Driveway Repair

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[UnlockBliss]

How do you take car of small holes caused from weeds coming through the asphalt (blacktop)? W just got a driveway done 5 months ago by "professional" and the weeds are coming up through the asphalt on the bordering and in some places in the middle of the driveway. Is his normal for a professional job?

[AsktheBuilder]

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[theslinx]

that crack material for the asphalt driveway is useless, it won't last the winter, you need to get a hot rubberized crack repairs, only asphalt contractors have those, the stuff at the stores contains way to much water and is useless.

[AsktheBuilder]

@theslinx I have to disagree. Many of the modern repair products do a fantastic job. Watch my video about patching a crack in Asphalt.

[extremediyer]

I used Quikrete crack sealer for small cracks and concrete patcher for large cracks and holes. They are quite easy to apply and come in gray color. Are these products good enough for residential driveways?

I also want to resurface part of my driveway because of puddling water. What's the best product for that and how can I make the surface sloped away from my house?

Thanks in advance.

[Hobby331]

Simple tube of silicon works great. Not my idea, seen it in a shopping mall parking lot where they had huge cracks everywhere and used just silicon.

[green66vw]

@theslinx you are exactly right. common sence is what it really boils down to.

[theslinx]

Sorry with all due respect, I have been in the business for years doing asphalt repairs and maintenance, any crack sealer you buy in a jug that you can poor, contains a lot of water. Most homeowners don't know that, so if you lay down the crack sealer and then flat it out, on a hot day, the water will evaporate, so you need to add some sealer again. short answer: you will only do a good job with that materiel if you apply a minimum of 3 layers with 2 hours interval of drying time on a hot day.

[oldeskl]

Thanks a lot! Great info.

[AsktheBuilder]

at a hardware store.....