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Mum who didn’t want to fork out £5k for a new driveway revamps her tarmac with a £20 paste & it looks brand new

A MUM who didn’t want to fork out thousands of pounds to resurface her driveway revamped her tarmac using a £20 paste and it looks like new. 

Over time, her once-black tarmac had dried and faded, but she was put off by the cost of getting it re-done professionally after being quoted a whopping £5,500. 

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The mum was quoted a staggering £5,500 to redo her driveway

She looked at cheaper ways to spruce it up, and decided to give tarmac restorer a go, which costs less than £20 a bottle. 

The mum shared her transformation to Facebook group , where it’s racked up more than 1,300 likes. 

She said: “Didn't want to spend a lot of money on our drive way so instead of resurfacing we decided to give tarmac restore a go and so glad we did. 

“Costing us around £120 for this area.”

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She used a brush and a large roller to cover the drive, adding: “Bought a large masonry brush and [a] long pile roller with a handle and painted away.

“Some of our tarmac was rough so we used the brush but most went on quite happily with the roller.

“Just use a brush to do the cutting in before you start then go for it with the roller.” 

Instead she picked up some tarmac restorer which costs £20 for a 5 litre bottle
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The mum used a masonry brush and long roller to apply the tarmac restorerCredit: Extreme Couponing and Bargains
Her driveway looks so good the neighbours thought she'd had it redoneCredit: Extreme Couponing and Bargains

The mum added her driveway looks so good, her neighbours thought she’d had it done professionally. 

She added: “In the middle of doing ours too its fab my neighbours thought I'd had new tarmac.”

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After seeing the difference, the mum decided to do the same round the back.

People have praised the incredible transformation, with one person saying: “Gosh this looks brilliant.” 

Another wrote: “Looks amazing. Would never have thought it would work as well as that!”

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A third said: “Looks great makes a massive difference.”

This person thought: “Looks brand new.”

While another added: “Wow! That’s insanely good!”

Thousands of people have liked her post and reckon her drive looks brand new
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