Thanks Steve, once again your timing on the video subjects is perfect. I currently have some roof repair (hardening type) and I’m now going to use it for some small driveway cracks before I seal it. Your neighbours are lucky - you take great care of your property. Really appreciate you sharing your tips with us - cheers, Ed
Good morning. Well I think that is pretty freaking genius, Steve. We sure have one of those driveway & foundation cracks that are in need to some touchups. I would never thought you can use the roof repair stuff for this. Very good idea. Thanks for the tip, Buddy 👍👋
You did a good and a nice job Steve.....too bad this would not work with interlock.....I’m stuck with this polymeric sand and you have to go over it about every five years or so.....well executed....CHEERS
Another worthwhile, and smart, video from Steve Rob Reviews! Nice job eh! Funny thing is I hit the like button before I begin to watch a video of yours! Keep em coming Steve! Cheers! 👍👍👍✌✌
Hello there Steve!! Nice job putting on that sealer. I have used this product many times for roof repairs. I don't have a paved driveway so never tried it there. But I never thought of using a brush. That's a great idea and it goes on some nice. Thanks for this tip and take care!!!
steve your a smart fellow ,,i used to use this on a roof never thot to use it here,, thanks ,,im a retired tool maker im always looking for ideas ,,its so funny sometimes you have to stop and think which a lot of us dont do we folow apatern , well i want to share this with you ,, i have a rider lwaun mower,, the belt broke and i went to the dealer it was $70 ,, i went to the hard ware got th same size for a washing machine,,,,, a v belt is a v belt ,, cost $12 ,,, so dont mintd athe spelling have a gerta day
Driveway sealing products have risen in price about 30%, along with oil prices, during the last few years and the specialty products for crack sealing are the most expensive part of the process. If you choose an acrylic (water based) driveway sealer (usually from a 5 gallon/15 liter pail), you can easily and cheaply make an excellent trowel grade crack filler for big cracks and depressions, or a sloppy pour grade filler for the small cracks. Take two parts of driveway sealer and add two parts of clean sand (sold as "play sand" for kid's sand boxes) and one part mortar mix. Mix it together to make an excellent trowel grade filler. Add additional driveway sealer to thin the material for application to thin (1/2" or thinner) cracks. Mixture also feathers very well to blend with the surface and can fill shallow dents. Because the driveway sealer is water based, it will activate the mortar mix, so it dries rock hard and you can usually drive over the cracks within an hour or two....and it's black. The next day, squeegee or roll on a fresh full coat of driveway sealer for a new driveway look. I restore the driveway every 3 to 5 years. My driveway was installed in 1962 and I've maintained it this way since I purchased the house in 1977. Neighbours have thought that I had just had my whole 90 foot driveway replaced.
@ksamiams Latex for me , depending on thickness applied and temperature, just touch it and when it's dry I seal the driveway, for me about 3 weeks after.
THIS IS GREAT AND JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I have one side of my driveway that has the fence next to it that goes in the backyard. Under the fence is always filled with water. I have spider cracks on my driveway and I think THAT is the couplet. I want to put that next to the concrete to keep the water from possibly seeping through and under the driveway. This is just the ticket. What do you think?
Too bad they don't put fiberglass strands into the mix, it would add to its flexibility and would probably last way longer...especially for cold winter/hot summer transitioning. Good video, buddy. 👍🏻
My pleasure. Love it when well thought-out DIY tricks are posted. People don't realize just how many products can be repurposed to accomplish other repairs. It's disgraceful how businesses will package a product differently in a smaller container and sell it at 5 times the price without any guilt. Keep sharing the knowledge. 🙏
What if u live in a winter wonderland. I’m no pro but if moisture, can’t seep, through the tar, expect a very very very icy driveway. Speaking from experience, if there is a fix for this , without spending 14 grand on a new driveway please please let me know. Thank U.
Well I live with a cold winter every year and it's never been a slippery surface. It's tar based that dries but it's not slippery at all. Been using it for a very long time , works great for my needs.
Is there any sealant that once it’s done you’ll never need to do it again. Will this roof sealant stop water entering between wall and floor of my garage. Please.
@@SteveRobReviews Thank you Steve. The weather we have here in South Wales is more wet than anything else. We do get a few freezing weeks as for sun. I live in a valley where the actual sun itself doesn’t last long. I will definitely give that stuff a bash.
I wish, been on the vicious cycle of asphalt bandaids for 13+ and nothing is permanent. The pros stuff doesn't even last. I am going to try this though as it's annual maintenance anyway.
