Paved Driveway

[MrBill]

Hi rpm,

I think you have it ... so it's called chip seal not tar mac???

I remember my dad having a drive built in the 60's they dug a trench appx 3" deep then put down tar, covered it with a layer of course gravel, more tar and a layer of much finer gravel more tar and a layer of sand. It worked OK, but every year or so a new top layer of sand needed to be added ... and on really hot days the car would leave imprints if you drove on it.

And I was assuming cold rolled asphalt ... few driveways are long enough for the paving layers, no?

[rpm]

They make pavers big and small. I've seen small ones that fit behind 1- Ton trucks.

[storch]

what about resurfacing asphalt?  I have 3200 sq ft of driveways.  I was considering ripping out the asphalt and replacing it with stamped concrete but the prices I'm getting are making me balk at the thought.  what would I need to do to resurface the existing asphalt, it's in pretty bad shape.

[Coshy]

I just had a few estimates done for my driveway. For about 1800 sq ft (driveway is 16ft wide at the street, 32ft wide at the house, and 89ft long) I was quoted $4000 and $5100. That includes putting down crushed gravel and 3 1/2 (compacted to 3) inches of asphalt.