I did my 2580 square foot driveway yesterday by myself. . 10 buckets, 4 hours. However, over the course of the previous week, I removed 13 wheel barrows of grass and soil encroachment, pressure washed the entire driveway using a 3700 psi PW and a surface cleaner, patched every crack with a quick patch gel product. Removed a crumbling retaining wall and reinforced some edge sections with concrete in a shallow trench. That took 3O hours all in. Like painting, its all in the prep. You definitely should pressure wash even clean looking driveways, for better adhesion. I'm 67 years old..going on 40. This is a great video, slow clap.
I love the way you attack a project like I do: •I probably should’ve cleaned the driveway better before I started • I probably should’ve patched the cracks yesterday, but I wanted to get started Haha - I thought I was the only one like that!
I plan on doing my own driveway in the spring and wanted to watch a few how-to videos. This video was perfect. You did an amazing job and now I am inspired!
I started a sealcoating business a few years ago. The objective of sealcoating is protecting your driveway and making it look good. You accomplished both. I thing you did a really good job.
@@newportbeach3621 It will not last very long and the concrete will show through it eventually. But if you keep silk coding it it should stay black It will not last very long and the concrete will show through it eventually. But if you keep coating it it should stay black
Spreading the sealcoat is the easiest part in doing the driveway. The hardest part is the prep work. Sure spreading the sealcoat will look good the first couple months..it’s the later months going through winters to see how good of a job u did
I have been sealing my own blacktop driveways since I was a teenager. Back then they just had the one year stuff. Within the last 15-20 years they have been selling the multi-year sealants. On all the multi-year sealants they all say one must apply 2 coats to get the multi-year coverage. My last time I sealed was in 2016 with a sealant that said it was a 7 year blacktop sealant (two coats a week apart). I probably should have done it last year - 2020 but it unquestionably needs it done this year. You have a large driveway and you are definitely saving money doing it yourself!
I seal driveways...Tips for next time, weed whack any edging that goes over the driveway, BLOW the dirt off, PRESSURE WASH thoroughly, after it dries BLOW it again then fill the cracks, you should only need to wait an hour or so, when it's dry you may need to blow again if stuff is landing on the driveway and then paint the edges you can't reach (ie garage edge, walls, rocks, etc. before you start. Edges you can reach paint afterward to match the thickness of the squeegee. But good job!
Excellent tips, that will ensure proper adhesion and best results. I would also add using a better quality squeegee. However even with these tips I rarely get more than a couple of years of good protection out of products rated at HD for 10 years (Dalton). This gentleman seemed to get about 7 years out of this job, pretty impressive.
I own an asphalt paving and asphalt maintenance business. I'm all for DIY projects. I think it's important for home owners to learn how to do simple things with their property such as what you have done here. For what it's worth, you probably could have hired a professional contractor to do the entire job for about what you paid for the sealer alone. I think it's great that you tried it yourself and got it done. There is always a sense of self satisfaction taking care of your home. For your first time, it looks like it turned out well.
If my driveway was that large, I would have hired a contractor because as you've stated, considering the cost of the materials alone, the time and labor, hiring a contractor would have been cost efficient and a time saver, especially if two coats are needed.
Just finished my driveway today. Used menards seal coat. Came out just beautiful. I always use the squeegee side.yes and also use a different handle for the broom.
I did this years ago by myself when I was about 40 and it turned out very well. Luckily my drive was small and downhill as it's hard work!. I searched for how to videos prior to my two 35 y.o. sons repairing my drive way. Thanks for the video - it turned out great and I love your home!
