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| Repair asphalt driveway? My driveway has turned *BAD* during last winter.
This images are representative of how it looks like.
 
The number of small cracks is so high that filling them one by one is unpractical. I can fill the bigger ones though.
Thoughts for fixing it cheap? Something that can be applied and will fill the small cracks? I'm trying to avoid a major expense now, I have plans for a full re-do in few years. |
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 Jack_in_VAPremium
join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
kudos:1 | said by cowboyro:My driveway has turned *BAD* during last winter.
This images are representative of how it looks like.
The number of small cracks is so high that filling them one by one is unpractical. I can fill the bigger ones though.
Thoughts for fixing it cheap? Something that can be applied and will fill the small cracks? I'm trying to avoid a major expense now, I have plans for a full re-do in few years.
Looks like the asphalt has not been sealed allowing water to soak in. IMO you either can live with the cracks or move up your "Full re-do" now. There's nothing you can do at this stage to save it. |
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to cowboyro
Most likely have to fill them one by one until you have them all done. Then have it re-sealed.
»www.lowes.com/cd_How+to+Repair+C···1982095_
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQY820fsOE
There are lots of ways to do it. At work here they drop in some finely ground asphalt that looks like sand then they take a torch to it to heat it up.
Another way:
»www.geocheminc.com/geo_flow.htm |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to Jack_in_VA
said by Jack_in_VA:Looks like the asphalt has not been sealed allowing water to soak in. IMO you either can live with the cracks or move up your "Full re-do" now. There's nothing you can do at this stage to save it. I can't even image how much it'd cost the country if small cracks like this couldn't be repaired and instead needed to be replaced. "Oooo look a 1/10 of an inch crack in the highway. We have to just repave the whole area to fix it!". LOL |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
1 edit | reply to cowboyro
Here's the way they repair the asphalt at work here plus how the entire states repairs all the roads.
"As in most repair efforts, it is widely known that crack fill repair has a limited life to it. The findings in one of the most extensive studies by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that although eventually needing additional repairs, most repairs lasted a minimum of 46 months and some lasted for up to 116 months."
»www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/re···9176.pdf |
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I am looking more for something that will be good for filling small cracks as well (1/8" wide). Manually filling them one by one would be absolutely unpractical. |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| said by cowboyro:I am looking more for something that will be good for filling small cracks as well ( As far as I know you either fill them individually or get something that will resurface the entire driveway while filling the cracks. I'm doing a garage addition so I've been working with 3 asphalt companies on quotes to repair our driveway when they do the new asphalt. The pro's do them individually so while it might seem unpractical they do it for a reason if for no reason other then that's the only practical option. |
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 MsradellP.E.Premium
join:2008-12-25
Louisville, KY
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to cowboyro
In the past when I had an asphalt driveway (have concrete where I live now) I found that if I'd sweep very fine sand across the driveway it will partially fill the cracks. After that I would use a good sealer, sometimes applying 2 coats. It certainly wasn't as good as repaving but held up for several years. If you combine that with using crack filler on the larger ones (after removing the grass) you'll probably be OK for a couple of years. |
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Jack_in_VAPremium
join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
kudos:1 | reply to Draiman
If you look closely the OP's problems are far more than the cracks on highways were the subsurface is much different.
If you also notice I said IMO and if it was mine instead of having a bunch of unsightly amateur crack repairs I would just have it repaved. |
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 Nick_LPremium
join:2003-01-22
Pittsburgh, PA | reply to cowboyro
said by cowboyro:I am looking more for something that will be good for filling small cracks as well. Manually filling them one by one would be absolutely unpractical.
weeds, no intervention at all required on your part. |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to Jack_in_VA
said by Jack_in_VA:If you look closely the OP's problems are far more than the cracks on highways were the subsurface is much different. Your the man if you can diagnose the problem given those 2 very small pictures. I doubt even a professional in the field with 30+ years of experience could do that given those 2 pictures and the few sentences of verbage. You rock! |
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 WarzauPremium
join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
kudos:1 | reply to cowboyro
Try to fill in the larger cracks with sand and then with filler, either gallon self leveling or from caulking gun. Then the finer ones don't bother. When you spread the sealer be generous with the smaller cracks you are supposed to squeegee lightly. But work it into the finer cracks. Then redo the whole drive way with the appropriate pressure on the squeegee. |
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·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to Jack_in_VA
said by Jack_in_VA:If you look closely the OP's problems are far more than the cracks on highways Those are not pics of my driveway, just somewhat similar big cracks.
Mine is a combination between those and this (maybe not THAT bad):
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | Instead of showing pics of other people's problems, take some pics of YOUR driveway and post them. |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| reply to cowboyro
said by cowboyro:said by Jack_in_VA:If you look closely the OP's problems are far more than the cracks on highways Those are not pics of my driveway, just somewhat similar big cracks. Mine is a combination between those and this (maybe not THAT bad): [att=1] Ouch! I can see why you wouldn't want to do them individually now. You should be able to get some kind of top coat that you can resurface the entire driveway with and it will fill in those spots. |
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WarzauPremium
join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
kudos:1 | reply to robbin
Really I thought it was the OP drive way in his first post. The most current one is a very different problem. Alligatoring vs hairline cracks.
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·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to robbin
said by robbin:Instead of showing pics of other people's problems, take some pics of YOUR driveway and post them.
It was raining this morning. It will rain tomorrow too. I plan on buying what I need over the weekend and do it next week. |
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WarzauPremium
join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
kudos:1 | Take a pic when it starts to dry out and cracks are prominent. That way the forum can see the severity of them. |
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 jabarnutLight Years AwayPremium,MVM
join:2005-01-22
Galaxy M31
kudos:2
1 edit | reply to cowboyro
My asphalt driveway isn't in the best of shape either. (Although it's been around a good many years and has endured many a rough New Hampshire winter). That's the big problem when you live in an environment like mine...once water gets in there and it freezes, bigger problems develop.
I've also kept after it the best I can over the years, which involved a lot of time on my hands a knees with various types of crack fillers, and in the cases of larger cracks, I've even bought 5 gallon buckets of actual premixed asphalt, filled the cracks with a small shovel, and used a small sledge hammer to beat it down and pack it in.
After all the cracks are filled (both large and small), then the usual sealer over the entire driveway. Usually turns out pretty good, but again, not without a lot of hard work.
I've seen the town repair cracks just like mentioned in this earlier post by Draiman  :
»Re: Repair asphalt driveway?
And it seems a lot more heavy duty, and the finished job a lot more durable than anything I've tried over the years. Would love to have the equipment to do it that way (standing upright, that is). 
Mine will eventually have to be repaved as well, but the bottom line is, it just takes a lot of monotonous hard work, and yes, filling them one at a time, if necessary. (Ya know, like how do you eat an Elephant?) One bite at a time. 
The important thing of course, is to keep at it before it becomes a major headache that takes several days (or even weeks), to repair.
By the way, my driveway is a little over 200' long if I remember correctly. I think it's about time I show my wife how to repair it. 
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·Verizon FiOS
| reply to Jack_in_VA
said by Jack_in_VA:If you look closely the OP's problems are far more than the cracks on highways were the subsurface is much different. If only those were the actual pictures of the OP's problems huh? |
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