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Default drive way in front of garage

On Oct 2, 1:30*pm, Blattus Slafaly
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Phil Again wrote:
On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:33:01 -0700, wrote:


On Oct 1, 5:53 am, moongeegee wrote:
I see some of houses has concrete cement and some of them are led pave
driveway.
which one is better, last longer ? How is the cost? Is concrete cement
cost more or led pave driveway?


Thanks
Jenny
concrete basically needs no maintence, is resistant to gasoline and oil
spills, and lasts longer.


asphalt is far cheaper, but not as good.


however oil leaks dont make nasty looking stains on asphalt


And more important to me, asphalt should be re-sealed every year or so. *
When I had an asphalt drive way this resealing was the most nasty job
around the house. *That tar / sealant will get on your shoes, cloths, and
hands. *


I was told that driveway sealer is a total waste of money and
unnecessary. Just fill in the cracks with crack sealer to keep the
water/ice out of it. When water turns to ice it spreads the crack.

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no, sealing it every year would seem to be a waste, but this driveway
hadn't been sealed for quite a while, and there are quite a few
patches that had gotten to the point where little black colored
gravels were coming loose. sealing fixed that, i'll see if the 25 year
guarantee holds up.