Answers to Your Driveway Questions
Answers to members' questions about driveways, carports and sidewalks. Concrete actually reaches its functional full strength in 28 days. The roundup will kill the growth. The asphalt must be thin to already have cracked enough for plants to ... [... more]
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Keep it Clean
If the cracks in your driveway are starting to taking over, it's time to make repairs. This article discusses necessary steps that will help you repair your drivewat and how to prevent future cracks from forming. An asphalt driveway has a number ... [... more]
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How to Maintain an Asphalt Driveway
Tips and steps for repairing driveway cracks and holes, and sealing your driveway. Materials available for asphalt driveway maintenance include emulsified liquids, plastic fillers and solid cold-patches. For a complete driveway rejuvenation, you ... [... more]
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How to Use a Power Washer
The following explains how, when and for what purposes a power washer is a good tool to use. With the combination of spring thaws, summer's heat, and fall's musty weather, our homes can collect a grimy cocktail of dirt and mildew along the vinyl ... [... more]
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Repairing and Resealing Your Asphalt Driveway
Learn how to make simple repairs to an asphalt driveway, and when and how your driveway should be re-sealed. Many of us don't even think about it, but driveways, just like everything else around the house, do need to be maintained. In the U.S., ... [... more]
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How to Repair and Seal Your Asphalt Driveway
So often when we think of home repair, we focus on areas inside the house first. Then we shift our attention to the exterior portions of the house, often forgetting that the driveway is an extension of the home. I know from experience that this ... [... more]
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Pouring a Concrete Walkway 1 - Intro and Materials
The first in a five-part series on how to pour your own concrete walkway. Millions of people from all walks of life are re-discovering the joy that comes from working on and maintaining their own homes. With the rising cost of contract labor and ... [... more]
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Pouring a Concrete Walkway 2 - Preparation
The second in a five-part series on how to pour your own concrete walkway. Now that you have all your materials gathered and you have a plan of what you are going to do, it's time to begin the actual labor. Before you mix any concrete, it is ... [... more]
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Pouring a Concrete Walkway 3 - Mixing and Pouring
The third in a five-part series on how to pour your own concrete walkway. There are traditionalists out there who, when you ask for advice, insist that you must mix your concrete from scratch. You will see them slaving away over a mixer with a ... [... more]
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Pouring a Concrete Walkway 4 - Screeding and Finishing
The fourth in a five-part series on how to pour your own concrete walkway. At this point you now have a wooden box filled with wet concrete that looks nothing like a walkway. Relax. Getting the finish product that you desire is just a few steps away. [... more]
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Tips for Paving an Asphalt Driveway
Here's what you can expect if you are planning to have an asphalt driveway installed. Paving a driveway has a number of important benefits, including better parking, greater curb appeal and the ability to keep the exterior of the home in tip top ... [... more]
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Fixing Potholes in Gravel and Dirt Driveways
Steps you can take to fix up potholes in your dirt or gravel driveway, and how to keep them from coming back. A driveway should be a safe place for your car to rest and your friends to park, not an obstacle course or a danger zone. If your ... [... more]
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