Best Asphalt Driveway Crack Repair!

Have some cracks in your asphalt driveway that need to be repaired?? Check out a quick, easy and very affordable way to fill them up!

I used some PliStix to help fill the cracks, this is a great product that makes repairing your driveway pretty straightforward. All you need is the Plistix, a propane torch and that's about it! You're on your way to a smooth driveway!

Pli-Stix (30' roll)

Propane Torch Extension

14.1 oz. Propane Gas Cylinder
You can get this at your local hardware store

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[MrToadColorado]

The plistix are hard to work with and liquify and drain down a sloped driveway. Thin cracks are hard, but 1/2" or more - I used cold-pack asphalt. It can be better to widen crack to use asphalt (especially if bottom of crack if wider than the top). The plistix I used a couple years ago shrink and crack over time. Clean out the crack as deep as possible. I put a layer of sand at bottom and then top 2-3 inches I filled with cold-pack asphalt. A fresh bag is very oily and will pour into cracks. I press it in with a mortar tool. BUT to finish, I pound the cold pack into the crack with a 4 pound hammer. This pulverizes it and forces it in -- add more cold pack until level with road. Too late to seal in a month (it will be too cold out) but this will last a decent period of time and simplifies later repairs. The "aquaphalt" mentioned below appears to be essentially this. Pound it in cleaned out cracks, then seal it a month or two later. This seems to be the best solution. This week I will try to stuff plistix in smaller cracks (it is hard to thin out) and then use asphalt tape that is heated (not adhesive which I guess it not nearly as good). Bought a weed burner to attach to me grill propane tank to heat up asphalt/plistix and tape.

[jeffclark]

1. There is a larger size. I bought both. 2. if your handheld torch goes hour while being held upside down or at an angle you’ve got a cheap torch. Buy a decent burzomatic torch and you won’t have that problem. 3. A Large rosebud torch attached to a 20# tank is a lot faster. 4. you can also fill smaller cracks with this stuff by holding it over the crack and dripping the rubber into it.

[chrisryan]

Hi. There is a product called Aquaphalt that you can buy at hardware stores and some home centers. It a high quality ashalt mix in a large tub (probably 5 gallon tub) and it works excellent! For cracks the size of what you had if you used one tub of Aquaphalt that is likely all you would need and it would be actually aphalt you are using. As soon as you apply water to the product and tamp it down it is definitely a permanent fix. No rubber compound will last more than 1-2 years.

[Ootgreet]

Ohio calling - I have the same kind of cracks in a long asphalt drive - thanks for the product recommendation and procedure!

[LeigerGaming]

Thanks AP, good to know how I can fix my crack 😜

[wagnerj]

lol, the innuendos got you a like right away.
Not sure of the content yet...

[KenpoOjoko]

It shrinks, so you want to do multiple layers, making sure each layer cures before the next application. Also, adding and mixing some sand in between minimizes the shrinkage. Filling wide and deep cracks all at once could cause bigger shrinkage and craks as a result.

[WarrenFoxJr-iiqz]

Thank you crack man we all need a little laugh😅😅😅

[NeillWylie]

Thanks for this video. Had wanted to see how this stuff turns out.

[jerryt]

What you need is a good crack pipe. Haha just kidding great video thanks 👍🏽

[javvydelarosa]

Thanks for this cracks video!😅 it really helps!

[TP-yeqi]

thanks for the before and after on the effectiveness short term. hopefully is sticks long term

[bellarosamariaboutique]

And now you can add the black seal over the entire driveway to have a smooth looking beautiful driveway.

[JoshFrost-dt]

They do sell bags of asphalt specifically for this purpose... just fyi

[charleshines]

Does doing this hot method also make weeds less likely to come back? I am sure we all get weeds once in a while.

[metal]

They do have other sizes, not just medium. I'm looking at 60ft small pli-stix on amazon right now.

[jonesy]

I'm addicted to crack now. Thanks!

[robertjackson]

to save on your crack filler after cleaning add some clean pea stone and then hold the filler over the crack heat it so it melts and drips into the crack and the pea stone

[PeNGuiNZoMbiEUYA]

What did you do about the burning marks on the asphalt?

[MrToadColorado]

Try doing this with thin cracks. I have. Its a freaking mess. The sticks are too wide to fit in the crack so when you heat them, most of it rolls down the driveway. Maybe there are thin plistix?