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Posted by MarkL on May 3, 2007, 5:25 pm
> This is our first home and we have an asphalt driveway, to me it looks OK,
> but does seem to have lost its sheen over the past two years. I see driveway
> coating at the big box stores.
> So my question is:
>
> When do I need to retop the drive
> Why would I have to do this
> What is the best way to do this
>
> Thanks for any answers
>
> Searcher
I found that I could hire someone cheaper than I could buy the
materials. They come with a tank truck that drives down the driveway
spraying the sealer on and a couple guys walk behind it. They were
gone in 30 minutes. They also sand the larger cracks.
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Posted by Shopdog on May 3, 2007, 7:12 pm
I have read about those guys, what I have heard is that the "spray" they use
(in some cases) is nothing more then oil and tar. Having it done that way
just makes you have to do it again the next year. Now, I know this IS NOT in
all cases, but I being the handy type want to do it myself anyway.
Have you ever tried using the HD website, I typed in Driveway sealer /
Driveway coating etc and what comes up say "your search turned up no
results"
That is the worst web design I have ever been too
Search
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Posted by Nate Nagel on May 3, 2007, 8:39 pm
Shopdog wrote:
> I have read about those guys, what I have heard is that the "spray" they use
> (in some cases) is nothing more then oil and tar. Having it done that way
> just makes you have to do it again the next year. Now, I know this IS NOT in
> all cases, but I being the handy type want to do it myself anyway.
>
> Have you ever tried using the HD website, I typed in Driveway sealer /
> Driveway coating etc and what comes up say "your search turned up no
> results"
> That is the worst web design I have ever been too
>
>
> Search
>
>
Heh, oddly enough I was just there a few minutes ago looking for the
same stuff. I'm about to try to patch/seal my own driveway, to stave
off the inevitable repaving (it's at least 20 years old at a minimum,
but in surprisingly OK shape except for two bad areas.) I share your
opinion of the web site; I find it worthless (and I don't particularly
like the store either, but it's close by.)
So....
anyone got any opinions on the various products available? What does HD
sell, anyway? It appears that Lowe's sells "Black Jack" brand products,
how does that stack up against whatever it is that HD sells? I've found
a couple favorable mentions of a "Henry" brand sealer online but don't
see anywhere to buy it?
thanks,
nate
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Posted by mm on May 4, 2007, 3:46 pm
>I have read about those guys, what I have heard is that the "spray" they use
>(in some cases) is nothing more then oil and tar. Having it done that way
>just makes you have to do it again the next year. Now, I know this IS NOT in
>all cases, but I being the handy type want to do it myself anyway.
>
>Have you ever tried using the HD website, I typed in Driveway sealer /
>Driveway coating etc and what comes up say "your search turned up no
>results"
>That is the worst web design I have ever been too
It's quite unbelievable how bad it is. I wouldn't know how to write a
search program as bad as theirs is. Have to go to a special school.
Lowe's is bad too. Maybe it's a competition.
>
>Search
>
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Posted by on May 4, 2007, 9:23 am
>> This is our first home and we have an asphalt driveway, to me it looks
>> OK,
>> but does seem to have lost its sheen over the past two years. I see
>> driveway
>> coating at the big box stores.
>> So my question is:
>>
>> When do I need to retop the drive
>> Why would I have to do this
>> What is the best way to do this
>>
>> Thanks for any answers
>>
>> Searcher
>
> I found that I could hire someone cheaper than I could buy the
> materials. They come with a tank truck that drives down the driveway
> spraying the sealer on and a couple guys walk behind it. They were
> gone in 30 minutes. They also sand the larger cracks.
>
Really? Wow. I hope you didn't get taken by "travelers" painting driveways
(a la "The Riches"). Around here, the lowest estimate I could get was $900
for my sealing driveway, and the materials only cost me $150. It took me
nearly 2 days to do it (wide, long driveway), but I was getting MUCH faster
by the end, both at mixing up the mess and applying it. I'm sure I can do it
in one day next time. That didn't include the time spent patching the cracks
the previous week, but that only took about an hour.
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