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Five Steps to a Freshly Sealed Driveway

Time Schedule:

Day 1: Steps 1-4

Day 2: Dry Time

Day 3: Step 5

 

Step 1 - Remove grass along the edges of the driveway.

We have Bermuda grass which is in competition with the violets and the creeping Charlie on our dislike scale. 

Cost: Sore Fingertips

Bonus: No materials from True Value needed.

Step 2 - Power wash the driveway to remove dirt and debris.

Ian seems really into this job!

Cost: A trip to Costco for the sprayer.

Bonus: No shower needed afterwards!

Step 3 - Patch LARGE cracks and fill holes.

Cost: 1 bucket of Driveway Patching Material + 2 trips to True Value on account of being 2 buckets short the first time

Bonus: Putty knife left behind and sun setting

Step 4 - Fill small cracks.

Cost: Driveway Crack Filler and sore back

Bonus: 1 free bottle of Crack Filler left behind by previous owner

Step 5 - Seal driveway at the crack of dawn.

By the time our prep materials were dry, we were ready to seal the driveway.  This fell on the hottest day of the year, to date.  A heat advisory had been issued and the race to finish before the sun hit the driveway was on!  Our plan was to get up at 6:00 a.m. and get started, however, the snooze was accidentally pushed a few times and we didn't get started until 7:00 a.m.

And we begin sealing the catwalk driveway.

Bucket #1

That darn snooze button kept us from beating the sun!

Bucket #2

Bucket #3

Bucket #4

Cost: 4 + 1/4 buckets of Driveway Sealer
Bonus: Tomorrow we get the day off!!

Each bucket covered 350 square feet of driveway and we came up a tad short at the end.  We took a quick break and headed back to True Value to pick up one more bucket.  According to the directions, this project should last us 7 years.  We'll be satisfied if it holds up one year!