asphalt (pavement) or Concrete for a driveway
snugems
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Friday, 6th of August 2010 01:22:04 AM
l live in a neighborhood and have off street parking, which is nice to have snugems my own driveway, and l have a fenced in yard there in the front too. Right Registered User now l have these 2 concrete slabs for my driveway, they are about 8 feet Joined: Tuesday, 11th of May 2010, 00:26:23 long each, but l am considering re-doing some of that concrete to make it Posts: 1927 look nicer. l usually pull my car up farther than the concrete extends, so Viewed 9859 times l park about 1/2 on the gravel and 1/2 on the concrete. It would help if it
was wider too.
But my neighbors across the street have put down
asphalt and have a paved driveway and it looks really nice.The price would
probably be about the same to either pave mine like theirs is or to add
and expand my concrete driveway.
Concrete seems like it would
need more maintenance as it would need to be power washed every now and
then.l dont know if Pavement would get hotter than Concrete in the summer,
i've got 2 dogs, but l guess they dont hang out on the slabs that much. />
Which seems like the better investment ?
thanks so much for
everyones advice and ''first hand'' experiences this is really helping. Im
in Maryland, so we do get climate and temperature changes. l live by myself
so really something that will be less work will be better.The concrete now
doesnt look that bad, just needs to be a little longer than it is. l need
to get an estimate to redo my concrete porch as it has cracks and breaks
in it, so l need that fixed and sealed and painted, i'm thinking im going
to get them to take out the old rusted metal stair railing and just build
a wood railing around the edges of the concrete porch and stain that with
a good wood sealer.
Bebe
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Saturday, 7th of August 2010 09:55:49 AM
Concrete only cracks if it is not layed properly. In other Bebe words make sure it is 6'' thick & rebar steal (reinforcing steal) is Registered User layed. This will be strong enough to drive on. No you do not need to Joined: Monday, 24th of May 2010, 13:01:53 pressure wash it. Posts: 914 Asphalt, no way, you have to seal it every few years & yes it can crack Viewed 11824 times & crumble. Look at all the pot holes in the streets. Worse of all the
black tar when hot in the sun will get on ur shoes & be tracted into the
house all the time.
The only things that go wrong with concrete is it wasn't layed
properly, like poured in freezing weather & it freezes & then crumbles.
And no steal like I said before. I have lived with concrete drives in
three houses & wouldn't have it any other way. Good luck
Sexy Pants
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Sunday, 8th of August 2010 03:14:47 AM
My parents have a driveway at the house that they've lived in Sexy Pants for the last 17 years. Half the driveway is concrete & the other half is Registered User asphalt. Maintenance on the asphalt has been a nightmare. It seems like Joined: Thursday, 6th of May 2010, 21:52:45 once a year they have to hire someone to come fill in the cracks & put a Posts: 554 fresh layer of oil/tar over it which then they have to be careful not to Viewed 16824 times track into the house. Aspahlat may look nice initially, but it doesn't
last. I highly recommend going the concrete route. Also, I don't
recommend power washing concrete. I had a few stains on mine that I power
washed & it pitted the concrete.
skeeter :)
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 11:26:37 PM
I work for a commercial asphalt company. Concrete is harder & skeeter :) more expensive with less maintenance. It may crack if you live in a Registered User climate with a cold & hot season because it will expand & contract with Joined: Sunday, 16th of May 2010, 23:30:02 the weather. Asphalt will be cheaper & will need a little more maintnance. Posts: 363 Every couple years cracks will need to be filled with a crack filler but Viewed 11080 times this is something you can pick up at a Home Depot or Lowe is & crack fill
yourself. And yes you will need to seal it every couple years as well.
Sealing can also be done by yourself but is extremely messy! And stinky!
But putting a sealer on it will make it look brand new again! If you go
with the asphalt you might not have to have the concrete removed. Just
depends on the positioning of the concrete & what the areas surrounding it
that will need to accept the new asphalt is made of. Example, if the
concrete is surrounded by gravel they can just lay the asphalt on top of
the concrete & gravel, just will need to be thicker on the gravel areas.
If it is grass they will have to excavate the grass to place gravel to
accept the new asphalt so they might remove the concrete as well. When you
contact a contractor ask them to quote you prices to do it both ways. One
word of advise. If you own a boat or motorcycle do not park it on the
asphalt or use lumber or cinder blocks under the boat is hitch & just do
not park a bike at all! Asphalt is softer than concrete so the small
kickstand or hitch of a boat trailer will sink into the asphalt over time.
And if it is a HOT day the kickstand of a motorcycle will sink quicker.
Good luck!!
cuteness
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 10:38:21 AM
If the cost is about the same, it is just a matter of which you cuteness like better. If you go with asphalt, they might have to take out ur Registered User concrete, so that would be an added demolition expense. Asphalt is not Joined: Sunday, 9th of May 2010, 23:41:34 maintenance free; it needs to have Posts: 570 a coating put down every so often; we do ours about once every 5 years. Viewed 14955 times My hubby saves a pair of old jeans & a pair of old shoes to do the job,
then tosses them before he comes in the house. It is a messy job! We had
someone do it once with a spray on product. Didn't last as long. My
driveway is now 16 years old; still looks good.
ood Luck!
Baby
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 10:12:44 AM
I would go with the concrete. Asphalt will not weather the Baby elements as well as concrete. Concrete will cost you more but it would be Registered User worth the little extra. Good luck. Joined: Thursday, 22nd of April 2010, 00:10:48 Posts: 1262 Viewed 3799 times
Minty Cowgirl
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:20:08 AM
I have a concrete drive way, and it is cracked and parts have Minty Cowgirl raised up and it is a mess. My parents have a blacktop driveway, and Registered User other then needing to reseal it every 3 to 5 years, they have no problems Joined: Thursday, 10th of June 2010, 02:40:57 at all with it, and it is at least 20 years old!! Posts: 1417 Viewed 17457 times
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