Using same sealer tomorrow..2,000 ft ...I spent almost 2 days prepping already filling cracks and edges...Gonna use 12 inch brush all around edges then get er done...Wish me luck😎😎😎...Thanks for video...Central Minnesota
Not bad for your first time. I usually watch "how to's" on projects I am going to do on RUclips first Then that way I see the do's and don'ts before I could mess it up. Keep DIYing. :)
That looks more like a cul de sac than a driveway. A good real-world vid. Looks pretty good. My experience these products last less than 1/2 of their specified warranty. Yours seemed to hold up better than most. The pour in crack filler with a putty knife works pretty well on crack repairs. A better quality dedicated squeegee likely would have made the project go more smoothly. Usually the product manufacturer will tell you whether to apply their product with a squeegee or a brush for best results👍🏽
Exactly what I was hoping to find. Thanks for posting this! I wasn't sure this was something I could do and now I know I certainly can! Beautiful house you got there, too.
This video shows something that I stand behind... You don't HAVE to know all the proper techniques to start something. Your technique is awful, and inefficient. HOWEVER... through perseverance and the ability to learn on the job, you ended up with an amazing finished project. I'm happy for ya man. So many people are afraid to try things, because professionals like to make it seem impossible to someone with no experience. But how did they get the experience? The same way you did, and the same way more people should. Get out there, and get it done. Just what you did, and kudos to you for doing it.
Thank you for the video! I’m have to do this for my parents. Your video helps me know what to buy so I can finish this job faster and I was using a roller.
Looks like it may have been your first rodeo. I live in Virginia by the way. Most of the stores are Lowe's here. I buy the blackjack brand. I found a homemade mix that outlasts the driveway sealer alone. I use 1/2 gallon of roof & foundation sealer to one 4.7 gallon pail of blackjack 300 sealer. The higher end sealers contain latex which won't work on a driveway that used to be gravel. I need the ability to melt & self-heal in hot weather. The previous pavement was bagged asphalt & recycled asphalt. It was heated with a torch wagon & then rolled. True pavement can use what you use. I trim the outsides first. Get less overlap marks.
Really should have filled those large cracks first, followed by applying the sealer around the edges with a 4 inch paint brush, before carrying out the main task. Also, it's advisable to pour sealant from one container into another and mix it ( in case there is a colour variation between the batches). Anyway, the finished drive still looks very nice and compliments what looks like a lovely house.
I used the Sealbest 1000 and it held up pretty good for 2 years, I use my pressure washer to clean my asphalt pretty often. Last year I decided to put a new coat of the Sealbest 1000 on the asphalt. After a harsh N Wisconsin winter, the coating was embedded with
How long did it take you to complete that job? I've done 6 bucket and 4 bucket projects by myself. I think I would hire it out in the future because it takes quite a while and it's multiple steps over several days. What have you done since this job? Thanks for filming this! Very helpful to see someone doing it!
Nice video..... I'm starting all the prep to do my driveway myself. Going to be applying some weed killer in some of the cracks near the edges.... Fill all the cracks and use a lg. crack filler for the bigger cracks on the edges.
The only way to figure something out is by doing it, I would recommend pressure washing the driveway first next time but all in all you did a nice job. 👍🏻
Nice video and good job. I too just done our driveway here in Connecticut today and like you took more than I estimated. I bought 10 yr from Home Depot and took buckets to paint department for them to mix/shake for me and used the squeegee. Also, I saved my receipts, printed out the warranty info as well as printed out today’s and the next four days weather forecast just for insurance in case the manufacturer try’s to fault anything against my application should it not last the 10yrs. BTW, you have a BEAUTIFUL HOME, is it Frank Lloyd Wright?
I worked in commercial construction for over 20years and the guys that used to do Epoxy coating on floors used to go to Walmart and K Mart to buy the cheapest pairs of golf shoes as the spikes allowed them to walk on the floors without getting footprints in the coating plus they didnt worry about getting the epoxy on the cheap shoes ! I always thought it was funny to see guys going to work in Golf shoes but yet a pretty good idea I imagine that would work fine to seal driveways
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Looks really cool but what's the funtionallity. This is the first time i see this.
