How To Repair Cracks In Asphalt Driveways

May 19th, 2008 | Category: Home Tips

If you own an asphalt driveway in a part of the country that freezes in the winter soon after most likely you have visible cracks in that driveway. Cracks are typically formed as a outcome of the freeze/thaw action and frost heaves. It is critical to repair those cracks in the spring after they seem to help keep those cracks from turning into much larger problems.

Once a pavement cracks it allows water to seep down into the sub-base. The water can thereupon freeze and create even worse frost heaving and additional cracking and failure of the pavement. Sealing cracks in asphalt driveways is a very easy do-it-yourself project that doesn’t require any special tools or knowledge.

Last week I sealed several cracks in my driveway. I used

Latexite 2X Premium Asphalt Crack Filler with pretty good results. The product is really easy to use. First you need to clean out the crack making certain to remove any debris, grass or old crack filler. thereupon you cut the tip on the bottle and fill the crack. They recommend that you slightly overfill the crack to allow for drying shrinkage. The crack filler dried really tough and seems to have filled the cracks well. Hopefully the cracks will stop opening up and the sealer will keep out the additional water and frost heaves.

Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Fratzels)

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