How do I fill drive way cracks?
Question:
Answers:
It all depends on how wide they are and what you will put up with aesthetically. You can fill them with tar, or you can fill them with caulking made specifically for that purpose. If the cracks are larger than 1/4 inch, you should use a foam backer rod that is available wherever you would buy the caulk. Either of these will last much longer than brooming in cement. The cement will just crack again, especially if your climate is subject to freezing and thawing. For wider areas you can use vinyl patching cement, although that will also crack again where the patch meets the old concrete. In either case, make sure you clean the cracks as well as possible, removing all dirt and broken concrete.
I bought a bag of cement (powder), filled the cracks, used a broom to get it into the cracks and them sprinkled it with water.
Concrete - buy concrete filler at hardware store and fill it in
Asphalt - buy a small bag of asphalt patch and then I would reseal the driveway so it will all be the same color.
If it is an asphalt driveway buy asphalt patch then have a new slurry coat put on it. if it is concrete, I use precision grout . they also sell a crack sealer in a tube at ace or homedepot that is like caulking and it is supose to expand and contract with the weather so you wont have to do this again
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/dp_concret...
FOR CONCRETE DRIVEWAY
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/dp_concret...
FOR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY
See if this will help. Its just a matter of buying the right product and using that to fill the gaps and allowing it to dry.
Check it out.
If the cracks are more than an 8th of an inch you should inject an gray expoxy cement (Home Depot) made for this. If its less, than you will cut along the crack with a concrete saw 1'' deep then inject the epoxy, Its not pretty but it wont crack there again
More Related Questions & Answers...