I am going to get my driveway re paved and am on the fence on what to get,the concrete will be $5000 and asphalt for $1750,id love to have concrete but the price OUCH.
Opinions needed

 

Asphalt. Then the oil leaks don't show up so bad. Seriously though, as long as your contractor lays down a good base and uses at least 3" of asphalt, it'll last at least 25 years, more if you put sealer on it every couple of years.

 

Sure. Try to find someone to screed 3" of asphalt compacted. Use HL3 for your driveway. 2" compacted will be fine. Don't use any sealers. They don't seal the roads do they?? HL3 is roadway asphalt. Tougher. Put the extra $$$ you save into a trip or mods for your truck. JMO

 

Go for asphalt. IMHO I think concrete LOOKS like it ages faster from tire marks, oil, anything stains it. I think a nice thick layered asphalt driveway with the 45's on the edges looks pretty good.

 

wish i had asphalt.......stupid crankcase breather tube

 

Asphalt, "ALL" concrete cracks!...It also fades, stains and peels. A good asphalt lift will last longer, look better, blend better in repairs and can be quickly spruced up with easy to apply sealer. Oil enhances it, but a gas spill is disaster. IMHO, concrete is great for foundations, garage floors and other building projects, but it sucks as a driveway!!

 

Just remember, Asphalt and Diesel fuel don't mix.

That's why you only see concrete around the fuel pumps.


For fun, pour some Diesel on your favorite speed bump and see what happens.


phox

 

Asphalt it will be,it will save me so I can get my new tires and wheels,these 245s and ST wheels need to go

Thanks guys

 

here in wisconsin they assess taxes higher for concrete driveway and we are already one of the highest taxed states around.
I plan on a concrete pad in front of the shop future garage lean to then asphalt for the 100 or so feet of driveway

 

"For fun, pour some Diesel on your favorite speed bump and see what happens."

Oh, excellent! I'll be visiting the shopping mall w/ all the annoying speed bumps w/ a 55 gal drum of diesel fuel now!

 

I'd go with the concrete. Nothing looks better than posi tracks on clean concrete!!

 

I wonder if asphalt would make for "as good" a bedliner? Hummmmmm.

 

Can you get asphalt with clearance lights???

 

Maybe when hoss's concrete cracks in the bed of his truck he could do an overlay of asphalt.

 

Somehow I knew this would roll back on Hoss

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