Can You Put Asphalt Over A Cracked Concrete Driveway?
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone has ever gone over an existing concrete driveway that is cracked, but not crumbling w/ asphalt? This is a home I will be rehabbing & putting up for sale. I think it is cracked enough to make a buyer cringe, but the rest of the house will be nicely remodeled. Maybe I should just leave it alone & let buyer worry about it?
Any input greatly appreciated.
Swany
how big is the driveway? what about patching with concrete fill and painting?
I have a hard time thinking of a crack big enough for me to want to spend the money on a top layer of asphault. You might be overthinking this one.
I have replaced sections of cracked up driveway--the problem was they originally used no steel rebar or wire--with concrete and once with asphalt.
Both systems work. Asphalt is much less expensive and does not require removal of the old driveway. If you could find a way to color the asphalt driveway any other color than black. Any suggestions??
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Thank you for the replies:
Bgross the driveway is about 70 feet long & has quite a bit of cracks in it. I am definetly not going to replace it with new concrete, but if going over it with asphalt is fairly reasonable then I would do that. One section has dropped slightly, maybe 1/2 of an inch. I know what you mean by filling the cracks, but what do you mean by painting it?
Thanks again for the advice
All can get at the big box stores.
Cheap way is to patch cracks and paint. They sell concrete stain which is really a paint. Get color like new concrete so you have to look at it good to see that it is cheap paint.
Next is concrete resurfacer. Is like an expoxy concrete that goes on with a squegee at about 1/8" thick. I use a soft push broom to leave a slight non slip www.texture.Comes in a bag that you mix with water. Will make it look like new concrete and seems to hold up real well. But I have only used on small jobs like porches and sidewalks. Not designed for more than 1/8 thick so the 1/2" drop could be a problem. So could use vinyl concrete patcher to fix this then go over all with resurfacer. Not cheap but a lot cheaper than asphalt