#9348040 - 06/22/18 10:52 AM
asphalt sealing?
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furball
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Anyone seal their asphalt driveways? <inb4onlypeasantshaveasphalt>
I've seen some of the neighbours that have a town home do it, and OMG, in those situations, man does it look ugly, i.e. they share a driveway and only one side is sealed.
I see they pretty much just bought a bug tub of the goo, extension pole and a roller, and went at it... with regular painters tape to protect some areas.
An fb ad just popped up with someone offered to do it for double-car garage driveway for only $120 ...
Thots? On whether to seal, and DIY vs pay?
On another note, I always planned on sealing the concrete in the garage, but never got around to it... In the winter, I just place a monster tarp on the floor to reduce the amount of salt/dirt ...
Edited by furball (06/22/18 10:53 AM)
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#9348346 - 06/22/18 09:59 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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hyper-s2k
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An fb ad just popped up with someone offered to do it for double-car garage driveway for only $120 Good Ol' FB creeping I don't know much about asphalt sealing but I question the quality of the product for only $120. But then again maybe the product is only $30 a tub. Is that good, cheap ... I don't know.
I sealed my own driveway once (3 years ago?) and it looked great for about 1-2 years -- but now it's back to what it was before; then again the product did say you're supposed to seal it once every 3 years.
I used the Crappy Tire airport grade sealer (it was on sale) -before that I "prepped" it (as per instruction) by washing my driveway with this driveway detergent [same brand as the sealer] (to get rid of any oil drips and surface contaminants), then sealed each crack with several tubes of liquid tar / caulking type.
Took a couple of days but all the cracks were sealed -- the only thing is the caulking will remain so it looks like you have these flat black worms permanently on your driveway even after the sealant; but so far, no major new cracks appear.
Our house is 20 years old and the previous owner never sealed it once. If I invest to get a new asphalt driveway, I will be doing the sealing thing regularly.
My neighbour went for the $120 special - a couple of Russia guys were going house to house asking if we need a spray - they literally sprayed some shiny black shit on (one coat) and you can still see the existing cracks - a couple of heavy rain storm and their shiny black driveway was back to what it was.
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#9348413 - 06/23/18 10:40 AM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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#9349357 - 06/25/18 02:25 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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furball
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Tar over your side ... then when dried, tar over again with a small brush with "CHEAP FUCK --> "
Edited by furball (06/25/18 02:26 PM)
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#9349605 - 06/25/18 08:26 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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hyper-s2k
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usually do myself, bought the '3 yr sealer bucket' from crappy tire...yeahhhh it barely lasts the 3yrs lol. if u do it yourself get the 5yr at least. is the 7 worth it, eih i dunno.
i see some ghetto companies driving around who will do it for 120 bucks (single driveway) i think it was....looks like spray water down sealer on your driveway lol, as mentioned above.
given you're around the corner from me - i'm pretty sure its the same sketchy russian dudes; i dunno about water down; but they must cut it w/ some chemical that gives off very strong smells. reeks of paint thinner type stench. blech
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#9350387 - 06/26/18 10:36 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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The smell alone makes me not want to do it myself. Pay someone $$ to lessen their life.
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#9352971 - 06/29/18 09:01 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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On another note, I always planned on sealing the concrete in the garage, but never got around to it... In the winter, I just place a monster tarp on the floor to reduce the amount of salt/dirt ...
wtf
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#9353116 - 06/30/18 09:52 AM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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#9353269 - 06/30/18 03:28 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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#9353514 - 07/01/18 01:34 PM
Re: asphalt sealing?
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A2B-Lexus
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On another note, I always planned on sealing the concrete in the garage, but never got around to it... In the winter, I just place a monster tarp on the floor to reduce the amount of salt/dirt ...
On another note, have you tried to do that for your car in the winter? Cut out some slots for windows, you are golden.
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