Q. Can you settle a friendly argument? My wife insists that our blacktop driveway must be sealed. She listens to a local weekend home improvement radio show and tends to think everything the show host ...

Q: We need to have a new driveway installed, and I thought it was going to be a simple process of comparing quotes. It turns out it's somewhat confusing because there are different types of blacktop.

This blacktop is 17 years old and in very good condition. It s got larger pieces of stone about the size of large grapes. That s one reason it is doing so well. (Tim Carter) Analysis by Tim Carter We ...

Question: We need to have a new blacktop driveway installed, and I thought it was going to be a simple process of comparing quotes. It turns out it’s somewhat confusing. I didn’t know there were ...

As a professional in the paving and pavement maintenance industry, it’s your duty to ease client concerns with simple explanations of complicated driveway problems. While this may seem like simple ...

There is a good chance that you are going to have a blacktop driveway installed with your new home. But blacktop cracks, and the fault lines are unsightly. Surely there must be a way to minimize or ...

When replacing or installing a new driveway, there are a few choices of materials that you can use to finish the surface. However, each surface, such as asphalt ...

There is a good chance that you are going to have a blacktop driveway installed with your new home. Builders use it because it can be a durable surface. But blacktop cracks and these fault lines are ...

“My phone never stops ringing,” says Bryant Luizzi, owner of Luizzi Asphalt Services, Albany, NY. Well, that’s just what happens when you give your number out to 1500 driveway owners and the hundreds ...

Asphalt and concrete driveways are always subject to cracking and splits. When water seeps into cracks and crevasses and then freezes, the water expands, causing existing cracks and holes to get ...