asjamias
join:2003-11-20
Memphis, TN | reply to MidrangeMan
Re: New concrete driveway ... should it be sealed?
might be a stupid question...but what does sealing do for the driveway? |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | Makes it more resistant to oil stains and helps keep ice from sticking as tightly. Basically, seals the surface pores. |
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rockotman
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Emerging Research
join:2000-08-06
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clubs: | reply to asjamias
It also prevents water from getting under the surface, which can lead to spalling and cracking during vicious winter freeze/thaw cycles.
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lev
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Chicago, IL
clubs: | Would sealing make a driveway more slippery when wet? |
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| said by lev  :Would sealing make a driveway more slippery when wet? Possibly slightly, but only if you put it on heavy enough to smooth out the texture (or if it was very smooth to begin with). You are sealing the really small holes that water seeps into. Think of concrete kind of like a sponge. You can fill in the small holes while still leaving the larger texture free to provide some grip.
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lev
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clubs: | I didn't think of this until after my last post, but isn't it also possible to texture the sealer itself? |
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cdru
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Fort Wayne, IN
| said by lev :I didn't think of this until after my last post, but isn't it also possible to texture the sealer itself? I'd think that you would want to apply the texture under the sealant. Applied as part of the sealant, you would essentially be using the sealant as the "glue" to stick it down. Kind of like sandpaper, the more traffic it receives the texture would slowly wear away as the sealant isn't really made to hold the granules in.
If you want to provide a sealed, anti-slip surface, you might check into epoxies with granules. They are more expensive, but will wear much, much longer. My church installed a brand that resembled a thinned out version of what is used on truck beds for a set of back stairs as well as our baptistery and it looks like new even after several years of wear.
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lev
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clubs: | Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. Expoy with granules.
There's a Whole Foods in Evanston that has this on their outside ramps. It provides great traction and lasts forever. |
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cdru
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Fort Wayne, IN
| said by lev :There's a Whole Foods in Evanston that has this on their outside ramps. It provides great traction and lasts forever. You just need to make sure that it was designed for vehicle traffic. Hot tire liftoff is common with cheaper products where a tire that has become hot from driving around will basically melt the epoxy or paint and stick to the tire, leaving a nice bare spot on the concrete.
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