What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

How far from straight is the driveway edge? My first thought would be
to cut it straight. I was looking at doing similar to install a drain
for the driveway. Never got around to doing it, but the plan was to
use one of those cutting disk wheels for a circular saw, together with
a 6 x 6 or whatever, weighted down as a straight edge. IDK if that will
cut it, but I was going to try. For sure you can rent a power saw to
cut it. Then you have a clean line and don't need anything but a little
sand or rock dust between the pavers and driveway. I would think any
kind of filler is going to look like hell.

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3:36:14 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

How far from straight is the driveway edge? My first thought would be
to cut it straight. I was looking at doing similar to install a drain
for the driveway. Never got around to doing it, but the plan was to
use one of those cutting disk wheels for a circular saw, together with
a 6 x 6 or whatever, weighted down as a straight edge. IDK if that will
cut it, but I was going to try. For sure you can rent a power saw to
cut it. Then you have a clean line and don't need anything but a little
sand or rock dust between the pavers and driveway. I would think any
kind of filler is going to look like hell.

Wouldn't the sand or rock dust be considered a filler?

As per the image I posted, to cut the driveway so that it is parallel to
the paver pad would mean cutting from 0" at the road to ~1' (foot) at the
end of the pad. Otherwise, I'd still be left with a wedge to fill in.

In addition, the edge of the asphalt, while not straight, is "finished",
i.e. it was tamped at an angle when installed. I don't know enough about
asphalt to know what will happen if I cut it and leave a raw edge,
especially since it is a parking spot. The edges haven't cracked yet and
I don't want to create bigger problems while trying to make it look nicer.

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

Does crushed granite = decomposed granite?

That might work...might even be able to color match to some extent.

http://www.gardenista.com/posts/hard...mposed-granite

I'll look into it. Thanks!

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:01:06 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

Does crushed granite = decomposed granite?


I _think_ so but cannot say for certain. I've just known it as crushed
- like sand or a bit larger. Installed in ~ 2" layers, moistened -
packed and additional layers repeated. Large areas are done with a gas
operated plate compactor. Small areas done with a hand tamper.

It is also used under artificial grass in landscaping for stability
and drainage of the artificial turf.

http://genrental.com/wp-content/uploads/hand-tamper.jpg

That might work...might even be able to color match to some extent.

http://www.gardenista.com/posts/hard...mposed-granite

I'll look into it. Thanks!

YW

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:33:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

Companies that install artificial / synthetic turf or a nursery would
be places to look for it. Delivery will cost more unless you can haul
it yourself. They will most likely load a trailer for you with a
bobcat. Hopefully you can find the best color for aesthetic appeal.

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 6:11:02 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:33:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

Companies that install artificial / synthetic turf or a nursery would
be places to look for it. Delivery will cost more unless you can haul
it yourself. They will most likely load a trailer for you with a
bobcat. Hopefully you can find the best color for aesthetic appeal.

I'd have to cut the top off of my trailer unless they have a
horizontal bobcat. ;-)

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:33:48 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 6:11:02 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:33:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they get
in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or gravel
since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to stand up to a
snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

Companies that install artificial / synthetic turf or a nursery would
be places to look for it. Delivery will cost more unless you can haul
it yourself. They will most likely load a trailer for you with a
bobcat. Hopefully you can find the best color for aesthetic appeal.

I'd have to cut the top off of my trailer unless they have a
horizontal bobcat. ;-)

In that case they use a Mexican backhoe. I learned to operate them at
a young age.

https://tinyurl.com/62jrofh

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 11:45:55 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:


Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

This is for repairing asphalt. I think that means you first need some
asphalt to repair. And you can't just have it somewhere else, for
that matter.

Thanks for any suggestions.

What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an
asphalt driveway and a paver pad?
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so
in this post.
Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...way_zpsrztpjaa
u.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to
use when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows
grass and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it
looks like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

Can you cut the asphalt back so it's parallel with the pavers, then add a
couple more rows of pavers to fill in the gap? A masonry blade in a
circular saw should do it, or you could rent a gas powered demo saw.

If you can't find matching pavers, maybe you could relocate the outer row
or two to fill the gap. Essentially shifting the paver area towards the
driveway.

Good luck!