I did what you did! Then a friend and employee of mine told me I was doing it all wrong! He told me to get one of those mesh things that professional painters use with a five gallon bucket of paint. Then to get a 3/8" roller (quality matters here) and attach it to a wooden pole. The sealer should be rubberized so it will expand and contract with the temperature. CLEAN the driveway with a good cleaner like TSP and a scrub brush attached to a pole. Be sure to rinse thoroughly. FILL the cracks after digging the grass out. A sharpened onion hoe works well. ROLL the sealer on using the 3/8" high quality roller. Yes it is a thin coating but I used three of four coats. Each coat needs a new roller cover and takes just 3 to 4 hours to dry. It worked. I have no idea how long it would have lasted because I sold the house about five years after the last sealing. It was fine then. BUT the house was heated with oil that was pumped in from a central storage tank. The major oil company owned the copper line and the meter (I was so happy to hear about this when we had previously lost a civil law suit about meter ownership). The copper tubing had a hole in it and leaked for about 20 years so the EPA required that the mess be cleaned up. The contractors took out the driveway, the mature (30" dia. Sugar Maples) trees in the front yard, the retaining walls that were 8' high. the Rhododendron that were about 8' high, the PGM Rhododendron, the Azaleas and all the bulbs and then dug down, it looked like, about ten feet to remove the contaminated soil. The lawyer who bought the house finally replaced the walls with those concrete blocks. Yuk! The house was in CT and built as a garrison colonial. He should have used poured concrete and veneer brick with slate on top of the wall. It still ticks me off since I had backfilled the the walls with good top soil and covered the area with the contents of a 48' trailer of shredded pine bark. The next two houses had concrete driveways.
I thought you were from California cause you look like Tony Hawk and you have a laid back Californian accent 😉 wish I could've helped. Yeah weather degrades it fast. Just applied a 3 yr sealer 2 weeks ago and sun already disintegrated part of it. Im in upstate New York, weathers not quite as harsh as Minnesota but there are times when we're colder, plus we get a ton of lake effect snow
Hi Jeff, I'm wondering how your driveway sealing job is holding up now in 2021? I see you used the 8 year version so supposedly, it should still be good? Thanks, Dave
I worked for the city of Manhattan Beach, Ca. '67-78'. The city had a serious "Slurry seal" program. I later worked for the County of Kern road dept. from '86 to 2003. The county used Reclamite and sand. He should've filled those cracks with a flexible sealer first. He probably spent $500+ for sealer and a cheap broom/squeegee. On the day he filled the cracks, he should've cut in the edges. Other than that he did okay for a rookie. If anyone is thinking of a DIY seal job on their Asphalt drive way, and they live in a arid or hot environment, they need to give serious thought to the fact that the sealer will track on surrounding surfaces due to the heat(90*F+) until it's fully cured. So do some research into the available sealers. The cracks in his D'way will allow water to seep down to, and cause a failure in the sub-base. He needed to check out having a hot AC overlay put down. Anyone who buys a place with a new AC drive way should seal it at least every 5 years, more often if you live in a climate with extremes of weather. A well constructed and cared for AC drive way should should last 35-50 years.
Hi Jeff - hope you see this as I also live in MN! A few questions if you dont mind? First, it looks like it has been 3 or so years - how has this sealant held up for you? Do you think it would last 8 years based on the wear & tear thus far? Do you think you should have applied 2 coats? You mentioned using 17 pails (for 1 coat), appox how many sq ft did that cover? Also, you mentioned at the beginning you were going to seal cracks after - given you applied the sealant first, did you find that it made a difference, one way or the other? Any comments would be appreciated!
Thanks for the questions Ed. Sorry for the delay. Yes I did a followup video, check that out. It has held up fine. It is fading some now (April 2021). I think the driveway is about 3000 sq ft. just a guess. Should seal the crack first to make it look more even when you're done. It was fun to do, a little bit tiring, but not bad.
