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Posted by on November 9, 2006, 2:17 pm
Proctologically Violated=A9=AE wrote:
> Mebbe quicker/easier: just quickcrete the gap?
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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. T=
he
> >> 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.
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