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:15:34 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3:36:14 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

How far from straight is the driveway edge? My first thought would be
to cut it straight. I was looking at doing similar to install a drain
for the driveway. Never got around to doing it, but the plan was to
use one of those cutting disk wheels for a circular saw, together with
a 6 x 6 or whatever, weighted down as a straight edge. IDK if that will
cut it, but I was going to try. For sure you can rent a power saw to
cut it. Then you have a clean line and don't need anything but a little
sand or rock dust between the pavers and driveway. I would think any
kind of filler is going to look like hell.

Wouldn't the sand or rock dust be considered a filler?


Sure, you could call it filler, but the point is that with the edge
of the asphalt cut straight, you'd have the pavers come right up to
it evenly, so there would be an insignificant, uniform, 3/8" of sand
there. That's what you're going to have around the pavers anyway so
it will look good.


As per the image I posted, to cut the driveway so that it is parallel to
the paver pad would mean cutting from 0" at the road to ~1' (foot) at the
end of the pad. Otherwise, I'd still be left with a wedge to fill in.



I'd cut it 1' all the way. Or else deal with having to cut and fit
pavers. To make the paver area square, leave an angle area like that
between the pavers and the driveway, IMO is going to look half-assed
no matter what you use as filler, whether it's sand, asphalt patch, etc.



In addition, the edge of the asphalt, while not straight, is "finished",
i.e. it was tamped at an angle when installed. I don't know enough about
asphalt to know what will happen if I cut it and leave a raw edge,
especially since it is a parking spot. The edges haven't cracked yet and
I don't want to create bigger problems while trying to make it look nicer.

All asphalt is tamped. I see plenty of asphalt that meets all kinds of
other surfaces and they just butt it up, roll it, etc. I would think it
would be fine if you cut it off, but properly backfill along that edge
and compact it. If you don't do that right, then I could see the asphalt
crumbling. For street repairs and such, they cut asphalt, put in a pipe
or whatever, then backfill and just put new asphalt in the repaired area
that butts up to the old. But as I said before, I haven't done this, so
IDK for sure and I see your concern.

On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6:41:40 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:15:34 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3:36:14 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

How far from straight is the driveway edge? My first thought would be
to cut it straight. I was looking at doing similar to install a drain
for the driveway. Never got around to doing it, but the plan was to
use one of those cutting disk wheels for a circular saw, together with
a 6 x 6 or whatever, weighted down as a straight edge. IDK if that will
cut it, but I was going to try. For sure you can rent a power saw to
cut it. Then you have a clean line and don't need anything but a little
sand or rock dust between the pavers and driveway. I would think any
kind of filler is going to look like hell.

Wouldn't the sand or rock dust be considered a filler?


Sure, you could call it filler, but the point is that with the edge
of the asphalt cut straight, you'd have the pavers come right up to
it evenly, so there would be an insignificant, uniform, 3/8" of sand
there. That's what you're going to have around the pavers anyway so
it will look good.


As per the image I posted, to cut the driveway so that it is parallel to
the paver pad would mean cutting from 0" at the road to ~1' (foot) at the
end of the pad. Otherwise, I'd still be left with a wedge to fill in.



I'd cut it 1' all the way. Or else deal with having to cut and fit
pavers. To make the paver area square, leave an angle area like that
between the pavers and the driveway, IMO is going to look half-assed
no matter what you use as filler, whether it's sand, asphalt patch, etc.

"I'd cut it 1' all the way."

I believe that you and I are in agreement, although your use of the words
"cut it 1' all the way" could be open to interpretation. If you mean "cut
it *so that it ends up* 1' all the way" then we are on the same page. That
is what a cut of 0" at the road to 1' at the back line of the paver pad
would result in. In other words, to turn the dirt wedge into a rectangle,
I'd need to cut a mirror image wedge out of the asphalt. I assume that
that is what you meant.


In addition, the edge of the asphalt, while not straight, is "finished",
i.e. it was tamped at an angle when installed. I don't know enough about
asphalt to know what will happen if I cut it and leave a raw edge,
especially since it is a parking spot. The edges haven't cracked yet and
I don't want to create bigger problems while trying to make it look nicer.

All asphalt is tamped.