I bought the 1000 at Menards (10 year warranty). It didn't cost that much more. BTW - I saw that they had two different brushes and one was built more sturdy and cost more. I opted for the cheaper brush since I have a very small area to do. However I might reenforce it before starting. I'll have to wait until July to do the job in order to have the hot temps since I live in Ohio and the temps haven't been all that warm as yet. This is May 16th and the afternoon temp is only 73°
You used more pails because you didn’t crack Seal first. Use a 8” brush to cut in around the edges then fill in the middle, just dip the brush in the pail and go all the way around your border. Looks good.
I just finished doing the same to our driveway. The manufacturer underestimates the amount you need bigtime. The "10 year" stuff I bought from Lowes said that it covered 300 sq ft per bucket on a worn driveway. It should have taken 8 buckets by that for mine. 24 buckets later I was finished. It looks really nice just after being done but I honestly have doubts this stuff will last for 8 to 10 years. After such a big cost for just material, Im very curious how much it would have been to just hire it out.
Nice job...next time use Lowes Black Jack...sooo much better than Seal Best to spread. I used Sealbest for years...never lasted more than 2 years. How is your drive holding up? My handle broke the last 2 times!
I did my 2580 square foot driveway yesterday by myself. . 10 buckets, 4 hours. However, over the course of the previous week, I removed 13 wheel barrows of grass and soil encroachment, pressure washed the entire driveway using a 3700 psi PW and a surface cleaner, patched every crack with a quick patch gel product. Removed a crumbling retaining wall and reinforced some edge sections with concrete in a shallow trench. That took 3O hours all in. Like painting, its all in the prep. You definitely should pressure wash even clean looking driveways, for better adhesion. I'm 67 years old..going on 40. This is a great video, slow clap.
Wow way to go! Keep on being young!
It's cool to see a dude that clearly has the means to pay to have that done doing it himself. Props...
I love the way you attack a project like I do:
•I probably should’ve cleaned the driveway better before I started
• I probably should’ve patched the cracks yesterday, but I wanted to get started
Haha - I thought I was the only one like that!
I plan on doing my own driveway in the spring and wanted to watch a few how-to videos. This video was perfect. You did an amazing job and now I am inspired!
This dude is obviously smart enough to figure out how to do anything by himself with a little practice....I love it!!
I started a sealcoating business a few years ago. The objective of sealcoating is protecting your driveway and making it look good. You accomplished both. I thing you did a really good job.
Thank you Sam!
Will this seaicoating work on concrete drive? If not what do you recommend thanks
@@newportbeach3621 Seal coat will stick to concrete. It will make it black.
@@newportbeach3621 It will not last very long and the concrete will show through it eventually. But if you keep silk coding it it should stay black It will not last very long and the concrete will show through it eventually. But if you keep coating it it should stay black
A concrete sealer is probably your best bet they sell them at home depot or menards
Fellow obviously has coin but desires to do this huge job himself. Kudos.
I remember when I thought 8 years was a long time. Then I got old. And now I know I'd be doing it again before I know it.
Good video.
Spreading the sealcoat is the easiest part in doing the driveway. The hardest part is the prep work. Sure spreading the sealcoat will look good the first couple months..it’s the later months going through winters to see how good of a job u did
Good job, I appreciate people that do projects on their own.
I have been sealing my own blacktop driveways since I was a teenager. Back then they just had the one year stuff. Within the last 15-20 years they have been selling the multi-year sealants. On all the multi-year sealants they all say one must apply 2 coats to get the multi-year coverage. My last time I sealed was in 2016 with a sealant that said it was a 7 year blacktop sealant (two coats a week apart). I probably should have done it last year - 2020 but it unquestionably needs it done this year. You have a large driveway and you are definitely saving money doing it yourself!
Thanks for the comment! Yes, it's a little work but kind of fun to do.
I seal driveways...Tips for next time, weed whack any edging that goes over the driveway, BLOW the dirt off, PRESSURE WASH thoroughly, after it dries BLOW it again then fill the cracks, you should only need to wait an hour or so, when it's dry you may need to blow again if stuff is landing on the driveway and then paint the edges you can't reach (ie garage edge, walls, rocks, etc. before you start. Edges you can reach paint afterward to match the thickness of the squeegee. But good job!
