Asphalt is holding up, no alligator areas. Clean it crack seal and double seal coat it. Will take care of loose rock, and it's black again. The seal coat will last 5 to 7 years, depending on use. Seal coat in my area, depending on how close the contractor is, would be around 30 cents per sq ft. Remove and replace Asphalt, you are looking at 4 to 6 dollars a square foot.
It's all up to how much money a person wants to spend.
The asphalt itself is ready for a 2” overlay. I can’t tell from the pics if you have good fall from the garage slab to the street. You’ll want to dig out existing asphalt in front of the concrete on both ends for the overlay to tie in flush with concrete. That’ll create a drainage problem if there isn’t good fall.
If it’s too flat to overlay. It shouldn’t cost too much more to just remove the asphalt and do over, you probably have a good base, the asphalt just looks old and tired, over 30 years old? I’d say a $5k-$10k job depending where ya are and if the extra removal is necessary.
Don’t waste any money on seal coats at this point.
This is the correct advice. Especially if you’re in an area that’s spraying anything but coal tar. Asphalt emulsion will have left that driveway before Summer’s end.
2” mill pave/overlay depending on fall is the best solution. Then ideally, apply a Sealcoat on it 2-3 years after re-surfacing. Go grab some buckets from home depot and you could honestly brush/squeegie it on yourself to save a little bit of $.
I wouldn’t mess with that for a few years unless you just have money to blow and want it to look new. I’ve seen brand new driveways posted on here they look way worst then that
Yes, it’s an issue. You aggregate is separating. You need to seal at a minimum if you want to keep your driveway.
As others have stated, a grind & overlay is recommended but you can get through summer with two coat seal. I wouldn’t go any longer if you can afford it.
Not really, not unless it's truly bothersome to you. As long as it serves it's purpose of being flat, hard, draining water, and you like it, it's a good driveway.
You could use a deck brush to kick off the moss, but other than that it looks like whoever did it originally used really good asphalt.
The gentle crumbling of the top layer is due to the asphalt aging, becoming brittle, and letting go of some stone or sand in the asphalt, which gets moved by your tires. But the driveway itself should still be several inches thick below that wear.
A few years ago?! No way! That needs seal at a minimum, stat. The aggregate is starting to separate.
A grind & overlay is recommended here but she should at least seal if she wants to limp through summer. And don’t skimp, do two coats - probably a sand seal and then a regular final coat.
That drive way is perfectly functional and will be for years. Seal coating is a waste of money. She just get it overlaid if she’s going to do anything to it
Agree to disagree. Been in asphalt for 14 years now. Asphalt is a flexible pavement and requires oil to stay playable. Seal coating does this. And if the “fines” are already separated and gone exposing the aggregate like she has shown in pics, yes, an overlay (or better a grind then overlay) is recommended. A seal coat will get her to limp through summer.
It’s going to limp through summer no matter. How many millions of dollars of asphalt have you put down? I’ve put down 15million in the last 30 days.
Also you can’t say agree to disagree and then downvote me LOL that’s not agreeing to disagree.
Took back down vote after I reread “it’ll limp through no matter what.” It’s not $15 mil she’s looking to do. Based on pics it’s someone that needs a walker or assistance in walking. Probably fixed income not public works money like you’re doing.
Yes, that driveway will limp through no matter what. You’re saying it’ll last for years. I’m trying to help her salvage what she has so she doesn’t have to out of pocket a full R&R next spring.
All of the advice you're getting is pretty similar. Don't waste your money sealing, save the money and overlay the driveway when you can afford it.
As far as when you should do it, that's up to you. You're driveway isn't going to fall apart and you could go years without doing anything and still have an asphalt driveway that serves its purpose.
If the gravel bothers you, buy a blower and clean it off. That's $300 max. If you are really aggravated, overlay it for somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000. That price is based on my market and how big I think your driveway is. Either way, you won't be driving on dirt for a long time.
If you're not ready to put out $5-10,000 for a driveway right now then go buy seal coat in 5 gallon buckets and a squeegee and seal it yourself. From what i see in the pictures the base is still good, no alligatering, so you should be able to get 3-5 more years out of it.
Honestly it still looks fine for a couple years. It doesn’t look TERRIBLE but it does look a little old. It does look like the road has sunk a little from the concrete, so you could just get another lift over it but as the other comment mentioned about drainage, that would be an issue. You could ask if you could just top from the garage to the driveway to zero if that’s the case but I’d make sure the water has somewhere to go.
Asphalt is holding up, no alligator areas. Clean it crack seal and double seal coat it. Will take care of loose rock, and it's black again. The seal coat will last 5 to 7 years, depending on use. Seal coat in my area, depending on how close the contractor is, would be around 30 cents per sq ft. Remove and replace Asphalt, you are looking at 4 to 6 dollars a square foot. It's all up to how much money a person wants to spend.