Well, to be completely accurate, some asphalt is tamped and some asphalt
is rolled. They just resurfaced my street by adding 2-3" of asphalt over
the existing asphalt. (how long that will hold up is open for a discussion.)
They rolled the street surface but did not tamp the edges. They left
them rounded where they meet with the lawns (no sidewalks) and driveways.
They then came back and added an apron in our driveways, sloping down
from the new height of the road to our existing driveway surface. They
did tamp the edges of the aprons where appropriate.

Just for clarity, this is what I mean by tamping the edges:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bYOJpJ2oXE

That is what the finished edge of my driveway looks like. Tamped solid so water runs off and the edge is supported.

I see plenty of asphalt that meets all kinds of
other surfaces and they just butt it up, roll it, etc.

Not being an expert, all I can offer is my opinion. Butting hot asphalt
against an existing solid surface, then rolling it and letting it cure
is very different than cutting the edge off of a 15 YO driveway and
exposing the interior aggregate. As you probably know, exposing the
aggregate often sounds the death knell for an asphalt surface. Trust me,
over the years I've swept up buckets of aggregate from the failing road
surface in front of my house. They just kept patching the surface, even
after years of complaints and the town (as recently as last year) telling
us that our road was not on any schedule to be resurfaced. Then, out of the
blue, we get a letter a few weeks ago telling us not to park on the street
because they would be milling the surface in preparation for resurfacing.
They ended up changing their minds and only milled the ends of the street,
simply resurfacing the rest as mentioned earlier.


I would think it
would be fine if you cut it off, but properly backfill along that edge
and compact it. If you don't do that right, then I could see the asphalt
crumbling.

Well, therein lies the problem: The backfill. What would I use to backfill
along the edge? How wide would that backfilled area need to be? In other
words, other than having a straight edge, how would that be any different
than what I have now? The finished edge of the driveway is currently
backfilled with the dirt I am trying to eliminate. Ideally, I would bring
the pavers tight up against the cut edge and they would provide the lateral
support required to keep the edge from cracking. The problem is, if they
don't provide enough support when the vehicles are parked there, I'm
screwed.

Cutting the asphalt will result in an edge that will probably see
"traffic", based on the width of the parking spot. Parking further to the
right would not only be harder to control, but would also result in
blocking part of the main driveway.

For street repairs and such, they cut asphalt, put in a pipe
or whatever, then backfill and just put new asphalt in the repaired area
that butts up to the old. But as I said before, I haven't done this, so
IDK for sure and I see your concern.

Butting new asphalt up against old makes sense because each edge will
support the other. The old will essentially interlock with the new. That
is not going to happen with 2" concrete pavers. My asphalt appears to be
fairly solid along the existing edges, but who knows what will happen if
I cut a 1' strip off of the edge. That is also going to put the edge very
close to where the front wheels of SWMBO's car will end up. That will
certainly add pressure on the cut edge.

I guess I just don't feel that the pavers will offer enough support to
the cut edge of the asphalt which is why I am reluctant to cut it.

On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12:25:03 AM UTC-5, HerHusband wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an
asphalt driveway and a paver pad?
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so
in this post.
Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...way_zpsrztpjaa
u.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to
use when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows
grass and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it
looks like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

Can you cut the asphalt back so it's parallel with the pavers, then add a
couple more rows of pavers to fill in the gap? A masonry blade in a
circular saw should do it, or you could rent a gas powered demo saw.

If you can't find matching pavers, maybe you could relocate the outer row
or two to fill the gap. Essentially shifting the paver area towards the
driveway.

Good luck!

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

See my (long) response to trader_4 cutting the existing asphalt.

On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:05:31 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6:41:40 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:15:34 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3:36:14 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 2:46:04 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an asphalt
driveway and a paver pad?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or so in
this post.

Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrztpjaau.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to use
when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area grows grass
and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step over but it looks
like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

The problem is that the edge of the driveway is not parallel with the
pavers, nor is it even straight. I would prefer to "straighten" the edge
of the driveway to meet the pavers as opposed to cutting the pavers to
fit in the wedge.

Will this type of product work, considering that one side of the area is
asphalt and the other is 2" thick stamped-concrete block pavers?

http://www.amazon.com/Roklin-Flomix-.../dp/B005CRKR54

Thanks for any suggestions.

