Do you cover Tongham?

Yes - Tongham is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU10 every week.

How quickly can you quote a tarmac driveway in Tongham?

Most Tongham enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a tarmac driveway take?

Allow 3-5 working days on a typical Tongham property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a tarmac driveway cost in Tongham?

Most domestic tarmac driveways land between £2,800 and £8,500 depending on size, depth and drainage.

Do I need permission from Guildford Borough Council?

For most tarmac driveway work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through Guildford Borough Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

GU10 project planning · Surrey

Tongham Driveways: a local specification for GU10 properties

Tongham is a compact village wedged between the A331 and the A31 with period cottages around the village green and 1960s-80s detached estates on the back lanes. Greensand and clay pockets demand different sub-base specs within a single street. That is why our driveways quotes here start with the plot, access and levels, not a standard square metre allowance. The technical detail we test first is clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm.

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Widening a single-car drive to a comfortable two-car layout with a clean edge detail, relevant driveways detail for GU10 properties near Ash

What changes the specification here

Tongham is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
We've spent enough time on GU10 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a tarmac driveway - the sloped plots that need ACO drainage at the threshold to keep water away from the house that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council: Guildford Borough Council
Transport: A331 Blackwater Valley Route, A31 within 1 mile, Ash Vale station within 2 miles.
Postcodes: GU10
Typical timeline: 3-5 working days

Three briefs we hear in GU10

Block Paving
Resin
Block, granite or concrete edge sets
Drainage, soakaways and ACO channels
Tarmac repairs, patches and resurfacing
Dropped kerb liaison where needed

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

01
Re-grading the threshold so winter rain runs to the gutter instead of the front door
02
Joining a shared neighbour drive with a tidy mortar joint and matching surface course
03
Widening a single-car drive to a comfortable two-car layout with a clean edge detail

Evidence relevant to this brief

Workmanship on every Tongham project is guaranteed and we return for snag visits within two weeks of completion if anything needs adjusting.

“I chose this company for a small block paved driveway job because of the positive reviews. The job was done efficiently in October 2020 but 6 months later it started to sink and now there is a puddle after rain in the middle of my driveway. I contacted Steve and sent photos with the warranty document. Steve came over once and left his business card. Steve promised to fix it by the end of October 2021 but this didn't happen.”
Mihkel, Bracknell · Block Paving Driveways

Research matched to this decision

Resin vs Block Paving in Surrey: Which Lasts Longer?

What actually wears out first on Surrey driveways - and how the real cost per square metre compares once edges, sub-base and drainage are priced in.

Driveway Cost Guide 2026 (Surrey & Hampshire)

Real installed prices for tarmac, block, resin and gravel driveways across Surrey & Hampshire in 2026 - and where most quotes hide the cost.

Best Time of Year to Install a Driveway

When tarmac, block and resin driveways install best across the UK calendar - and the two months we usually advise customers to avoid.

FAQs - Driveways in Tongham

What changes the specification around Tongham?: The first local issue we check is clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm. We also look at access, levels and whether Guildford Borough Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover Ash as part of the same local run?: Yes. Ash sits within our normal Tongham working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a GU10 site visit?: A wide photo, approximate dimensions, access width and a note about the intended use are enough to make the first conversation useful.
How is the quote made specific to this property?: It records excavation or foundation assumptions, materials, disposal, access, programme and exclusions. The allowance is based on the measured site rather than copied from another town.

Is this the right route for your property?

For a Tongham project, the sensible next step is a measured visit: we can confirm access, levels and the right response to clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm before pricing the work. This recommendation is scoped to Tongham driveways enquiries.

Measure first, quote once

Send the rough size and access photos; we will tell you what needs checking on site. Mention Tongham and driveways so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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The practical Tongham coverage cluster

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