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aemeijers

On 5/28/2011 2:56 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 28 May 2011 04:44:31 -0700 (PDT), bob
wrote:

On May 27, 9:46Â am, Tony wrote:
This is not a do it yourself job, it's 1/10 mile long with a big parking
area up top. Â Everyone seems to use this emulsion that goes right on the
freshly washed and still wet blacktop. Â Guy in town who has the good
name and referrals uses it too, said there is also sand in it. Â I'm
waiting for an estimate.

What ever happened to tar and chip/oil and chip? Â It's still done on
some roads so I'd think it's good. Â Is it more costly? Â My drive is
about 7 or 8 years old and I'm told I'm overdue for a coating. Â It does
have a few cracks but for the most part I've filled them with the same
tar used to waterproof below grade basement walls. Â Seems to work well
and I added layers of sand when the crack didn't want to fill up.

So what's the best and most cost effective process to keep my driveway
in good condition?

Tar and chip is for surfaces that have failed, and property owner is
attemting to get a few more years from whats left....

so seal your cracks clean surface extra perfect and seal...

Actually, tar and chip is "macadam" and is a separate type of pavement
- it is totally different than hot-pour asphalt pavement.

Tar and chip on top of asphalt doesn't work terribly well. Nor does
"cold patch"

On the few country 2-laners the county bothers to maintain around here,
'chip seal', aka tar and chip, is how they maintain them. Each road gets
done maybe every 4th or 5th year. Of course, this being a broke salt
country state, they have severe road budget problems, especially after a
snowy winter, and many of the lesser-used roads are being reverted to
gravel. Civilization- it was nice while it lasted.

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