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Last Updated: Monday, May 10th, 2010, Created: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Weather Restrictions: Crack Sealer for Asphalt Driveways

. WEATHER & RENOVATION is a joint project of: CTV.ca and JonEakes.com designed to help you plan home improvement projects around weather restrictions. If you have just been checking the weather for your project on the CTV web site -- welcome to JonEakes.com where you will find all the details for your home improvements. If you started here and are looking for weather restrictions related to home improvements, follow this link to CTV.ca where you can get your local weather forecast together with weather restrictions for specific products  on the bottom of the page.

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Crack sealers and surface sealers are different products -- you fix the cracks first, then if you want, you can apply a surface sealer over the whole driveway. Crack sealers come in various textures, from liquids poured from a bottle, to thick beads gunned from a caulking gun, to rope like ribbons pushed into place. In all cases some preparation is necessary if you want the material to stay put. Choose a material based on the width of the crack: liquid for very narrow cracks, gunned for caulking bead sized cracks and ropes or even compactable asphalt patching material for very large cracks. Each has different temperature restraints so you may have to choose a material based on the season you are working in. You want the filling material to go at least as deep as the crack is wide, so if the crack is shallow, dig it out a bit -- if the crack is bottomless, use foam backer rod to limit the quantity required. Cut away loose asphalt material from the edge. Sweep it thoroughly removing all loose dust and asphalt -- in fact the best prep is to hose and sweep it followed by the use of an air gun to dry it and blow away any dust. Click here for more details on HOW TO FILL CRACKS OR HOLES IN A DRIVEWAY.

Keywords: Asphalt, Caulking, Cracks, Driveway, Joints, Products, Renovation, Rope, Sealer, Weather

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