Dear James: I plan to have my asphalt driveway replaced with concrete. My neighbor’s cracked after only a few years. What should the contractor to do so mine holds up? — Dave S. Dear Dave: Your ...

One way to make a first impression on visitors to your home is with an aesthetically pleasing driveway. The materials you select to pave your driveway affect the job’s price. The materials used also ...

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. What’s your ...

Q: We would like to replace our driveway. My wife and I are debating whether to replace the driveway with another concrete driveway or a concrete-paver driveway. I have concerns about the concrete ...

Q. We are building a new home and installing a blacktop driveway. There is conflicting information in the bids. One contractor wants to install a 3-inch-thick blacktop surface. Another contractor says ...

When replacing or installing a new driveway, there are a few choices of materials that you can use to finish the surface. However, each surface, such as asphalt ...