How far from straight is the driveway edge? My first thought would be
to cut it straight. I was looking at doing similar to install a drain
for the driveway. Never got around to doing it, but the plan was to
use one of those cutting disk wheels for a circular saw, together with
a 6 x 6 or whatever, weighted down as a straight edge. IDK if that will
cut it, but I was going to try. For sure you can rent a power saw to
cut it. Then you have a clean line and don't need anything but a little
sand or rock dust between the pavers and driveway. I would think any
kind of filler is going to look like hell.

Wouldn't the sand or rock dust be considered a filler?


Sure, you could call it filler, but the point is that with the edge
of the asphalt cut straight, you'd have the pavers come right up to
it evenly, so there would be an insignificant, uniform, 3/8" of sand
there. That's what you're going to have around the pavers anyway so
it will look good.


As per the image I posted, to cut the driveway so that it is parallel to
the paver pad would mean cutting from 0" at the road to ~1' (foot) at the
end of the pad. Otherwise, I'd still be left with a wedge to fill in.



I'd cut it 1' all the way. Or else deal with having to cut and fit
pavers. To make the paver area square, leave an angle area like that
between the pavers and the driveway, IMO is going to look half-assed
no matter what you use as filler, whether it's sand, asphalt patch, etc.

"I'd cut it 1' all the way."

I believe that you and I are in agreement, although your use of the words
"cut it 1' all the way" could be open to interpretation. If you mean "cut
it *so that it ends up* 1' all the way" then we are on the same page. That
is what a cut of 0" at the road to 1' at the back line of the paver pad
would result in. In other words, to turn the dirt wedge into a rectangle,
I'd need to cut a mirror image wedge out of the asphalt. I assume that
that is what you meant.


In addition, the edge of the asphalt, while not straight, is "finished",
i.e. it was tamped at an angle when installed. I don't know enough about
asphalt to know what will happen if I cut it and leave a raw edge,
especially since it is a parking spot. The edges haven't cracked yet and
I don't want to create bigger problems while trying to make it look nicer.

All asphalt is tamped.

Well, to be completely accurate, some asphalt is tamped and some asphalt
is rolled. They just resurfaced my street by adding 2-3" of asphalt over
the existing asphalt. (how long that will hold up is open for a discussion.)
They rolled the street surface but did not tamp the edges. They left
them rounded where they meet with the lawns (no sidewalks) and driveways.
They then came back and added an apron in our driveways, sloping down
from the new height of the road to our existing driveway surface. They
did tamp the edges of the aprons where appropriate.

Just for clarity, this is what I mean by tamping the edges:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bYOJpJ2oXE

That is what the finished edge of my driveway looks like. Tamped solid so water runs off and the edge is supported.

I see plenty of asphalt that meets all kinds of
other surfaces and they just butt it up, roll it, etc.

Not being an expert, all I can offer is my opinion. Butting hot asphalt
against an existing solid surface, then rolling it and letting it cure
is very different than cutting the edge off of a 15 YO driveway and
exposing the interior aggregate. As you probably know, exposing the
aggregate often sounds the death knell for an asphalt surface. Trust me,
over the years I've swept up buckets of aggregate from the failing road
surface in front of my house. They just kept patching the surface, even
after years of complaints and the town (as recently as last year) telling
us that our road was not on any schedule to be resurfaced. Then, out of the
blue, we get a letter a few weeks ago telling us not to park on the street
because they would be milling the surface in preparation for resurfacing.
They ended up changing their minds and only milled the ends of the street,
simply resurfacing the rest as mentioned earlier.


I would think it
would be fine if you cut it off, but properly backfill along that edge
and compact it. If you don't do that right, then I could see the asphalt
crumbling.

Well, therein lies the problem: The backfill. What would I use to backfill
along the edge? How wide would that backfilled area need to be? In other
words, other than having a straight edge, how would that be any different
than what I have now? The finished edge of the driveway is currently
backfilled with the dirt I am trying to eliminate. Ideally, I would bring
the pavers tight up against the cut edge and they would provide the lateral
support required to keep the edge from cracking. The problem is, if they
don't provide enough support when the vehicles are parked there, I'm
screwed.


I doubt they are doing anything special at the transition area.
The whole paver area needs to be excavated down to a solid base, eg a gravel
layer and then backfilled with base material and compacted. I'd
just do that right up to the edge of the cut asphalt. Then you do
sand or dust and the pavers.