Steve, Please consider a video showing this stuff's use in a larger driveway crack. Perhaps some that may be a centimeter or two wide, say from years of neglect, not that I would know anything about that eh? Tee Hee Oh, how do you suppose this stuff compares to roof cement? My fear is that roof cement may be the wrong stuff that stays flexible or moist. Advise me please sir. Otherwise fantastic idea! Ta very much!!
Over time the cracks will come back as the material dries out. If a fabric isn't used to hold the material together the cracks will come back. Cracks are from movement that eventually will reproduce the separation in the driveway. You have to add the fabric to hold it together.
Bruce some cracks do reappear and some don't but overall I don't see cracks all reappearing every season. I just touch up the cracks that show up in the spring , takes me 5 minutes.
Hello. Have you used this in areas of your driveway that you drive on? If so, does it harden or does it remain rubber-like an come off in the heat or when a tire parks on it?
They are all branded differently but its the same product , just make sure it does dry and is not the one that stays wet forever style. A store associate should know which one you should buy.
It’s not the cracks that bother me. I’ve got large cracks from the way the driveway was built and weeds love it. Maybe I’ll try this and also around the base of house. Thx
I had to put some on the roof of my dad house last night his roof is about 5 years old has a leak just can't find it the sun is hard on roof down south.
Hi Danny Wow 5 years . My roof is 20 years old and still looks great, never thought about the sun being hard on a roof but man you got temps over 100 F down south that would melt our roofs 😅
Take a look on a rainy day, or get the water hose out, garden shower container...water can travel along seems, edges and leak could travel places you wouldn't thing of....look under roof from inside with a flashlight...water will show up better...if asphalt shingles, see if any lifting, any depressions in roof or edges of building where and seems are from places...good luck....you'll find it...worst come to worst, you'll see water marks or rotting from inside... keep a roof on, make repairs... will keep your house for years...
think (above)... Call people who i stalled your roof if only five or six years and ask them to repair it for free... unless leak isn't related, your roof should last 20 to 25 years depending on material..
😲 You can get concrete caulk for cracked sidewalks at home Depot and you may need a caulk gun. 😲 Remember to clean out cracks and debris. If the cracks are more than a 1/2 " You can get a rolled foam comes in different sizes. (Kind looks like rope) Ask for help! 😲Pres it in the cracks below the surface and caulk over to be level with the surface.
But then I wouldn't need my Ryobi cordless caulking gun to fill the cracks with Sikaflex. Can you get it in a lighter color? Like a medium grey? Just thinking of going around the house and trying to blend in concrete sidewalks and the same bare concrete parging on the side of the house
This is perfect!. We have a tree stump that was carved & of course over the years the base is rotting with bugs & mushrooms & just time. Inevitable. But I've been on an endless journey to find a sealant for the base. Best find was the tubes of asphalt crack filler but I need a big pail of it. I want it to dry but be flexible & water proof & UV resistant. I think this may work. Thanks!
Sherri I think this will be a perfect low cost solution so easy to apply. I have a plain 4x4 plank wooden ladder I leave out in the woods that was treated with this and many years have gone by and it's like it was new.
@@SteveRobReviews good to know. Thank you! Another drawback of the tubes is that I find it's just hard on my hands to squeeze tube after tube out. Trowel or brush will be much easier.
It will be fine. Shove it right down in there with a wide putty knife then smooth it off. For the big ones I’ve been heating with a torch those pellet fillers in the big bag that’s tacky. I just stuff it in pound down with a 3 lb hammer and keep adding and pointing until it’s not able to compress or take more . Seal over it and the crack or divot is permanently GONE. It’s not as strong as commercial asphalt but it works great looks good and is far better than a sealer filled void.
Love these hacks Steve especially ones that we can repurpose for multiple repairs. Nice one Buddy!
Thanks Doug
The stuff I come up with don't always work out as good as this one so the total fails will forever not be talk about 😅😅
Thanks Steve, once again your timing on the video subjects is perfect. I currently have some roof repair (hardening type) and I’m now going to use it for some small driveway cracks before I seal it. Your neighbours are lucky - you take great care of your property. Really appreciate you sharing your tips with us - cheers, Ed
Thanks Ed
I use this on the below ground sections of 4x4 posts too and I have never replaced one yet :) Cheers bud 👍
Good morning. Well I think that is pretty freaking genius, Steve. We sure have one of those driveway & foundation cracks that are in need to some touchups. I would never thought you can use the roof repair stuff for this. Very good idea. Thanks for the tip, Buddy 👍👋
Thanks Paivi , give it a go and save some money at the same time !!!
