IS it possible for me to fix this myself?

The previous owner of my house was a huge eco-freak, to the point that
he used the driveway as a topsoil production line - he'd just let wood
chips pile up on it and rot, and shovel off the resulting material and
toss it in the yard after it had reached an appropriate state of
decomposition. I guess it worked, I've never seen such nice soil
anywhere. But anyway I cleaned off the soil right by the house, and
also the Virginia creeper and other foliage that was growing in it. The
asphalt was once up against the house, but apparently over the years
it's shrunk/shifted/whatever and now there's about a 3/4" gap. Can I
fill this with rope, tar, etc. and let it go or is this a job for a
professional? Basement is dry (knock on wood) but I don't think I have
French drains and I'm a little worried about runoff water pooling next
to the house.

thanks,

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
IS it possible for me to fix this myself?

The previous owner of my house was a huge eco-freak, to the point that
he used the driveway as a topsoil production line - he'd just let wood
chips pile up on it and rot, and shovel off the resulting material and
toss it in the yard after it had reached an appropriate state of
decomposition. I guess it worked, I've never seen such nice soil
anywhere. But anyway I cleaned off the soil right by the house, and
also the Virginia creeper and other foliage that was growing in it. The
asphalt was once up against the house, but apparently over the years
it's shrunk/shifted/whatever and now there's about a 3/4" gap. Can I
fill this with rope, tar, etc. and let it go or is this a job for a
professional? Basement is dry (knock on wood) but I don't think I have
French drains and I'm a little worried about runoff water pooling next
to the house.

Sure you can do it yourself. The big box stores sell driveway
maintenance materials. Clean the crack well, use sand to control the
joint depth - keep it uniform, then use one of the torch melt crack
fillers. They're auto-level pretty much and they're easy to use. Hit
it with a propane torch and the stuff melts to fill the gap and bond to
the sides of the crack. Should last a good long time.

R

Mebbe quicker/easier: just quickcrete the gap?
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"RicodJour" wrote in message
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Nate Nagel wrote:
IS it possible for me to fix this myself?

The previous owner of my house was a huge eco-freak, to the point that
he used the driveway as a topsoil production line - he'd just let wood
chips pile up on it and rot, and shovel off the resulting material and
toss it in the yard after it had reached an appropriate state of
decomposition. I guess it worked, I've never seen such nice soil
anywhere. But anyway I cleaned off the soil right by the house, and
also the Virginia creeper and other foliage that was growing in it. The
asphalt was once up against the house, but apparently over the years
it's shrunk/shifted/whatever and now there's about a 3/4" gap. Can I
fill this with rope, tar, etc. and let it go or is this a job for a
professional? Basement is dry (knock on wood) but I don't think I have
French drains and I'm a little worried about runoff water pooling next
to the house.

Sure you can do it yourself. The big box stores sell driveway
maintenance materials. Clean the crack well, use sand to control the
joint depth - keep it uniform, then use one of the torch melt crack
fillers. They're auto-level pretty much and they're easy to use. Hit
it with a propane torch and the stuff melts to fill the gap and bond to
the sides of the crack. Should last a good long time.

R

Proctologically Violated©® wrote:
Mebbe quicker/easier: just quickcrete the gap?
--
------
Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY

Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message:
Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican.
Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way*
to Materially Improve Your Family's Life.
The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive!

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all d'numbuhs

"RicodJour" wrote in message
ups.com...
Nate Nagel wrote:
IS it possible for me to fix this myself?

The previous owner of my house was a huge eco-freak, to the point that
he used the driveway as a topsoil production line - he'd just let wood
chips pile up on it and rot, and shovel off the resulting material and
toss it in the yard after it had reached an appropriate state of
decomposition. I guess it worked, I've never seen such nice soil
anywhere. But anyway I cleaned off the soil right by the house, and
also the Virginia creeper and other foliage that was growing in it. The
asphalt was once up against the house, but apparently over the years
it's shrunk/shifted/whatever and now there's about a 3/4" gap. Can I
fill this with rope, tar, etc. and let it go or is this a job for a
professional? Basement is dry (knock on wood) but I don't think I have
French drains and I'm a little worried about runoff water pooling next
to the house.

Sure you can do it yourself. The big box stores sell driveway
maintenance materials. Clean the crack well, use sand to control the
joint depth - keep it uniform, then use one of the torch melt crack
fillers. They're auto-level pretty much and they're easy to use. Hit
it with a propane torch and the stuff melts to fill the gap and bond to
the sides of the crack. Should last a good long time.

R




Check the latexite website. They have a variety of products. For your
application, I would think the type you melt with a torch would be a
good choice, as Rico suggested.