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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL

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Re: Someday An Asphalt Driveway?

said by AZinOH:

Before I ask a professional for an estimate, any ideas if this is a $2K job...$5K...or more?

All driveways are not created equal. One of the factors that affect driveway durability is the thickness and quality of the Asphalt. Make sure the contractor specifies the above parameters. My parents had a driveway paved with Asphalt, unfortunately it started to break up after about three years because the contractor used to thin a layer of low quality Asphalt.
AZinOH
join:2007-04-25
Swanton, OH

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What is a desirable level of thickness? What makes one asphalt high quality and another low quality?

flibby3655
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join:2004-12-19
Lompoc, CA

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A lot of good info here »www.asphaltpavement.org/ ··· emid=489
66860111 (banned)
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said by Mr Matt:

said by AZinOH:

Before I ask a professional for an estimate, any ideas if this is a $2K job...$5K...or more?

All driveways are not created equal. One of the factors that affect driveway durability is the thickness and quality of the Asphalt. Make sure the contractor specifies the above parameters. My parents had a driveway paved with Asphalt, unfortunately it started to break up after about three years because the contractor used to thin a layer of low quality Asphalt.

Asphalt is asphalt. That said the thickness and base layer vary from no base layer and a thin top coat as your parents got to a 3" base with a 2" top layer which is what I got.

John Galt6
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Happy Camp

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said by 66860111:

Asphalt is asphalt.

Not even close to being true...there are many grades.
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said by John Galt6:

said by 66860111:

Asphalt is asphalt.

Not even close to being true...there are many grades.

Links? References? I'm from Missouri the show me state.
nyrrule27
join:2007-12-06
Howell, NJ

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Asphalt isn't asphLt. Just look at racetracks that have been recently repaved. It's not the same shit they use on streets

John Galt6
Forward, March
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Happy Camp

2 recommendations

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»www.asphaltpavement.org/ ··· ndex.php

Here's one with pictures

»www.state.nj.us/transpor ··· 0709.pdf

If you need a few hundred more references, lemme know.
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said by John Galt6:

»www.asphaltpavement.org/ ··· ndex.php

Here's one with pictures

»www.state.nj.us/transpor ··· 0709.pdf

If you need a few hundred more references, lemme know.

Hundreds would be nice!