So sorry Steve about looking at your videos 😢 Outstanding repair tips 😇👍👌 Very well Job Steve 👌👍😇 Again OUTSTANDING REPAIR TIPS SIr 😇👍👌 Cheers 🍻
Hi Dave
Thanks buddy.
You did a good and a nice job Steve.....too bad this would not work with interlock.....I’m stuck with this polymeric sand and you have to go over it about every five years or so.....well executed....CHEERS
Thanks Gator 👍
That's exactly how my neighbor Phil MahCrackin fixes his driveway. Nice work!
Hi Glen
The Scottish are great neighbors eh LOL . Thanks !!!
@@SteveRobReviews they are but Phil is Irish.🍻
😅😅🇮🇪
Another worthwhile, and smart, video from Steve Rob Reviews! Nice job eh!
Funny thing is I hit the like button before I begin to watch a video of yours! Keep em coming Steve!
Cheers! 👍👍👍✌✌
Thanks buddy , just doing my best and faking the rest 😅😅
Funny, I was doing this today. I didn't buy the product or even search it or watch videos. Yet, your video pops up, as though the computer gods knew.
Hi Dave
It's spooky how AI knows :)
Hello there Steve!! Nice job putting on that sealer. I have used this product many times for roof repairs. I don't have a paved driveway so never tried it there. But I never thought of using a brush. That's a great idea and it goes on some nice. Thanks for this tip and take care!!!
Hi Mike
Its a multi-use product , squirrels hate the stuff too LOL
@@SteveRobReviews Then that's the stuff for me!!!
😅😅🐿🐿
steve your a smart fellow ,,i used to use this on a roof never thot to use it here,, thanks ,,im a retired tool maker im always looking for ideas ,,its so funny sometimes you have to stop and think which a lot of us dont do we folow apatern , well i want to share this with you ,, i have a rider lwaun mower,, the belt broke and i went to the dealer it was $70 ,, i went to the hard ware got th same size for a washing machine,,,,, a v belt is a v belt ,, cost $12 ,,, so dont mintd athe spelling have a gerta day
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Great idea Steve, roof repair for the driveway! Cheers!!
Thanks bud much appreciated !!!
Hey steve that stuff works great for repairing shingles after wind. and you can use it in rain. great video steve.
Yes sir its multi use product I also use it to coat a 4x4 fence post , the part below grade .
@@SteveRobReviews Yes i forgot i used it for 30 fence post about 4 years ago also. Using it for driveway is a smart idea.
This is a great idea. The main goal is to seal and prevent moisture penetration.
Yes exactly. 👍
Gonna try it. Driveway repairs never last with driveway repair products because they harden.
Try at test spot first and go from there. I'm doing mine again this year once it stops raining.
Clean out the cracks with some compressed air. The pitch will stick better. Thanks for your video. BTW....that Rick guy is ratting you out LOL. :)
Good idea . Thanks 👍
Hey Steve. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I'll give it a try.🍁👍👍
Hi Andy
Thanks bud !!!
Great tip Steve, I may have to try this up front. Out back I just use mortar mix because I don't care about the different color, as it flakes off.
Hi Pat
Yes give it a try it's a gallon for a great price and goes a long way. Take Care 👍
Driveway sealing products have risen in price about 30%, along with oil prices, during the last few years and the specialty products for crack sealing are the most expensive part of the process. If you choose an acrylic (water based) driveway sealer (usually from a 5 gallon/15 liter pail), you can easily and cheaply make an excellent trowel grade crack filler for big cracks and depressions, or a sloppy pour grade filler for the small cracks. Take two parts of driveway sealer and add two parts of clean sand (sold as "play sand" for kid's sand boxes) and one part mortar mix. Mix it together to make an excellent trowel grade filler. Add additional driveway sealer to thin the material for application to thin (1/2" or thinner) cracks. Mixture also feathers very well to blend with the surface and can fill shallow dents. Because the driveway sealer is water based, it will activate the mortar mix, so it dries rock hard and you can usually drive over the cracks within an hour or two....and it's black. The next day, squeegee or roll on a fresh full coat of driveway sealer for a new driveway look. I restore the driveway every 3 to 5 years. My driveway was installed in 1962 and I've maintained it this way since I purchased the house in 1977. Neighbours have thought that I had just had my whole 90 foot driveway replaced.
I’d like to see the longevity with fibers and sand added to the product.
You're the master Steve.
Thanks buddy !!!!
@@SteveRobReviews How long after patch before you can seal whole driveway? Do you use a oil base or latex sealer over patch?
@ksamiams Latex for me , depending on thickness applied and temperature, just touch it and when it's dry I seal the driveway, for me about 3 weeks after.
