If your Kitchener-Waterloo home has an asphalt or blacktop driveway, it will almost certainly develop cracks. Tim Carter from AskTheBuilder.com shows how to fill a crack in an asphalt driveway. He fills the crack with an asphalt compound using a caulking gun..
Points worth noting:
- The asphalt must be dry
- Sweep out the crack to remove loose bits of debris
- This technique is for “v” shaped cracks
- The caulking material flows easily when the weather is reasonably warm
- Do not put too much compound in the crack otherwise it will create a mess
He also suggests putting bits of asphalt debris from the driveway itself to help fill larger spots in the crack and give the compound more stength.
Another trick he mentions is to use some asphalt debris found along the side of the blacktop surface and sprinkle it on top of compound so it takes on the colour of the asphalt.
