Tarmacing is the heart of what Paddway Surfacing Solutions does. From tarmac driveways in Retford to car parks, forecourts and private roads across the region, Jamie lays hard-wearing tarmac engineered to carry daily traffic for years. Every job carries 17 years of surfacing expertise and a 3-year workmanship guarantee.
Tarmacing is the laying of a hot, bituminous surface, spread and compacted while hot to form a smooth, hard-wearing driveway, road or car park. It is the surface most people picture when they think of a tarmac drive: a continuous, jointless finish that stands up to cars, vans and heavy vehicles.
A tarmac surface is built in layers. A compacted stone sub-base carries the weight, a base course adds strength, and a surface course gives the smooth, sealed finish you see and drive on. Laid to the right depths for the traffic it will take, tarmac is one of the most practical surfaces you can put down over a large area, and building those layers correctly is where a lasting job is won or lost.
Tarmac suits everything from a single driveway to a full car park or private road. This is the tarmacing we are trusted with most:
New driveways and replacements for homes, laid to fall the right way for drainage and finished with a clean edge.
Hard-wearing surfaces for car parks, business forecourts and yards that take constant traffic, marked out and finished for daily use.
Access roads, farm tracks and unadopted lanes surfaced or resurfaced to carry real weight, the work the Paddway name is built on.
Large open areas machine-laid for an even, dense finish, and tighter or awkward areas hand-laid where a machine cannot reach.
Traditional black or red-tinted surfaces, laid as an overlay where the base is sound or fully reconstructed where it is not.
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I can't recommend Paddway Surfacing Solutions enough. Jamie was so easy to deal with, from the first consultation and listened to what we wanted. We had a tarmac driveway laid with a grey block paving border. The price was so reasonable and the job was well executed. Really pleased with the work.
Read more on GoogleDown fast and back in use quicklyTarmac covers a large area in one continuous surface and is ready to use soon after it cools, so a driveway or car park is out of action for the shortest time.
Hard-wearing under real trafficA properly built tarmac surface takes cars, vans and delivery vehicles day in, day out without rutting or breaking up.
Smooth, sealed and weed-freeA jointless surface gives weeds nowhere to grow and sheds water cleanly, so there is very little upkeep.
Practical over large areasWhere you have a lot of ground to cover, from a long driveway to a full car park, tarmac gives you a strong, uniform surface in one go.
Jamie visits, measures up, checks the levels, drainage and the traffic the surface will take, and gives you a clear written quote.
The area is dug out to the correct depth, or an existing surface is prepared, with any soft spots dealt with before anything is laid.
A stone sub-base is laid and compacted to carry the load. On any surface, this is the layer that decides how long it lasts.
The tarmac is laid to the correct depths, machine or hand-laid, and rolled hot to a dense, even, sealed finish with the falls set for drainage.
Edges are finished, any manhole covers or gullies are set to the right level, the site is cleared, and the work is backed by our 3-year workmanship guarantee.
A professionally laid tarmac driveway holds up for 15 to 20 years, and the difference between one that does and one that fails early is almost always underneath: the sub-base, the depths and the drainage. Because we handle the groundworks and the ironwork ourselves, those are set right before the tarmac ever goes down.
Paddway surfaces roads, car parks and yards and raises ironwork under a street works ticket, so your driveway or forecourt is built to the standard a road demands, drainage, edges and covers included, a depth of capability few driveway contractors in the county can offer. We carry £1 million public liability insurance, a blue CSCS card and a street works ticket, so every job is carried out safely and to the correct standards, backed by a 3-year workmanship guarantee.
Tarmacing at Paddway is carried out by Jamie Robinson, the owner. Jamie started in surfacing at 20 and has 17 years in the trade, laying driveways, car parks and roads across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. He quotes and works the jobs himself, so the person who prices your surface is the specialist who lays it.
“A tarmac surface is built, not just poured. Laid in the right depths on a proper base, with the water running exactly where it should, it stays sound for fifteen years and more. That build-up is the craft, and it is what I turn up to deliver.”Jamie Robinson, owner
We carry out tarmacing from our Retford base across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire, including Worksop, Newark, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Grantham, Sleaford and Stamford.
Every job is priced after a proper look, because no two are the same. What shapes a tarmacing quote is the size of the area, how much excavation and muck-away the ground needs, the depth of tarmac required for the traffic it will take, whether the base can be reused or needs rebuilding, and any drainage or ironwork.
What you can always count on: a free site survey, a clear written quote with no obligation, and an honest, expert assessment of the right build-up for how the surface will be used, so you know exactly what is included before any work starts.
01Hard-wearing block driveways with a huge choice of colours, patterns and borders.
02Smooth, permeable, SuDS-friendly driveways in a wide range of stone blends.
03Commercial car parks, forecourts and yards resurfaced for daily traffic.
04Fast, lasting repairs to potholes on private drives and commercial car parks.
Whether it is a home driveway, a commercial car park or a private road, Jamie will survey the site, work out the right build-up and give you a clear written quote with no obligation. Tarmac laid to last, backed by a 3-year workmanship guarantee.
Call Jamie on 07367 072300·Get a free quote online
Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8FU
Phone: 07367 072300
Email: paddwaysurfacingsolutions@outlook.com
Hours: Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm, Sunday closed
Last updated: 10 July 2026