I see plenty of driveway aprons like this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...bf0d938791.jpg

http://www.all-about-the-house.com/w...aver-Apron.jpg

I doubt they are doing anything special. If it they are, IDK what it
could be because the areas just directly meet. And while I can't say
I've paid real close attention to them, I don't recall seeing any where
the asphalt was failing where they meet.




Cutting the asphalt will result in an edge that will probably see
"traffic", based on the width of the parking spot. Parking further to the
right would not only be harder to control, but would also result in
blocking part of the main driveway.

For street repairs and such, they cut asphalt, put in a pipe
or whatever, then backfill and just put new asphalt in the repaired area
that butts up to the old. But as I said before, I haven't done this, so
IDK for sure and I see your concern.

Butting new asphalt up against old makes sense because each edge will
support the other. The old will essentially interlock with the new. That
is not going to happen with 2" concrete pavers. My asphalt appears to be
fairly solid along the existing edges, but who knows what will happen if
I cut a 1' strip off of the edge. That is also going to put the edge very
close to where the front wheels of SWMBO's car will end up. That will
certainly add pressure on the cut edge.

I guess I just don't feel that the pavers will offer enough support to
the cut edge of the asphalt which is why I am reluctant to cut it.

I see your concern, but there is little sideways force required. A
car driving over it, the force is downward. You just need material
there to keep the base below the the asphalt from somehow coming out.
If you left it open or only filled with soft topsoil, then I can see a problem.
I would think that the pavers and/or the paver base should be able to provide the lateral support to keep anything from moving out. I can't say for sure. But all I can tell you is that I haven't
noticed any kind of special transition areas in the ones I've seen, nor
are they in those examples in the pic, etc.

I believe that you and I are in agreement, although your use of the
words "cut it 1' all the way" could be open to interpretation. If you
mean "cut it *so that it ends up* 1' all the way" then we are on the
same page.

Assuming your pavers run parallel to the asphalt area, I would cut the
asphalt back whatever distance would allow full rows of pavers. That way
you won't have a bunch of cut pavers along the edge.

In other words, if your pavers are 7" wide, cut back 14" so you can fit two
full rows of pavers.

Well, therein lies the problem: The backfill. What would I use to
backfill along the edge?

If you prepare it properly for pavers it shouldn't be an issue. Dig down
about 8", install about 5-6" of 5/8" minus gravel (tamping well after every
2" addition), add your setting sand, screed, install pavers. Sweep in
polymeric sand to lock the pavers together and water it in.

Ideally, I would bring the pavers tight up against the cut
edge and they would provide the lateral support required to keep the
edge from cracking. The problem is, if they don't provide enough
support when the vehicles are parked there, I'm screwed.

Is the existing edge cracking? If not, why would the new edge crack?

If you're really worried about it, remove the pavers and pour a concrete
slab to fill the new space. I would still cut the asphalt back for a
straight edge, but you could leave the current angle if you're not wanting
to mess with the asphalt at all.

Take care,

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12:25:03 AM UTC-5, HerHusband wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between an
asphalt driveway and a paver pad?
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or
so in this post.
Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x 10'
ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...way_zpsrztpjaa
u.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to
use when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area
grows grass and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step
over but it looks like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

Can you cut the asphalt back so it's parallel with the pavers, then
add a couple more rows of pavers to fill in the gap? A masonry blade
in a circular saw should do it, or you could rent a gas powered demo
saw.

If you can't find matching pavers, maybe you could relocate the
outer row or two to fill the gap. Essentially shifting the paver
area towards the driveway.

Good luck!

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

See my (long) response to trader_4 cutting the existing asphalt.

Rather than cut it or fill it with something else, why not back fill it with
some fresh asphalt?

In ,
DerbyDad03 typed:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they
get in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or
gravel since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to
stand up to a snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

I noticed that you wrote that you only need "a couple of cubic yards". But,
I thought that you said the area to be filled is 10 feet long, 1 foot wide
at the bottom, and tapering to 0 inches wide at the top.

If that's correct, that would only be 5 square feet, and even if you made it
1 foot deep (which is too deep, but just for estimating purposes), that
would only be 5 cubic feet. A cubic yard is 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet --
or 27 cubic feet. So, 5 cubic feet would be less than 1/5 of one cubic
yard.

