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Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway.
There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
wrote: I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it. |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
the driveway moves one way the street another. sadly it cant be fixed
permanetely. the black caulk like stuff is the best, but below freezing it too may crack/ I just seal my driveway every couple years so water cant get in the crack and make it worse....... its like wrinkled skin you can pretty it up but cant do much about the underlying cause:( reportedly hot tar works better but i dont knoiw where to buy it or how to handle it properly, like heating it. some stuff isnt worht worrying about |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
Well for really small cracks, I've used acrylic based asphalt crack filler
with decent results. The Latex based stuff always used to come apart after a thaw cycle. The latex stuff, becomes really hard and then cracks with any shifting. the Acrylic stuff usually maintains some flexibility, so the small movements don't always cause it to crack. For larger cracks, I've used the trowel grade asphalt repair stuff, which is similar to a cement consistency when wet, but dries quite hard after 2 or 3 days if not laid tooo thick. I usually fill in the cracks mid summer, and then in late summer, I will give it 2 coats of a decent top coating.. No, not a $10 bucket of coaltar, something decent. Costs anywhere from $20 to $30 a bucket. I can then usually go 2 or 3 years before needing to do any repairs, but those will be minor anyhow. I'm in Montreal, Canada, and with the amount of salt I use, I'm surprised I don't need to repair my asphalt more often. I wish I could say the same about my Concrete stair case however :( Sometimes, I wonder if I should redo my concrete stairway, and then cover the whole think in a Marine grade Epoxy. How the hell does the concrete in most ports, survive the salt ? :) I am sick of doing Concrete repairs.. -Tony wrote in message ups.com... I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
Jay Chan
I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it. Another trash product was tape my wife bought at Sears. I've been sealing with the 5 gal. can stuff every few years and filling larger cracks with the gallon botttled stuff for years and driveway looks like it is full of cracks after getting wet but has not come apart yet. |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
On 18 Sep 2006 12:53:16 -0700, wrote:
I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan This is what I was told: For larger cracks, use backer rod (it's like stryofoam rope), and use the crack fill that comes in the bottles. I was told to get patching compound that remains flexible. Plus, after you fix all the cracks, then reseal your dryway. Now I have been blessed with a concret drive way in house, but I do remember hearing the stories about the water cooler after the weekend. later, tom @ www.BlankHelp.com |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
z wrote:
wrote: I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it. I don't quite follow you. Have you tried the "heating asphalt rod" technique yet? Any luck and how this goes? Thanks in advance for any more info. Jay Chan |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
MtlSales wrote: I'm in Montreal, Canada, and with the amount of salt I use, I'm surprised I don't need to repair my asphalt more often. I wish I could say the same about my Concrete stair case however :( Sometimes, I wonder if I should redo my concrete stairway, and then cover the whole think in a Marine grade Epoxy. How the hell does the concrete in most ports, survive the salt ? :) I am sick of doing Concrete repairs.. -Tony repair your steps just right wait a couple weeks then apply liberal amount of thompsons water seal. liberal dump on then spread heavily with brush leave dry overnite or a couple days. it will slightly darken the concrete but seal all the poors so water and salt cant get in/ water beads after thompsons drys. it doesnt make the concrete slippery or anything. reapply every 2 or 3 years when you notice water isnt beading anymore... first application will absorb a LOT after that reapplys will be much less. me and some friends did this in pittsburgh it ended the repairs forever:) |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
Yes, you are right those black caulk like stuff will crack after a cold
winter (as mentioned in my original post, I live in northern New Jersey). I tried that, and it didn't work well. I am hoping that hot tar will work, not sure. I will need to ask the maintenance department in where I work to see if they can let me use the heating equipment during the weekend. Jay Chan wrote: the driveway moves one way the street another. sadly it cant be fixed permanetely. the black caulk like stuff is the best, but below freezing it too may crack/ I just seal my driveway every couple years so water cant get in the crack and make it worse....... its like wrinkled skin you can pretty it up but cant do much about the underlying cause:( reportedly hot tar works better but i dont knoiw where to buy it or how to handle it properly, like heating it. some stuff isnt worht worrying about |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
No, I am not about to replace the asphalt driveway with concrete. If I
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Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
Thanks for the suggestion of using acrylic based asphalt crack filler
instead of latex based stuff. I may try this in this fall. Jay Chan MtlSales wrote: Well for really small cracks, I've used acrylic based asphalt crack filler with decent results. The Latex based stuff always used to come apart after a thaw cycle. The latex stuff, becomes really hard and then cracks with any shifting. the Acrylic stuff usually maintains some flexibility, so the small movements don't always cause it to crack. For larger cracks, I've used the trowel grade asphalt repair stuff, which is similar to a cement consistency when wet, but dries quite hard after 2 or 3 days if not laid tooo thick. I usually fill in the cracks mid summer, and then in late summer, I will give it 2 coats of a decent top coating.. No, not a $10 bucket of coaltar, something decent. Costs anywhere from $20 to $30 a bucket. I can then usually go 2 or 3 years before needing to do any repairs, but those will be minor anyhow. I'm in Montreal, Canada, and with the amount of salt I use, I'm surprised I don't need to repair my asphalt more often. I wish I could say the same about my Concrete stair case however :( Sometimes, I wonder if I should redo my concrete stairway, and then cover the whole think in a Marine grade Epoxy. How the hell does the concrete in most ports, survive the salt ? :) I am sick of doing Concrete repairs.. -Tony wrote in message ups.com... I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
Tom The Great wrote: On 18 Sep 2006 12:53:16 -0700, wrote: I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway. There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years. Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's that wonder product? If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to have a good result? Thanks in advance for any info. Jay Chan This is what I was told: For larger cracks, use backer rod (it's like stryofoam rope), and use the crack fill that comes in the bottles. I was told to get patching compound that remains flexible. Plus, after you fix all the cracks, then reseal your dryway. Now I have been blessed with a concret drive way in house, but I do remember hearing the stories about the water cooler after the weekend. later, tom @ www.BlankHelp.com What I need is to find that special patching compound that remains flexible after one cold winter -- and I will be all set. Jay Chan |
Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
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Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
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Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway
z wrote:
wrote: I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it. I don't quite follow you. Have you tried the "heating asphalt rod" technique yet? Any luck and how this goes? Yeah, I not only bought two rolls of the stuff, I even bought a torch. Did a pretty job, but next spring the exact same cracks were in the exact same places, no exception. Sorry to hear this. I think you are referring to asphalt rod product like crackstix that were mentioned in this newsgroup before. I was thinking of giving it a try in large cracks. I guess I will have to reconsider. Jay Chan |
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