The Leading Surface Dressing Contractor In Cumbria

Surface Dressing and Road Resurfacing In Cumbria

Surface dressing involves the application of a layer of hot bitumen from a spray tanker, immediately followed by a layer of aggregate chippings. It is carried out annually by Cumbria County Council and local councils across the UK as a means of extending the life of the roads, preventing cracks, and of maintaining safety, and is also ideal for private roads, car parks, farm tracks and driveways.

Surface dressing offers the following advantages:

• Seals the road surface with a waterproof layer of bitumen, helping to prevent a major cause of asphalt road damage.
• Protects the underlying asphalt road structure, which in turn improves road life expectancy and helps to reduce the overall costs of road construction and maintenance. A well laid surface can last more than 10 years, even for roads with heavy traffic.
• Provides a fresh bitumen and aggregates surface with improved skid resistance, thereby reducing the risk of certain kinds of accidents.

All types of Roads, Car Parks, Large Driveways, Farm Tracks, Commercial & Industrial Estates and footpaths can accept surface dressing.

Surface Dressing Considerations

The specification needs to be designed for the specific road type and purpose. Please contact our customer service team for a no obligation consultation on your surface design.

Chesterton Surfacing have over 45 years experience in asphalt and tarmacadam road laying and road repairs in Cumbria and North England. We are CHAS and industry certified and can guide you towards making the right decisions on such questions as binder and aggregate requirement so that your project will have the maximum benefit and lifespan.

Environmental considerations

Surface dressing uses far less aggregates, which have to be quarried from finite resources, compared with full hot asphalt resurfacing.

The carbon footprint is also only around 25% of that for laying asphalt, and the time taken is far less, minimising disruption to neighbourhoods and local area traffic.

When to carry out Surface Dressing in Cumbria

Work should be undertaken whilst the existing road surface and underlying pavement is still relatively good condition and before major repair work is required.

Before skid resistance has fallen below national standards for the road type.

Here is a full list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Cumbria, England that we cover:

A

Abbeytown, Above Derwent, Ackenthwaite, Adgarley, Aglionby, Aiketgate, Aikhead, Aikshaw, Aikton, Ainstable, Aisgill Albyfield, Aldingham, Aldoth, Allenwood Allerdale, Allhallows, Allithwaite, Allonby Alston, Alston Moor Ambleside Angerton, Allerdale, Angerton, South Lakeland, Annaside, Anthorn Appleby-in-Westmorland, Applethwaite Arkleby, Arlecdon, Armaside, Armathwaite Arnaby, Arnside, Arrad Foot, Arthuret, Asby Ashgill, Cumbria, Askam-in-Furness, Askham, Askerton Aspatria, Aughertree, Ayside

B

Backbarrow, Baggrow, Baldwinholme, Bampton, Bampton Grange, Bandrake Head, Banks, Barber Green, Barbon, Barclose, Bardsea, Barepot, Barras, Barrow Island, Barrow-in Furness, Barrows Green, Barton, Bassenthwaite, Baycliff, Bayles, Beanthwaite, Beaumont, Beck Bottom, Beck Foot, Beck Head, Beck Side, Beckces, Beckermet, Beckfoot, Beckside, Beetham, Belah, Belle Vue, Berrier, Bewaldeth, Bewcastle, Biggar, Biglands, Birkby, Birkerthwaite, Black Combe, Blackbeck, Blackdyke, Blackford, Blackpool Gate, Blackwell, Blagill, Blawith, Bleatarn, Blencarn, Blencogo, Blencow, Blennerhasset and Torpenhow, Blindbothel, Blindcrake, Blitterlees , Bolton, Bolton Low Houses, Bolton New Houses, Bolton Wood Lane, Boltongate, Boltons, Bomby, Bonning Gate, Boot, Bootle, Borrowdale, Borrowdale (Westmorland), Botcherby, Bothel, Boustead Hill, Bouth, Bowland Bridge, Bowmanstead, Bowness-on-Solway, Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowscale, Bowston, Brackenber, Brackenlands, Brackenthwaite (near Wigton), Brackenthwaite (near Cockermouth), Braithwaite, Brampton (Carlisle), Brampton (Eden), Brandlingill, Bransty, Branthwaite, Brathay, Braystones, Brayton Park, Bretherdale Head, Bridekirk, Bridge Field, Bridgefoot, Briery, Brigham, Brigsteer, Brisco, Briscoe, Broad Oak, Broadwath, Brockleymoor, Bromfield, Broom, Brothybeck, Brough, Brough Sowerby, Brougham, Broughton, Broughton Beck, Broughton Cross, Broughton East, Broughton-in-Furness, Broughton Mills, Broughton Moor, Broughton West, Brownber, Browtop, Brunstock, Brunthwaite, Buckabank, Bullgill, Burgh by Sands, Burneside, Burnrigg, Burrells, Burtholme, Burthwaite, Burton-in-Kendal, Busk, Buttermere, Butterwick

