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Repair Cracks in Asphalt Driveway jaykchan 09-18-2006
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Posted by Frank on September 18, 2006, 7:46 pm
> > Jay Chan
>
> I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes
> that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the
> cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it.

Another trash product was tape my wife bought at Sears. I've been
sealing with the 5 gal. can stuff every few years and filling larger
cracks with the gallon botttled stuff for years and driveway looks like
it is full of cracks after getting wet but has not come apart yet.


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Posted by on September 19, 2006, 12:24 pm
z wrote:
> jaykc...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway.
> > There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt
> > driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried
> > driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a
> > bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over
> > the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years.
> > Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live
> > in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks
> > that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's
> > that wonder product?
> >
> > If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should
> > hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should
> > hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to
> > have a good result?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any info.
> >
> > Jay Chan
>
> I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes
> that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the
> cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it.

I don't quite follow you. Have you tried the "heating asphalt rod"
technique yet? Any luck and how this goes?

Thanks in advance for any more info.

Jay Chan


Posted by z on September 19, 2006, 1:55 pm

jaykchan@hotmail.com wrote:

> > I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes
> > that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the
> > cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it.
>
> I don't quite follow you. Have you tried the "heating asphalt rod"
> technique yet? Any luck and how this goes?

Yeah, I not only bought two rolls of the stuff, I even bought a torch.
Did a pretty job, but next spring the exact same cracks were in the
exact same places, no exception.


Posted by on September 20, 2006, 7:09 pm
z wrote:
> jaykchan@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > > I got all industrious and got some of the asphalt ropy stuff from Lowes
> > > that you heat up with a torch to fill the crack, and filled in all the
> > > cracks in my driveway last fall. Don't bother trying it.
> >
> > I don't quite follow you. Have you tried the "heating asphalt rod"
> > technique yet? Any luck and how this goes?
>
> Yeah, I not only bought two rolls of the stuff, I even bought a torch.
> Did a pretty job, but next spring the exact same cracks were in the
> exact same places, no exception.

Sorry to hear this. I think you are referring to asphalt rod product
like crackstix that were mentioned in this newsgroup before. I was
thinking of giving it a try in large cracks. I guess I will have to
reconsider.

Jay Chan


Posted by on September 18, 2006, 4:13 pm
thicker concrete is the wonder solution, mine was 12" thick and I had
no cracks, but the contractor was concerned about large trucks using my
driveway to turn around.

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jaykchan@hotmail.com wrote:
> I need info on a good way to repair cracks on an asphalt driveway.
> There are numerous 1/4" cracks and hairline cracks on the asphalt
> driveway in the area where the driveway meets the street. I have tried
> driveway patching material (comes in a bucket) and sealant (comes in a
> bottle or in a tube), and I have also put driveway sealing paint over
> the driveway. And I have done this twice during the past 5 years.
> Noon work. The cracks will come right back after a cold winter (I live
> in northern New Jersey). I need to find a good way to repair cracks
> that the cracked can stay fixed for at least two years or more. What's
> that wonder product?
>
> If there is no DIY solution available, please tell me whether I should
> hire a contractor to do this, and what type of contractor I should
> hire. What kind of method or product should I expect him to use to
> have a good result?
>
> Thanks in advance for any info.
>
> Jay Chan


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