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the pro tips!
Excellent tips, that will ensure proper adhesion and best results. I would also add using a better quality squeegee. However even with these tips I rarely get more than a couple of years of good protection out of products rated at HD for 10 years (Dalton). This gentleman seemed to get about 7 years out of this job, pretty impressive.
I own an asphalt paving and asphalt maintenance business. I'm all for DIY projects. I think it's important for home owners to learn how to do simple things with their property such as what you have done here. For what it's worth, you probably could have hired a professional contractor to do the entire job for about what you paid for the sealer alone. I think it's great that you tried it yourself and got it done. There is always a sense of self satisfaction taking care of your home. For your first time, it looks like it turned out well.
If my driveway was that large, I would have hired a contractor because as you've stated, considering the cost of the materials alone, the time and labor, hiring a contractor would have been cost efficient and a time saver, especially if two coats are needed.
Just finished my driveway today. Used menards seal coat. Came out just beautiful. I always use the squeegee side.yes and also use a different handle for the broom.
👍🏾Way To Go! Contractors we love to hire to do the job. Soon has they see your home its like a mark up on price. DIY until I cant.
Forget any haters looks good. And I believe you applied a better product than you get out of some of these companies
Thank you!?
I did this years ago by myself when I was about 40 and it turned out very well. Luckily my drive was small and downhill as it's hard work!. I searched for how to videos prior to my two 35 y.o. sons repairing my drive way. Thanks for the video - it turned out great and I love your home!
Thank you Patricia!
Using same sealer tomorrow..2,000 ft ...I spent almost 2 days prepping already filling cracks and edges...Gonna use 12 inch brush all around edges then get er done...Wish me luck😎😎😎...Thanks for video...Central Minnesota
Good luck! I'm sure it'll work fine for you!
Now I know what not to do by watching you you are a very funny guy and your job turned out very nice
Not bad for your first time. I usually watch "how to's" on projects I am going to do on RUclips first Then that way I see the do's and don'ts before I could mess it up. Keep DIYing. :)
As someone who's also in central MN, the info about going with a longer guarantee product is well appreciated!
That looks more like a cul de sac than a driveway. A good real-world vid. Looks pretty good. My experience these products last less than 1/2 of their specified warranty. Yours seemed to hold up better than most. The pour in crack filler with a putty knife works pretty well on crack repairs. A better quality dedicated squeegee likely would have made the project go more smoothly. Usually the product manufacturer will tell you whether to apply their product with a squeegee or a brush for best results👍🏽
That house! Beautiful! Good Job!
Exactly what I was hoping to find. Thanks for posting this! I wasn't sure this was something I could do and now I know I certainly can! Beautiful house you got there, too.
thank you!
This video shows something that I stand behind... You don't HAVE to know all the proper techniques to start something. Your technique is awful, and inefficient. HOWEVER... through perseverance and the ability to learn on the job, you ended up with an amazing finished project.
I'm happy for ya man. So many people are afraid to try things, because professionals like to make it seem impossible to someone with no experience. But how did they get the experience? The same way you did, and the same way more people should. Get out there, and get it done. Just what you did, and kudos to you for doing it.
Thank you James!
I'm doing mine tomorrow! Thanks for posting this!! Very helpful. Never done it before!
Great video, it turned out fantastic! Thank you! I dream of a driveway that size...someday! 😅
Thank you for the video! I’m have to do this for my parents. Your video helps me know what to buy so I can finish this job faster and I was using a roller.
What a beautiful home.
Thank you Casey!
Great job! Beautiful home. I love the walkway leading to the front of the house.
Thank you!
Beautiful house to match the new beautiful driveway !
Thank you!