Maybe I am not following all of this correctly, but I just wanted to mention
that in case it helps.

In ,
ChairMan no typed:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12:25:03 AM UTC-5, HerHusband wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between
an asphalt driveway and a paver pad?
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or
so in this post.
Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x
10' ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...way_zpsrztpjaa
u.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to
use when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area
grows grass and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step
over but it looks like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

Can you cut the asphalt back so it's parallel with the pavers, then
add a couple more rows of pavers to fill in the gap? A masonry blade
in a circular saw should do it, or you could rent a gas powered demo
saw.

If you can't find matching pavers, maybe you could relocate the
outer row or two to fill the gap. Essentially shifting the paver
area towards the driveway.

Good luck!

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

See my (long) response to trader_4 cutting the existing asphalt.

Rather than cut it or fill it with something else, why not back fill
it with some fresh asphalt?

I was thinking along the same lines -- basically widening the existing
asphalt driveway to fill the space and meet up with the pavers. I guess the
space would need solid fill underneath and then asphalt on top of that.

On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:20:56 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
In ,
DerbyDad03 typed:
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:52:07 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 13:15:30 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I'm also looking for a solid surface for people to walk on as they
get in or out of a vehicle. The dirt/grass is better then sand or
gravel since it doesn't give, it just looks bad. It also has to
stand up to a snow blower.

Would crushed granite work, compacted solid in layers. Applied, wet,
then packed - repeat? You can drive cars on it, too.

http://www.rcpblock.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/project-dg.jpg

DG with resin sounds interesting. I'll have to see if I can get just
a couple of cubic yards which is all I need.

http://www.landscape-design-advice.c...l#.VjqHSH72DmE

I noticed that you wrote that you only need "a couple of cubic yards". But,
I thought that you said the area to be filled is 10 feet long, 1 foot wide
at the bottom, and tapering to 0 inches wide at the top.

If that's correct, that would only be 5 square feet, and even if you made it
1 foot deep (which is too deep, but just for estimating purposes), that
would only be 5 cubic feet. A cubic yard is 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet --
or 27 cubic feet. So, 5 cubic feet would be less than 1/5 of one cubic
yard.

Maybe I am not following all of this correctly, but I just wanted to mention
that in case it helps.

Did I say yards? Nah, that must of been an interweb anomaly.

The bits must have gotten upsized somewhere along the way. ;-)

On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:28:29 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
In ,
ChairMan no typed:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12:25:03 AM UTC-5, HerHusband wrote:
What product should be used to fill in an odd shaped area between
an asphalt driveway and a paver pad?
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll only use a hundred or
so in this post.
Note the area designated as needing to be filled in. It's a 1' x
10' ragged-on-one-side, straight on the other, tapered wedge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...way_zpsrztpjaa
u.jpg

The paver pad is there to provide a clean, solid area for people to
use when getting in and out of a vehicle. The tapered dirt area
grows grass and weeds, gets muddy, etc. It's easy enough to step
over but it looks like crap and it's hard to keep neat.

Can you cut the asphalt back so it's parallel with the pavers, then
add a couple more rows of pavers to fill in the gap? A masonry blade
in a circular saw should do it, or you could rent a gas powered demo
saw.

If you can't find matching pavers, maybe you could relocate the
outer row or two to fill the gap. Essentially shifting the paver
area towards the driveway.

Good luck!

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

See my (long) response to trader_4 cutting the existing asphalt.

Rather than cut it or fill it with something else, why not back fill
it with some fresh asphalt?

I was thinking along the same lines -- basically widening the existing
asphalt driveway to fill the space and meet up with the pavers. I guess the
space would need solid fill underneath and then asphalt on top of that.

I just looked at a QPR product, which is available at Lowes in 50# bags
for $12:55 per. Home Depot carries a similar Quikrete product for $10.97.

http://qprusa.com/company/installation-instructions/

Per their calculator, a 1' x 10' area would require about 250# per 2"
layer. For $150 I could do a 4" layer.

The only drawback is the video says that you need to use a QPR tamping
tool to compact it. My tamper is generic, so I guess I gotta buy one of
theirs. ;-)