On Tue 30 Jun 2009 07:10:18p, Pete C. told us...


Wayne Boatwright wrote:

We live southeast of Phoenix, AZ and presently have no paved driveway.
Our winter temperatures are mild and we get very little percipitation,
however our summer temperatures can easily reach 110-115° F.

Would an asphalt driveway be a very poor choice in this climate?
Frankly, we can't afford a concrete driveway, as the size we need would
run over $10K.

Currently the surface is compacted decomposed granite.

Very poor choice in nearly all climates actually. Save up for the
concrete, anything else is throwing money away. Asphalt will get far too
hot in your climate, deteriorates quickly, requires annual maintenance
and has a significantly shorter life span than concrete even with annual
maintenance.


Thanks for your comments, Pete. We have too many other financial
priorities to ever accumulate 10K in the foreseeable future. Maybe we'll
just stick with our compacted granite, or think about laying down pavers.
At least the latter would not have to be completed all at once.

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Wayne Boatwright
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