Looks like it may have been your first rodeo. I live in Virginia by the way. Most of the stores are Lowe's here. I buy the blackjack brand. I found a homemade mix that outlasts the driveway sealer alone. I use 1/2 gallon of roof & foundation sealer to one 4.7 gallon pail of blackjack 300 sealer. The higher end sealers contain latex which won't work on a driveway that used to be gravel. I need the ability to melt & self-heal in hot weather. The previous pavement was bagged asphalt & recycled asphalt. It was heated with a torch wagon & then rolled. True pavement can use what you use. I trim the outsides first. Get less overlap marks.
thanks for the comment DJ!
Beautiful home..
Good job Bubba doin mine tomorrow. Sealed the cracks today. Fun stuff
Thanks for all the comments and questions. Sorry I didn't see the comments until now. It's been almost 3 years and has held up pretty well.
Great video!
Great thoughtful wife!! You did good
Beautiful house. Pretty good job
Thank you!
Loved the wife with the TEA BREAK!!! Great video!
Do the edging first then the main application.
I'm gonna try this
looks good, my wife started that with the video i quickly got the tripod for her and put the broom in her hand. she took to it fairly quick
Looks great my friend! How has it held up since resealing?
Thanks, pretty good but needs another coat soon
Thanks for the heads up bud! Cheers from Canada
That was actually looks pretty nice
Really should have filled those large cracks first, followed by applying the sealer around the edges with a 4 inch paint brush, before carrying out the main task. Also, it's advisable to pour sealant from one container into another and mix it ( in case there is a colour variation between the batches). Anyway, the finished drive still looks very nice and compliments what looks like a lovely house.
I used the Sealbest 1000 and it held up pretty good for 2 years, I use my pressure washer to clean my asphalt pretty often. Last year I decided to put a new coat of the Sealbest 1000 on the asphalt. After a harsh N Wisconsin winter, the coating was embedded with
How long did it take you to complete that job? I've done 6 bucket and 4 bucket projects by myself. I think I would hire it out in the future because it takes quite a while and it's multiple steps over several days. What have you done since this job? Thanks for filming this! Very helpful to see someone doing it!
It took about 6 hours I think. Glad you liked it!
what do you fill the cracks with on a asphalt driveway?
Thank you! I really appreciate the video, very insightful and authentic.
Great job Jeff
If your located in the Oklahoma City area I would recommend arrow asphalt to take a look at your driveway!!
Looks great! Cool house too!🙂🙂🙂
Thank for the information, you have covered everything to refurbish the driveway.
Thanks for the comment!
Nice video..... I'm starting all the prep to do my driveway myself. Going to be applying some weed killer in some of the cracks near the edges.... Fill all the cracks and use a lg. crack filler for the bigger cracks on the edges.
Use a blowtorch if you can
The only way to figure something out is by doing it, I would recommend pressure washing the driveway first next time but all in all you did a nice job. 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing. I will trying it tomorrow on my driveway
Hope it goes well!
Wifey is such a doll...making her man a nice drink for all his manly hardwork..... many more years of love and light in yalls marriage
Nice video - thanks! :) How does it look now nearly a year later?
Great stuff! Gave me the right motivation to diy
Nice video and good job. I too just done our driveway here in Connecticut today and like you took more than I estimated. I bought 10 yr from Home Depot and took buckets to paint department for them to mix/shake for me and used the squeegee. Also, I saved my receipts, printed out the warranty info as well as printed out today’s and the next four days weather forecast just for insurance in case the manufacturer try’s to fault anything against my application should it not last the 10yrs. BTW, you have a BEAUTIFUL HOME, is it Frank Lloyd Wright?
Thanks! Yes the house design is very much influenced by FLW.
Thanks for posting Jeff. Finished job looks great and house too! Trying to do a few home jobs while I am furloughed 8h every wk during Covid19!
Great job and good video.
Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Great job and amazing looking property!
The advertisement for Hibiscus Sun Tea was funny.
