Another asphalt question--resurfacing

[mcj115]

I see there a thread on installing/paving new driveways...I have a drive I want to resurface and not rip out what is there. The drive is from 1978 and is just weathered, cracked (but not loose) and just worn. The plus is the base of the drive seems solid, rather than rip out the what is there I want to resurface.

How thick of a top coat for the resurfacing should I be looking for? Are there any other products, such as fabric that are good to have a contractor use?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Bondo]

How thick of a top coat for the resurfacing should I be looking for? Are there any other products, such as fabric that are good to have a contractor use?

Ayuh,...... An inch, to 2", so long as the pitch is maintained,.......

Fabric between asphalt layers rarely to never works very well,.....
Fabric works best when between the native soil, 'n the stone base,.....

 

[malibu101]

I ain't not no asphalt expert nor is what I've seen necessarily correct......
Our parking lot at work was old and pretty much a mess from cuts for pipes and valve replacements including some potholes but seemed overall like a structurally sound base. They cleaned the old surface and sprayed some kind of hot tar on it as the spreader progressed.
Two years ago a company put 2" over the entire lot. Looks perfect and box trucks run over it daily.

EDIT- 2" compacted thickness.

 

[jonshonda]

The city/county extends the life of roads around me by chip sealing asphalt roads. You might want to look into that.

 

[Falcon67]

The city/county extends the life of roads around me by chip sealing asphalt roads. You might want to look into that.

Same here.

 

[gahrajmahal]

Hi MCJ, attached is my thread of a few years ago on the same subject. Our driveway depth for the replacement was 6". I had to get a permit for the apron area of the driveway. It has to be thick enough for the county salt trucks to turn around without causing damage to the driveway. That was the first time the contractor had ever heard about this despite working in the area many years. The permit was free and easy. We love our new driveway (now 3 years old).

Photos of your driveway will help the GJ responders

Good luck!
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328586