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That driveway of yours is starting to look awful. Cracked and stained from years of sun, rain, and parked vehicles it looks more like a map of the Martian canals than a nice place to put your Audi. There really is nothing to be done about it, you are just going to have to find a company that lays the best asphalt Houston can offer.
You are not looking forward to this. Unfortunately, the summer is starting to heat up and everyone you have talked to has cautioned you against having anything like that done when the temperature is high. The heat will make it hard for the surface to set properly, and it will remain too soft to walk or park on for a really long time.
Not to mention the fact that the activity of driveway resurfacing is, in and of itself, a ludicrously hot job. Those men have to pour and spread boiling hot tar all over the place, and that heat is going to turn the front of your home into an outdoor oven. It would be best if you could get this done before it gets too hot.
You actually do feel some compassion for the crew that will have to do the work, as well. Even though you will be paying them for their labor, is it really a pro social thing to do to expect these fellow human beings to work with boiling tar under a blazing sun while wearing heavy protective gear? You should get things started before it gets too hot.
First you should evaluate the driveway and see what exactly needs to be fixed. Those cracks would be worse in a climate where the temperatures routinely dipped below freezing in the winter months, but Texas isn't like that. They do let an awful lot of moisture and rain in though, and that is probably making things deteriorate underneath the surface of the driveway where the foundation is.
Maybe if the cracks were all at one end of the driveway things would be a bit simpler to address. The great thing about this kind of composition is that, unlike cement and concrete, it can be repaired piecemeal. If you don't mind an irregular look to your surface, this can be a perfectly adequate way to go about things.
But no amount of repair will last forever. The finest asphalt Houston has will eventually fall into disrepair and require fixing.
You are not looking forward to this. Unfortunately, the summer is starting to heat up and everyone you have talked to has cautioned you against having anything like that done when the temperature is high. The heat will make it hard for the surface to set properly, and it will remain too soft to walk or park on for a really long time.
Not to mention the fact that the activity of driveway resurfacing is, in and of itself, a ludicrously hot job. Those men have to pour and spread boiling hot tar all over the place, and that heat is going to turn the front of your home into an outdoor oven. It would be best if you could get this done before it gets too hot.
You actually do feel some compassion for the crew that will have to do the work, as well. Even though you will be paying them for their labor, is it really a pro social thing to do to expect these fellow human beings to work with boiling tar under a blazing sun while wearing heavy protective gear? You should get things started before it gets too hot.
First you should evaluate the driveway and see what exactly needs to be fixed. Those cracks would be worse in a climate where the temperatures routinely dipped below freezing in the winter months, but Texas isn't like that. They do let an awful lot of moisture and rain in though, and that is probably making things deteriorate underneath the surface of the driveway where the foundation is.
Maybe if the cracks were all at one end of the driveway things would be a bit simpler to address. The great thing about this kind of composition is that, unlike cement and concrete, it can be repaired piecemeal. If you don't mind an irregular look to your surface, this can be a perfectly adequate way to go about things.
But no amount of repair will last forever. The finest asphalt Houston has will eventually fall into disrepair and require fixing.
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