I do this for a living 22$ an hour been doing it for 5 years Clean/crack/seal coating for my local asphalt company
I worked in commercial construction for over 20years and the guys that used to do Epoxy coating on floors used to go to Walmart and K Mart to buy the cheapest pairs of golf shoes as the spikes allowed them to walk on the floors without getting footprints in the coating plus they didnt worry about getting the epoxy on the cheap shoes ! I always thought it was funny to see guys going to work in Golf shoes but yet a pretty good idea I imagine that would work fine to seal driveways
Looks really cool but what's the funtionallity. This is the first time i see this.
Great video. Thank you so much
Did you pressure wash the driveway? If not how has it held up
No but it would be a good idea I suppose, especially on the cracks. It's held up well though.
I have a plain concrete driveway, black molds keep on coming back. Will sealing reduce the recurrence of black molds ?
The seal coating I used is not for concrete. Thanks for the question though!
It's now the summer of 2024 and it's looking like it needs a redo. I'll be doing a video on that.
I wonder if two coats would look even better. My driveway is only 8x70 so I may give 2 coats a try
I did what you did! Then a friend and employee of mine told me I was doing it all wrong! He told me to get one of those mesh things that professional painters use with a five gallon bucket of paint. Then to get a 3/8" roller (quality matters here) and attach it to a wooden pole. The sealer should be rubberized so it will expand and contract with the temperature.
CLEAN the driveway with a good cleaner like TSP and a scrub brush attached to a pole. Be sure to rinse thoroughly. FILL the cracks after digging the grass out. A sharpened onion hoe works well.
ROLL the sealer on using the 3/8" high quality roller. Yes it is a thin coating but I used three of four coats. Each coat needs a new roller cover and takes just 3 to 4 hours to dry. It worked. I have no idea how long it would have lasted because I sold the house about five years after the last sealing. It was fine then.
BUT the house was heated with oil that was pumped in from a central storage tank. The major oil company owned the copper line and the meter (I was so happy to hear about this when we had previously lost a civil law suit about meter ownership). The copper tubing had a hole in it and leaked for about 20 years so the EPA required that the mess be cleaned up. The contractors took out the driveway, the mature (30" dia. Sugar Maples) trees in the front yard, the retaining walls that were 8' high. the Rhododendron that were about 8' high, the PGM Rhododendron, the Azaleas and all the bulbs and then dug down, it looked like, about ten feet to remove the contaminated soil. The lawyer who bought the house finally replaced the walls with those concrete blocks. Yuk! The house was in CT and built as a garrison colonial. He should have used poured concrete and veneer brick with slate on top of the wall. It still ticks me off since I had backfilled the the walls with good top soil and covered the area with the contents of a 48' trailer of shredded pine bark. The next two houses had concrete driveways.
My guess is the warranty is for two coats..
How's it holding up after 2 years? Thanks for taking time to make this video.
very well!
Nice work 👍
Jeff how does this look after the first winter? i do not know how Minnesota winter was but South Dakota had a pretty bad year?
After 2 years n 180k views am I really the first comment 🤪 I was chosen for this !!
Great video. I plan on doing that in the next few weeks. Could you see the squeegee lines after you finished?
No. Thanks for your comment!
Well done , You made it look very easy !
He obviously never even bothered to watch all the dozens of other videos on RUclips to show him the proper way to do this. Nice house tho.
I thought you were from California cause you look like Tony Hawk and you have a laid back Californian accent 😉 wish I could've helped.
Yeah weather degrades it fast. Just applied a 3 yr sealer 2 weeks ago and sun already disintegrated part of it. Im in upstate New York, weathers not quite as harsh as Minnesota but there are times when we're colder, plus we get a ton of lake effect snow
Thanks for your comment! I may be looking at doing this again in 2021... We'll see!
Good work, that was a pretty big job!
So how is it 2 years later
Good video. A little hard work can save a bit of money.
I like the design of your house.
I'll be doing mine by myself.
Piece of cake
Hi Jeff, I'm wondering how your driveway sealing job is holding up now in 2021? I see you used the 8 year version so supposedly, it should still be good? Thanks, Dave
It's still holding up pretty good, but it is fading. I think it could use another coating in a year or two.
