I agree with you, remember in my first post I stated it depended on how deep and large the existing cracks were already. Obviously you know a bit more about the subject than I do I will admit. David Ferrin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] repairing or replacing asphalt driveway > Well now not all of this is necessarily correct. > > This sort of paving works best where there is a lot of traffic because the > rolling keeps it warm and moving. In colder climates variable contraction > and expansion resulting from heat and cold or from variable ground > moisture can cause small cracks. Weed and other seed, dust, all sorts of > stuff get into those small cracks regardless of the sub-soil and even > small trees can begin to grow in these cracks. The power of this > vegetation is really quite remarkable and will begin expanding cracks or > even breaking up the pavement. > > There is a limit to how large of a crack one can satisfactorily repair > with cold roll or other products and some of the restriction will depend > on the size and weight of the equipment one can bring to bear but it is > not at all unusual for the home owner to back cut cracks in pavement to > produce a reasonably clean edge, scrape out the crack to remove the > vegetation and then to pack in one of any number of commercially available > products intended for the purpose of patching paved driveways. Some stores > have so much of the stuff that they actually sell it. It even comes with > recommended instructions. > > For best outcomes one should get at the damage early to keep the damage > minimal but these patches can last years. > > I think I would be tempted to kill the vegetation with something like > Roundup a couple of days or a week before cleaning and patching to be sure > any long roots are dead before patching over and maybe trickling in a > little oil below the patch to discourage new growth which is probably very > ungreen and not legal, maybe after dark when the blind can often work with > impunity. > > Hope this is helpful Kevin. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Ferrin > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:37 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] repairing or replacing asphalt driveway > > > Ground down to the solid base and possibly completely dug up back filled > in > then freshly compacted. In other words none of us own such massive tools > as > would be required for such a job. > David Ferrin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Doucet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:25 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] repairing or replacing asphalt driveway > > > By ground down you mean totally removed or what? > > > > At 06:29 PM 8/20/2008, you wrote: > > > >>It's not normally in my opinion something that a handyman can fix if > the > >>cracks are deep. The driveway needs to be ground down and resurfaced. > >>David Ferrin > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Kevin Doucet" > >><<mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: > >><<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:56 PM > >>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] repairing or replacing asphalt driveway > >> > >> > > >> >>Hi list, > >> > > >> > > >> > I have places in my asphalt driveway ware grass has grown up and > >> > broken the asphalt. Is this something I can fix or do I need to get > >> > it replaced? > >> > > >> > If replacement is the answer is this cost prohibitive? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Kevin Doucet > >> > <mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > > >> > confuse as says > >> > > >> > Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Send any questions regarding list management to: > >> > > >> > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > To listen to the show archives go to link > >> > > >> > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > >> > Or > >> > > >> > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >> > > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > >> > > >> > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >> > > >> > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > >> > Various > >> > List Members At The Following address: > >> > > >> > <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > >> > > >> > Visit the archives page at the following address > >> > > >> > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > > >> > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > >> > address for more information: > >> > <http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ > >> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy > Man > >> > list just send a blank message to: > >> > > >> > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Groups Links > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >>Internal Virus Database is out of date. > >>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >>Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1585 - Release Date: > >>8/1/2008 6:39 AM > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Kevin Doucet > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > confuse as says > > > > Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1623 - Release Date: 8/20/2008 > 8:12 AM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > >
