Safer roads begin with safer materials. For paving projects using asphalt chip seal, lightweight aggregate made from expanded shale, clay or slate (ESCS) has a greater bond strength and skid ...

Dear James: Our blacktop driveway is starting to look worn after only three years. What type of sealer holds up best, and what is the best way to apply it? — Jay A. Dear Jay: It is not surprising it ...

VSS Macropaver enables 100% recycled asphalt slurry seals, delivering cost savings, sustainability gains, and proven pavement ...

What would you say if I told you your driveway doesn’t need to be boring blacktop or ho-hum gray concrete? Can you envision a red, orange, green or light khaki color driveway? Would you like a ...

Question: I was told not to reseal our new asphalt driveway for several years. After three years now, it looks a bit worn. Is it time to seal it, and what is the best sealer and method to apply it?

Q. Can you settle a friendly argument? My wife insists that our blacktop driveway must be sealed. She listens to a local weekend home improvement radio show and tends to think everything the show host ...

The installation of asphalt pavement overlay on US 290 in Hays County, TX, recently incorporated the use of underseal, an innovative process designed to prevent slippage between new and old pavement.

You might assume, since I write a column about home improvement, that my house is perfect in every way. You’d be wrong. I suffer from a condition where I know how to do 99 percent of the projects ...