"RobertPatrick" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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The former owner of my house sealed the driveway two years ago. I got
a letter in the mail from the contractor who did the sealing telling
me it's time to reseal. I did notices some small cracks developing in
the asphalt. My question - if an asphalt driveway has been sealed
once does it need to be sealed every two years for the rest of its
life now? I've read online that sealing a driveway actually can
weaken the integrity of the asphalt and is usually only done for
cosmetic reasons. Is there something else I can seal this small
cracks with? The problem with using some tar like product is that my
driveway is somewhat sunbleached now and anything I use to seal the
cracks is going to show - is there some clear product that will seal
the cracks without making them more noticeable?


Why are you so eager to seal the cracks? If its a matter of weed
control, seems like an awfully expensive way to go about it. The
cracks are forming because the ground is shifting under the driveway,
anything you do to seal it will just have to be done again and again
and again. I realize I'm not helping you in the way you would like,
but honestly there are some things I care about and others I just
throw up my hands and say "when it gets so bad that it becomes an
eyesore - I'll tear it up and put in a new one."

That's just my opinion, take it for what its' worth.




If you live where it snows, cracks are not good because of water getting
in
there and freezing and thawing.

Yeah I might be jaded because I live in an area where harsh weather isn't a
big deal - plus my driveway is already shot to hell - so I really don't care
about maintaining it.