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Natasha Brinsmead

Has your tarmac driveway melted in the heatwave? This is how you can solve the problem and prevent it from happening again

Close up of a tarmac driveway and path leading to the front door of brick home.

Summer brings with it a whole host of things to love – long, lazy evenings in the garden which, with any luck, might be in bloom, maybe a trip to the seaside, ice lollies galore..

That said, they are also some downsides to summer – the hot sticky nights that can disrupt a good sleep, buzzing creatures everywhere and, in some cases, the damage hot weather can do to our homes. Tarmac driveways are a good case in point here. While they have much to offer homeowners looking for a low-maintenance and affordable option, they do not always perform so well in a heatwave, with melting being one particular problem.

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