C

Caldbeck, Calder, Calder Bridge, Calthwaite, Calva, Cambeck Bridge, Camerton, Canal Foot, Cardew, Cardewlees, Cardurnock, Cargo, Cark, Carlatton, Carleton (Carlisle), Carleton (Copeland), Carleton (Eden), Carr Bank, Carlisle, Cartmel, Cartmel Fell, Carwinley, Casterton, Castle Carrock, Castle Sowerby, Castletown, Cat Bank, Catlowdy, Catterlen, Causeway End, Causewayhead, Cautley, Chalkfoot, Chapel, Chapel Stile, Chapels, Chestnut Hill, Church Brough, Claife, Clappersgate, Clawthorpe, Cleabarrow, Cleator, Cleator Moor, Cliburn, Clifton, Clifton Dykes, Cockermouth, Cocklake, Cockley Beck, Colby, Coldbeck, Colthouse, Colton, Common End, Coniston, Corby Hill, Corkickle, Corney, Cotehill, Cotes, Cotehill, Coulderton, Coupland, Cowen Head, Cowgill, Crackenthorpe, Croasdale, Crofton, Croglin, Crook, Crooklands, Crosby, Crosby Garrett, Crosby Ravensworth, Crosby Villa Croslands Park, Cross End, Crosscanonby, Crossgates, Crosslands, Crosthwaite, Culgaith, Cumdivock, Cummersdale, Cumrew, Cumwhinton, Cumwhitton, Currock

D

Dacre, Dale, Dale Bottom, Dalemain, Dalston, Dalton, Dalton-in-Furness, Dean, Deanscales, Dearham, Deepthwaite, Dendron, Dent, Denton Holme, Distington, Dockray, Dovenby, Down Hall, Dragley Beck, Drigg, Drumburgh, Drumleaning, Drybeck, Dubwath, Duddon Bridge, Dufton, Dundraw, Dungeon Ghyll, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite, Durdar, Dykesfield

E

Eaglesfield, Eamont Bridge, East Curthwaite, Edderside, Edenhall, Edentown, Egremont, Egton with Newland, Ellenborough, Ellonby, Elterwater, Embleton, Endmoor, Ennerdale Bridge, Eskdale, Eskdale Green, Eskett, Etterby, Ewanrigg

F

Fair Hill, Far Arnside, Far End, Far Sawrey, Farlam, Farleton, Faugh, Fawcett Forest, Fell Side, Fenton, Field Broughton, Fingland, Finsthwaite, Firbank, Fletchertown, Flimby, Flitholme, Flookburgh, Floristonrigg, Force Forge, Forest Head, Fornside, Fothergill, Foulbridge, Foxfield, Frizington

