There are many ways to design and implement driveway edging.Flat Driveway EdgingYou can use Belgian block, brick or even stone pavers along your asphalt driveway edges to provide contrasting color ...

First, prepare the area around the edges of the pavement. Where the asphalt meets your lawn, use an edger to define the driveway edge. If your lawn has substantially encroached on the edge of the ...

Let’s say you don’t want the chip seal surface, but you do want a colored driveway. Blacktop sealers are available in a ...

Q.I grew up with an asphalt driveway, but my husband had a concrete drive. We’re debating what type to install, as our current drive is in horrible shape. I contend that asphalt will cost ...

—Apply the sealer to all old original asphalt and wait 90 days before applying it to bagged asphalt patch. Removing weeds and excess soil from the edges of the driveway can be mind-numbing work.

The gravel on the edge of my own steep driveway used to erode with each moderate rainstorm. I replaced the small 3/4-inch pieces of gravel with 3-inch stones. All of a sudden my problem disappeared!

For the cracks in the driveway, use liquid asphalt crack filler. You can buy this in a tube (about $5) that slips into a caulking gun. Snip off the tip and fill the small cracks.

Your blacktop driveway material is a mixture of small stones, sand, and the same asphalt cement. It’s blended together in a giant rotating drum.