@@SteveRobReviews Thanks! Will that fill what is called gator cracks?
@@LastTrump7 Sure will 👍
THIS IS GREAT AND JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I have one side of my driveway that has the fence next to it that goes in the backyard. Under the fence is always filled with water. I have spider cracks on my driveway and I think THAT is the couplet. I want to put that next to the concrete to keep the water from possibly seeping through and under the driveway. This is just the ticket. What do you think?
I think it will be exactly what your looking for 👍
Thank you for your video.
Will this product work on concrete driveway?
Also, can the leftover be save for next year?
Thank you
@@peterszeto1035 Yes and yes . Cheers Peter
Thank for your tip. It is a big help.
Glad it was helpful!
Best tip this year! brilliant, thank you.
Thanks & Thanks for watching William 👍
I used latex ite from Home Depot for cracks. A lot of it has lasted 8 years.
@@SL-vy8ue 👍
You are a hero!
Not sure I'd go that far but thanks Rmando 👍
Great info!
@jamkpa Thanks, much appreciated.
Too bad they don't put fiberglass strands into the mix, it would add to its flexibility and would probably last way longer...especially for cold winter/hot summer transitioning. Good video, buddy. 👍🏻
Yes absolutely , thanks for taking a look 👍
My pleasure. Love it when well thought-out DIY tricks are posted.
People don't realize just how many products can be repurposed to accomplish other repairs. It's disgraceful how businesses will package a product differently in a smaller container and sell it at 5 times the price without any guilt. Keep sharing the knowledge. 🙏
How deep and wide a crack can be filled with this product?
I've filled 2 inch deep and 3/4" wide cracks no problem.
Great tips Steve! How wide of a driveway crack do you think this stuff would fill? Or would you use something else to fill larger gaps?
Thanks Chris
I have done 3/4 inch cracks no problem.
What if u live in a winter wonderland. I’m no pro but if moisture, can’t seep, through the tar, expect a very very very icy driveway. Speaking from experience, if there is a fix for this , without spending 14 grand on a new driveway please please let me know. Thank U.
Well I live with a cold winter every year and it's never been a slippery surface. It's tar based that dries but it's not slippery at all. Been using it for a very long time , works great for my needs.
Is there any sealant that once it’s done you’ll never need to do it again. Will this roof sealant stop water entering between wall and floor of my garage. Please.
Absolutely this will work. Will only last about 15-20 years before you have to reapply a top coat depending on the amount of extreme weather or sun.
@@SteveRobReviews Thank you Steve. The weather we have here in South Wales is more wet than anything else. We do get a few freezing weeks as for sun. I live in a valley where the actual sun itself doesn’t last long. I will definitely give that stuff a bash.
I wish, been on the vicious cycle of asphalt bandaids for 13+ and nothing is permanent. The pros stuff doesn't even last. I am going to try this though as it's annual maintenance anyway.
Can you use driveway sealer over this?
Yes
Thanks Steve
Steve, does it dry up in the container after sometime if you don't use it all?
I've had a gallon for 3 years and it didn't dry up.
@@SteveRobReviews that's good to know. I just need a little and was not sure whether to buy crack filler or the asphalt tube because they are smaller.
@@vijaysaviopinto the tube is great for a small job but the price sure racks up if you need to buy 10 tubes compared to a gallon .
@@SteveRobReviews Agreed. And if the gallon does not dry up can use it every subsequent year for maintenance.
Steve, Please consider a video showing this stuff's use in a larger driveway crack. Perhaps some that may be a centimeter or two wide, say from years of neglect, not that I would know anything about that eh? Tee Hee
Oh, how do you suppose this stuff compares to roof cement? My fear is that roof cement may be the wrong stuff that stays flexible or moist. Advise me please sir.
Otherwise fantastic idea! Ta very much!!
This is roof cement but it dries completely.
Are you aware of an equivalent that's available in US Home Depot's?
I'm sure if you go to home depot , Lowe's or many other stores they will have it in stock with various brands.
its roof tar, and he's not pushing it into the crack, he's leaving a cavity underneath it needs to be pushed into the crack
To hell with it, just embrace the weeds and such that love them cracks.
To each their own , go for it 👍
Over time the cracks will come back as the material dries out. If a fabric isn't used to hold the material together the cracks will come back. Cracks are from movement that eventually will reproduce the separation in the driveway. You have to add the fabric to hold it together.
Bruce some cracks do reappear and some don't but overall I don't see cracks all reappearing every season. I just touch up the cracks that show up in the spring , takes me 5 minutes.
