Driveway cracks
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How to tell after scraping some off from a small area?
How to find out if the base is stable?
The asphalt looks flat. No ruts that result from cars sitting on the surface. No curling at the edges.
How often did you seal it?
Call in a few contractors and get their take on the situation.
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It don't look settled, or failing...
If it stays that way year round, have it repaved...
How to repair it now?
Do I first fill the cracks with crack filler?
After at least one day, then I put on the driveway sealer in one direction.
After at least one day, then I put on the second layer of driveway sealer in a perpendicular direction so as to cover all the cracks.
I live in Ontario, Canada. Our winter has a lot of snow.
I put on the driveway sealer about every 2 years.
Is that a reasonable frequency?
The application brushes have a screed on one side. You brush on the sealer, then screed off the excess.
My son said he has never heard of someone using a scarifier to fix that issue (not saying it couldnt be done that way) but usually at that point a new drive is installed. He suggested contacting some local to your area to see what they suggest doing. Also he said that you can have someone come and sealcoat your driveway for about the same if not cheaper then the materials cost to buy to do it yourself (his company charges ~$.10/sqft for residential).
His company has a big tanker truck (500 gallon) that has the sealer mix (which has latex and sand in it) then they pump it on to the driveway and spread it out (from nearest to the house to the street) with a 3ft wide broom. He said they dont use a squeegee after brooming it on.
I just had my 4600sqft drive done by his company and it took their 3 man crew 30 minutes to weed eat all the edges, blow the driveway and apply the sealer. After that I will never do it myself again!
His company has a big tanker truck (500 gallon) that has the sealer mix (which has latex and sand in it) then they pump it on to the driveway and spread it out (from nearest to the house to the street) with a 3ft wide broom. He said they dont use a squeegee after brooming it on.
I just had my 4600sqft drive done by his company and it took their 3 man crew 30 minutes to weed eat all the edges, blow the driveway and apply the sealer. After that I will never do it myself again!
I don't see how removing a build up of sealer would equate to having a new driveway put in.
Should the build up of sealer be removed first before new sealer be applied?
See post#10
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It's Asphalt.........
But then again....I wouldn't have an asphalt driveway....
So....my contribution would be...rip up the asphalt and put in a real driveway made of concrete......then in 5 years you ask us about the concrete cracks....which will be a lot smaller.....
On a side note.....that actually does not look that bad....has kind of a neat 'patena' look to it.
William, the driveway is asphalt. Try to make your posts relevant to the topic at hand.
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Ayuh,.... Same on this side of the creek,...
Asphalt gives with the changes in weather,..
Concrete heaves, cracks, 'n breaks up...
The driveway in this thread needs an overlay, or replacement...
It's already been Waayyy over sealcoated...
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