March 11, the open-house. It was obvious then that the driveway would need some work!
Grass-filled cracks can be seen everywhere. The hemlocks to the right are spilling over onto the drive way. They would first need to be tamed.
After cutting of the hemlocks, and clearing of the dead branches beneath, a row of spindly bushes remain that I expect will eventually fill back in:
July 8:
Several pickup truck loads to the dump were made, with all the hemlock cuttings.
A very crackly driveway can be seen below, with bottles of crack sealer ready to go. In the end, I went through maybe 10 of those gallon jars, then about seven 5-gallon pails of seal coat. Crack filler fills the cracks, while seal coat covers the whole driveway and slows the deterioration of asphalt pavement.
Wire brushes and anything else to clear grass and dirt from the cracks, before sealing.
July 12:
Partway through, in photo below, I've troweled in a special rubberized crack filler to the larger cracks.
July 21
A break to replace the post lamp fixture over the driveway.
Sept. 2, after seal coating!
The seal coat is applied using a giant broom-size squeegee, except along the edges where I used a large paint brush. Seal coat comes in those large pails. It took seven of them to cover a 100x20 ft driveway.
