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beasock
Feb 4, 2007, 07:32 PM
We have a driveway that was installed when the home was built 1 1/2 years ago. The drive has numerous cracks, and pieces coming out. We have tried to get something done about it, but everyone wants to pass the buck. Can you asphalt over an existing concrete drive?

Thanks!

ballengerb1
Feb 5, 2007, 08:53 AM
You can put asphalt over sound concrete but your drive is not sound. You may be better off to have a concrete man cut the bad spots out and patch with new concrete. Cracking and pieces coming out usually means the base was not properly prepared.

gozanic
Feb 7, 2007, 12:51 PM
I you asphalt over a cracked concrete slab the cracks will come through the asphalt in a year or two.