G

Gaisgill, Galligill, Gamblesby, Gamelsby, Garlands, Garnett Bridge, Garrigill, Garsdale, Garsdale Head, Garth Row, Garths, Gatebeck, Gatefoot, Gatesgarth, Gawthrop, Gawthwaite, Geltsdale, Gilcrux, Gilsland, Glasson, Glasson, Glassonby, Glassonbybeck, Gleaston, Glencoyne, Glenridding, Goadsbarrow, Goodyhills, Goose Green, Gosforth, Grange Fell, Grange in Borrowdale, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Grassgarth, Grayrigg, Grayson Green, Great Asby, Great Blencow, Great Broughton, Great Clifton, Great Corby, Great Crosthwaite, Great Langdale, Great Musgrave, Great Ormside, Great Orton, Great Salkeld, Great Strickland, Great Urswick, Green Bank, Green Head, Green Quarter, Greengill, Greenhill, Greenholme, Greenodd, Greenrow, Greenwell, Greysouthen, Greystoke, Greystone, Grinsdale, Grisedale, Grizebeck, Grizedale, Grizedale Forest, Gullom Holme

H

Hackthorpe, Haile, Hailforth, Hale, Halfpenny, Hall Dunnerdale, Hall Santon, Hall Waberthwaite, Hallbankgate, Hallbeck, Hallow Bank, Hallthwaites, Haltcliff Bridge, Hampsfield, Hardendale, Haresceugh, Harker, Harker Marsh, Harraby, Harrington, Harriston, Hartley, Hartsop, Hassness, Haverigg, Haverthwaite, Hawcoat, Hawksdale, Hawkshead, Hawkshead Hill, Haws Bank, Hayton, Hayton, Hayton and Mealo, Hazelrigg, Hazelslack, Heads Nook, Heaning, Heathwaite, Heggle Lane, Helbeck, Helvellyn, Helsington, Helton, Hensingham, Hesket, Hesket Newmarket, Hethersgill, Hetherside Heversham, High Bankhill, High Bewaldeth, High Biggins, High Casterton, High Crosby, High Cunsey, High Green, High Harrington, High Hesket, High Hill, High Ireby, High Knipe, High Longthwaite, High Lorton, High Newton, High Oaks, High Rigg, High Row, High Scales, High Side, High Wray, Highbridge, Highlaws, Highmoor, Hill Top, Hilton, Hincaster, Hodbarrow, Hoff, Holborn Hill, Hollins, Holker, Holme, Holme Abbey, Holme East Waver, Holme Low, Holme St Cuthbert, Holmrook, Holmwrangle, Honister Pass, Hopebeck, Hornsby, Houghton, How, Howgate, Howgill, Hubbersty Head, Hugill, Hunsonby, Hurst, Hutton, Hutton End, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Hutton John, Hutton Roof (Eden), Hutton Roof (South Lakeland), Hutton Soil, Hycemoor, Hyton

I

Ings, Ireby, Ireleth, Irthington, Isel, Isle of Walney, Ivegill,

J

Johnby, Jericho

K

Kaber, Keekle, Keisley, Kelbarrow, Keld, Kelleth, Kells, Kelsick, Kendal, Kentmere, Kentrigg, Kents Bank, Kershopefoot, Keswick, Killington, Kilnhill, Kingmoor, Kings Meaburn, Kingside Hill, Kingstown, Kingwater, Kinkry Hill, Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Kirkbampton, Kirkbride, Kirkby-in-Furness, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Thore, Kirkcambeck, Kirkhouse, Kirkland (in Ennerdale), Kirkland (near Penrith), Kirkland Guards, Kirklinton, Kirklinton Middle, Kirkoswald, Kirksanton, Knock, Knowefield

L

Lady Hall, Laithes, Lakes, Lakeside, Lambfoot, Lambrigg, Lamonby, Lamplugh, Lane End, Lanercost, Langdale, Langrigg, Langwathby, Laversdale, Lazonby, Leadgate, Leasgill, Leece, Legburthwaite, Lessonhall, Levens, Lindal-in-Furness, Lindale, Linstock, Little Asby, Little Bampton, Little Blencow, Little Broughton, Little Clifton, Little Corby, Little Crosthwaite, Little Langdale, Little Musgrave, Little Ormside, Little Orton, Little Salkeld, Little Strickland, Little Town, Little Urswick, Littlebeck, Lockhills, Long Marton, Longburgh, Longcroft, Longdales, Longlands, Longpark, Longsleddale, Longsowerby, Longthwaite, Longtown, Low Crosby, Low Harker, Low Hesket, Low Lorton, Low Wood, Lowca, Loweswater, Lowick, Lowther, Lupton