@@databae1 Thank you! Any cracking or peeling of the sealer?
@@noblefalconry It's now 2022, no cracking or peeling at all but fading. The cracks need to be refilled more often.
I like using longer and heavier handles plus a 2 ft squeegee
what about the sides of the driveway? Why did you do it so far from the lawn? Just curious.
I worked for the city of Manhattan Beach, Ca. '67-78'. The city had a serious "Slurry seal" program. I later worked for the County of Kern road dept. from '86 to 2003. The county used Reclamite and sand. He should've filled those cracks with a flexible sealer first. He probably spent $500+ for sealer and a cheap broom/squeegee. On the day he filled the cracks, he should've cut in the edges. Other than that he did okay for a rookie. If anyone is thinking of a DIY seal job on their Asphalt drive way, and they live in a arid or hot environment, they need to give serious thought to the fact that the sealer will track on surrounding surfaces due to the heat(90*F+) until it's fully cured. So do some research into the available sealers. The cracks in his D'way will allow water to seep down to, and cause a failure in the sub-base. He needed to check out having a hot AC overlay put down. Anyone who buys a place with a new AC drive way should seal it at least every 5 years, more often if you live in a climate with extremes of weather. A well constructed and cared for AC drive way should should last 35-50 years.
Hi Jeff - how has this held up? I'm hoping to patch and seal my driveway next month.
Held up pretty well - after 3 years - I'll post a picture
How does this look two years later? Looks like you did a good job!
good. there is a follow up video
Great job! How did this brand hold up? It's now August 2019.
Held up pretty well - I'd use it again
Hi Jeff - hope you see this as I also live in MN! A few questions if you dont mind? First, it looks like it has been 3 or so years - how has this sealant held up for you? Do you think it would last 8 years based on the wear & tear thus far? Do you think you should have applied 2 coats? You mentioned using 17 pails (for 1 coat), appox how many sq ft did that cover? Also, you mentioned at the beginning you were going to seal cracks after - given you applied the sealant first, did you find that it made a difference, one way or the other? Any comments would be appreciated!
Thanks for the questions Ed. Sorry for the delay. Yes I did a followup video, check that out. It has held up fine. It is fading some now (April 2021). I think the driveway is about 3000 sq ft. just a guess. Should seal the crack first to make it look more even when you're done. It was fun to do, a little bit tiring, but not bad.
Amazing looking home:) how old were you when you did this job, you give me inspiration.
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Great diy video
Thanks!
I bought the 1000 at Menards (10 year warranty). It didn't cost that much more. BTW - I saw that they had two different brushes and one was built more sturdy and cost more. I opted for the cheaper brush since I have a very small area to do. However I might reenforce it before starting. I'll have to wait until July to do the job in order to have the hot temps since I live in Ohio and the temps haven't been all that warm as yet. This is May 16th and the afternoon temp is only 73°
Hope it goes well for you. Thanks for your comment!
You used more pails because you didn’t crack Seal first. Use a 8” brush to cut in around the edges then fill in the middle, just dip the brush in the pail and go all the way around your border. Looks good.
Nice job . Nice house. Good wife. Sometimes it’s fun doing it yourself and it cost MORE. I’ve done both. Ha ha
thanks for your comment GG!
I just finished doing the same to our driveway. The manufacturer underestimates the amount you need bigtime. The "10 year" stuff I bought from Lowes said that it covered 300 sq ft per bucket on a worn driveway. It should have taken 8 buckets by that for mine. 24 buckets later I was finished. It looks really nice just after being done but I honestly have doubts this stuff will last for 8 to 10 years. After such a big cost for just material, Im very curious how much it would have been to just hire it out.
So what happens if it actually does rain within 24 hours of putting this stuff on? Does it just take longer to cure, or is it somehow ruined forever?
Nice job...next time use Lowes Black Jack...sooo much better than Seal Best to spread. I used Sealbest for years...never lasted more than 2 years. How is your drive holding up? My handle broke the last 2 times!