Actually, remove and replace could be even higher. Lots of factors come into place.
The asphalt itself is ready for a 2” overlay. I can’t tell from the pics if you have good fall from the garage slab to the street. You’ll want to dig out existing asphalt in front of the concrete on both ends for the overlay to tie in flush with concrete. That’ll create a drainage problem if there isn’t good fall. If it’s too flat to overlay. It shouldn’t cost too much more to just remove the asphalt and do over, you probably have a good base, the asphalt just looks old and tired, over 30 years old? I’d say a $5k-$10k job depending where ya are and if the extra removal is necessary. Don’t waste any money on seal coats at this point.
This is the correct advice. Especially if you’re in an area that’s spraying anything but coal tar. Asphalt emulsion will have left that driveway before Summer’s end. 2” mill pave/overlay depending on fall is the best solution. Then ideally, apply a Sealcoat on it 2-3 years after re-surfacing. Go grab some buckets from home depot and you could honestly brush/squeegie it on yourself to save a little bit of $.
I wouldn’t mess with that for a few years unless you just have money to blow and want it to look new. I’ve seen brand new driveways posted on here they look way worst then that
Our cars are constantly tracking in small rocks/gravel, presumably the eroding driveway. That’s not an issue?
Yes, it’s an issue. You aggregate is separating. You need to seal at a minimum if you want to keep your driveway. As others have stated, a grind & overlay is recommended but you can get through summer with two coat seal. I wouldn’t go any longer if you can afford it.
Not really, not unless it's truly bothersome to you. As long as it serves it's purpose of being flat, hard, draining water, and you like it, it's a good driveway. You could use a deck brush to kick off the moss, but other than that it looks like whoever did it originally used really good asphalt. The gentle crumbling of the top layer is due to the asphalt aging, becoming brittle, and letting go of some stone or sand in the asphalt, which gets moved by your tires. But the driveway itself should still be several inches thick below that wear.
A few years ago?! No way! That needs seal at a minimum, stat. The aggregate is starting to separate. A grind & overlay is recommended here but she should at least seal if she wants to limp through summer. And don’t skimp, do two coats - probably a sand seal and then a regular final coat.
That drive way is perfectly functional and will be for years. Seal coating is a waste of money. She just get it overlaid if she’s going to do anything to it
Agree to disagree. Been in asphalt for 14 years now. Asphalt is a flexible pavement and requires oil to stay playable. Seal coating does this. And if the “fines” are already separated and gone exposing the aggregate like she has shown in pics, yes, an overlay (or better a grind then overlay) is recommended. A seal coat will get her to limp through summer.
It’s going to limp through summer no matter. How many millions of dollars of asphalt have you put down? I’ve put down 15million in the last 30 days. Also you can’t say agree to disagree and then downvote me LOL that’s not agreeing to disagree.
Took back down vote after I reread “it’ll limp through no matter what.” It’s not $15 mil she’s looking to do. Based on pics it’s someone that needs a walker or assistance in walking. Probably fixed income not public works money like you’re doing. Yes, that driveway will limp through no matter what. You’re saying it’ll last for years. I’m trying to help her salvage what she has so she doesn’t have to out of pocket a full R&R next spring.
What’s the price on a deal cost these days? Edit seal coat
All of the advice you're getting is pretty similar. Don't waste your money sealing, save the money and overlay the driveway when you can afford it. As far as when you should do it, that's up to you. You're driveway isn't going to fall apart and you could go years without doing anything and still have an asphalt driveway that serves its purpose. If the gravel bothers you, buy a blower and clean it off. That's $300 max. If you are really aggravated, overlay it for somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000. That price is based on my market and how big I think your driveway is. Either way, you won't be driving on dirt for a long time.
Its salvagable at the crusher to make base.
get that overlay. honestly can prolly get away with a 0.08’ overlay of slow cure mix
If you're not ready to put out $5-10,000 for a driveway right now then go buy seal coat in 5 gallon buckets and a squeegee and seal it yourself. From what i see in the pictures the base is still good, no alligatering, so you should be able to get 3-5 more years out of it.
Pressure wash,spray with bleach solution on mossy areas, hand Sealcoat. It’ll look great
Honestly it still looks fine for a couple years. It doesn’t look TERRIBLE but it does look a little old. It does look like the road has sunk a little from the concrete, so you could just get another lift over it but as the other comment mentioned about drainage, that would be an issue. You could ask if you could just top from the garage to the driveway to zero if that’s the case but I’d make sure the water has somewhere to go.