Machines | A-Pak Paving Resurfaces Our Asphalt Driveway
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Best Comment so far! (description follows): I recently watched you're video about the installation and sealcoating of you're asphalt driveway. Just thought I'd reach out to you with some friendly input. I've been in the asphalt pavement business for over 10 years so I've got a bit of knowledge. Firstly the reason the asphalt is so coarse is because it appears to be a material referred to as 3TS. A lot of contractors will use this mix because it saves them money. Normally for a new driveway installation or a dig out and repave you would start with a compacted and finely graded stone base and then you would use an asphalt binder for the initial base on top of the stone. The binder is an asphalt comprised of larger stones and ends up being extremely coarse, this layer should be applied at a minimum of 2". After the binder is laid and compacted with a roller then the final layer of extremely fine asphalt should be applied on top of it at 1 1/2 to 2" and then rolled again. Instead of doing this a lot of contractors opt to install 3TS asphalt which is a mix of large and small stone which they do for 2 reasons. First instead of having to do 2 steps they can do one step using the same material for the whole job and second because instead of giving you a 4" driveway they can normally cheat the homeowner and lay down 2-3" of blacktop and line their pockets. As for the sealcoating of the driveway the best tip I can give you is to squeegee the sealcoat on in a giant U shape to ensure even coverage and to make sure you let sealer flow over the sides of the driveway because the first spots to usually give out are the unsealed edges. Hope this helps! - Kevin Lombardo Description: A-Pak Paving, based out of Haymarket, VA resurfaced the asphalt driveway of our home located in Sterling, VA on April 18, 2015. The crew seemed well organized, the equipment in good condition and the work was performed fairly quickly and efficiently. I was especially impressed by the crew's attention to detail, their machinery operating skills and their manual labor strength and endurance on this hot and humid day. They were also careful not to damage our siding and the plantings along our driveway. We are very pleased with the results! That said, this being our first experience with asphalt paving, what do you think of the job done by A-Pak Paving?
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I don't see where they made the sealing.
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WTF is this, not professionals by any means
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Just had mine done. Very similar to yours except I double wided it from single 2 car lane to a double wide onto virgin lawn, enough for 4 cars total if needed. my driveway is also is lil rough. But still not as rough as yours. I would say 20% less rough. My total cost was $2200.
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wow alot of guys to do a little job I ve been paving since I was nine years old pull it in two passes save time and your shoveler's backs but it turned looking good and that is the main goal, the 2 lifts comment naaaa! come back when you have 35 years in the business then Ill listen to you.
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Good lord, the pickeys in the UK would have done this in 2 hours!!!!
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Would have looked far nicer with concrete edging down the sides..
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vodio bfyhfgg
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Lord do i not miss this work.... and thank god we used as many machines as possible to save our backs lol...
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I paved for 20 years now. . you don't use a hand roller for the hand work. wow. the hand roll labor where's the paddles to leave out foot prints. but not to actually tamp the whole drive., and why did you make them shovel the edge. just make a half pass and a whole. it's hot enough to roll rite in.
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All I can say is sad. That's it, it explains it, just sad
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kenapa gak aspal di rumahku martadinata jl pembangunan RT38
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banana!
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5:08
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Thank God for men! Regards, a NON feminist
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this video is a joke ?!
Worker's security : 0 !!!
Technic : 0
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oh man if you compare this to a similar asphalt construction site in germany then you would just think wtf. cause there are so many difrences
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Hey Randall you fly Ace's High ? CJ's ?
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what is the best material to set on the edges to maintain strength ?