Kevin Buchanan has been living in a portacom on his property, saving what little is left over from his pension to repair his ...

The work was later valued at £40. The 10th victim, a 78-year-old man, was cold called and asked if he wanted work on his driveway and he agreed for work on his garden path for £2,250.

March 31, 2025 City reopens program to repair broken concrete, potholes on shared driveways Officials are accepting applications and expect to fix about 50-60 roadways by the end of the year.

A victim of the scam, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the doorstep cold callers charge an "extortionate fee" after finishing the job to a poor standard. If the scammers' services are refused the ...

If ice covers your driveway, and you don't have rock salt to sprinkle on top (we get it), be sure to shovel around the ice as much as possible, which should speed up melting.

As we discussed above, the forces of nature are just not kind to gravel driveways. Water, the lack of water, cold temperatures, and hot temperatures can displace the stones and leave your surface ...

It's normal for asphalt driveways to sink a bit over time. But when your driveway repair has sunk to the point where it's 4 ...

This, in my opinion, is the limit of bagged cold-patch asphalt. If you have bigger areas, you probably should hire a contractor to install hot mix asphalt as was done originally.

• Apply the sealer to all old original asphalt and wait 90 days before applying it to bagged asphalt patch. Removing weeds and excess soil from the edges of the driveway can be mind-numbing work.