Hello. Have you used this in areas of your driveway that you drive on? If so, does it harden or does it remain rubber-like an come off in the heat or when a tire parks on it?
Yes absolutely on the driveway but let it dry for a week or so if your filling in big cracks.
You think this can be applied with a paint roller ?
Not good at all with a roller. I would not even try it.
Any recommendations on what to get here in the states? I dont see black knight on the us home depot site
They are all branded differently but its the same product , just make sure it does dry and is not the one that stays wet forever style. A store associate should know which one you should buy.
@@SteveRobReviews Thank you sir!
Do they sell this product in the USA?
Yes but in a different brand , it's a common roofing material.
no only in china
What brand please@@SteveRobReviews
They don't sell this in the US.
Not the same brand but I assure you the US has more variety at a lower price. Check out Home Depot or lowes and you will see lots . Cheers
@@SteveRobReviews better believe it
@@SteveRobReviews it just roof tar
It’s not the cracks that bother me. I’ve got large cracks from the way the driveway was built and weeds love it. Maybe I’ll try this and also around the base of house. Thx
Hot kettle of water kills the weeds in the cracks immediately and the sealer prevents anymore weeds. Cheers Lori 👍
at the end you can drain it in the toilet ez clean pail
I had to put some on the roof of my dad house last night his roof is about 5 years old has a leak just can't find it the sun is hard on roof down south.
Hi Danny
Wow 5 years . My roof is 20 years old and still looks great, never thought about the sun being hard on a roof but man you got temps over 100 F down south that would melt our roofs 😅
Take a look on a rainy day, or get the water hose out, garden shower container...water can travel along seems, edges and leak could travel places you wouldn't thing of....look under roof from inside with a flashlight...water will show up better...if asphalt shingles, see if any lifting, any depressions in roof or edges of building where and seems are from places...good luck....you'll find it...worst come to worst, you'll see water marks or rotting from inside... keep a roof on, make repairs... will keep your house for years...
think (above)... Call people who i stalled your roof if only five or six years and ask them to repair it for free... unless leak isn't related, your roof should last 20 to 25 years depending on material..
The color black will stick out like a sore arm on my driveway. Why not a color that looks like concrete?
You can get it in grey .
That would work for me. Thank you@@SteveRobReviews
😲 You can get concrete caulk for cracked sidewalks at home Depot and you may need a caulk gun.
😲 Remember to clean out cracks and debris. If the cracks are more than a 1/2 "
You can get a rolled foam comes in different sizes.
(Kind looks like rope)
Ask for help!
😲Pres it in the cracks below the surface and caulk over to be level with the surface.
Save your back and tape a Putty knife to a Broomstick
Great idea Frank 👍
Genius 😂
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In California with hot days the roofing gets soft and becomes a soft tar
But then I wouldn't need my Ryobi cordless caulking gun to fill the cracks with Sikaflex. Can you get it in a lighter color? Like a medium grey? Just thinking of going around the house and trying to blend in concrete sidewalks and the same bare concrete parging on the side of the house
I only see black in roof repair so far. The tubes can get pricey . Cheers Bruce
I used this today! Kind of
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This is perfect!. We have a tree stump that was carved & of course over the years the base is rotting with bugs & mushrooms & just time. Inevitable. But I've been on an endless journey to find a sealant for the base. Best find was the tubes of asphalt crack filler but I need a big pail of it. I want it to dry but be flexible & water proof & UV resistant. I think this may work. Thanks!
Sherri I think this will be a perfect low cost solution so easy to apply. I have a plain 4x4 plank wooden ladder I leave out in the woods that was treated with this and many years have gone by and it's like it was new.
@@SteveRobReviews good to know. Thank you!
Another drawback of the tubes is that I find it's just hard on my hands to squeeze tube after tube out. Trowel or brush will be much easier.
Stevie
Once I do the cracks
Can I reblack top it.
Sos
Sure just wait till it is no longer tacky.
@@SteveRobReviews
I will let you know how it turns out.
I live in NJ. Stay safe Bro🥰
It will be fine. Shove it right down in there with a wide putty knife then smooth it off. For the big ones I’ve been heating with a torch those pellet fillers in the big bag that’s tacky. I just stuff it in pound down with a 3 lb hammer and keep adding and pointing until it’s not able to compress or take more . Seal over it and the crack or divot is permanently GONE. It’s not as strong as commercial asphalt but it works great looks good and is far better than a sealer filled void.
@@drizlercan you give me more info? Pellet fillers in a big bag?
GE Advanced Silicone has done a great job for my asphalt driveway.