) and have been to have a look at the results. Ignoring the questionable distribution of chippings, I have noticed the surface is covered in small cracks. It's not what I'd expect or hope for in a new road and have concerns that it will deteriorate faster due to this. I'd be interested to hear the opinions of anybody more expert to know whether I have any cause for complaint, or am worrying about nothing. I can probably find the work spec, but I believe it is 40mm on top.
Two pictures of the bad bits:
...and a better bit, how I'd have liked it all to be:
Two pictures of the bad bits:
...and a better bit, how I'd have liked it all to be:
Thanks for the insight, I'm surprised about the possibility of the third one being 'too smooth' though! The surface is only a small part of the road reconstruction carried out, but I'd like to think it'll stay in a reasonable condition for as long as should be expected. I was told they had very modern equipment to do the job, however I didn't see how the aggregate was spread so I assume it was a manual process to some degree. I'll try and feed back my dissatisfaction however I'd be amazed if they gave a st...
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