M

Mallerstang, Mansergh, Mansriggs, Martindale, Maryport, Matterdale End, Maughanby, Maulds Meaburn, Mawbray, Meal Bank, Mealsgate, Melkinthorpe, Melmerby, Metal Bridge, Micklethwaite, Middleton, Midgeholme, Milburn, Millom, Milnthorpe, Milton, Mockerkin, Monkhill, Morton, Moor Row, Moresby, Morland, Mosedale, Muncaster, Mungrisdale, Murton

N

Nateby, Natland, Near Sawrey, Nenthall, Nenthead, Nethertown, Nether Wasdale, Newbiggin (Croglin), Newbiggin (Stainton), Newbiggin (Temple Sowerby), Newbiggin-on-Lune, New Cowper, Newby, Newby Bridge, Newby East, Newby West, New Hutton, Newland, Newlands, Newton, Newton Arlosh, Newton Reigny, Newton Rigg, Newtown, North Dykes, North Scale

P

Papcastle, Parsonby, Parton, Patterdale, Pennington, Penrith, Penruddock, Pelutho, Petteril Green, Pica, Piel Island, Plumbland, Plumpton, Ponsonby, Pooley Bridge, Port Carlisle, Portinscale, Preston Patrick

Q

Quality Corner

R

Rampside, Ravenglass, Ravenstonedale, Raughton Head, Renwick, Rickerby, Roanhead, Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe Cross, Roose, Roosebeck, Rosside, Rosthwaite (Allerdale), Rosthwaite (South Lakeland), Roundthwaite, Routenbeck, Rowrah, Ruckcroft, Ruleholme, Rusland, Rydal

S

Sadgill, St Bees, Salkeld Dykes, Salta, Santon Bridge, Satterthwaite, Scaleby, Scalebyhill, Scales (near Ulverston), Scales (near Threlkeld), Scotby, Seascale, Seathwaite (in the Duddon Valley), Seathwaite (in Borrowdale), Seatoller, Seaton, Sedbergh, Sedgwick, Selside, Shap, Shoregill, Siddick, Silecroft, Silloth, Silverband, Skelton, Skelwith Bridge, Skinburness, Skirwith, Skitby, Slack Head, Smardale, Smithfield, Sockbridge, Soulby (near Dacre) Soulby (near Kirkby Stephen), Southwaite, Spark Bridge, Stainton (Eden), Stainton (South Lakeland), Stainton with Adgarley, Stair, Stanah, Stapleton, Staveley, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Stockdalewath, Stone House, Storth, Stub Place, Studholme, Sunderland, Swarthmoor, Swindale, Swinside

T

Tallentire, Talkin, Tarraby, Tarns, Tebay, Temple Sowerby, Thiefside, Thornhill, Thornthwaite, Threapland, Threlkeld, Thursby, Thwaites, Tirril, Todhills, Torpenhow, Torver, Troutbeck (near Penrith), Troutbeck (near Windermere), Troutbeck Bridge

U

Uldale, Ulpha, Ulverston, Underbarrow, Underskiddaw, Unthank (near Dalston), Unthank (near Glassonby), Unthank End, Upper Denton, Upton, Urswick

V

Vickerstown

W

Waberthwaite, Walton, Warcop, Warwick Bridge, Warwick-on-Eden, Wasdale, Wasdale Head, Watchgate, Watendlath, Watermillock, Waverton, Wet Sleddale, Westnewton, Westward, Wetheral, Whale, Whicham, Whitehaven, Wiggonby, Wigton, Wilton, Windermere, Winscales, Winton, Witherslack, Wolsty, Woodend, Woodend, Woodland, Workington, Wreay, Wythburn, Wythop Mill

Y

Yanwath, Yarlside, Yearngill, Yottenfews