RAM DOES NOT RECOMMEND FILLING CRACKS ....HOW COME?

1)The first most important reason is that structurally it is not necessary on a low traffic area like a home driveway. The main reason you fill cracks on high traffic areas, like streets and parking lots, is that on a rainy day extra water gets forced down in the crack with cars driving over the crack all day eventually washing out the base underneath, causing pot holes to form. On a low traffic area, like a home driveway, extra water goes in the crack but you do not have excessive traffic.

2) The soft rubber crack filler some of our competitors use, during the heat of the summer days, can stick to your shoes and track in on your floors and carpeting.

3) No matter what you do to the cracks they will reopen again in a matter of months.(The stress cracks that go across the drive will even reflect up through a 2 inch overlay after 1-2 years.) Because of the potential tracking problem, and the fact that it is not necessary on low traffic areas combined with the fact they reopen anyway, we feel the Homeowner is far better off not filling cracks.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND, BUT I WAS TOLD YOU SHOULD FILL THEM TO KEEP THE WATER OUT?

That is a misconception. Water runs through the rock underneath your drive anyway. On a high traffic area like a street or parking lot you definitely want to fill them, but not a home driveway.

BUT I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF CRACKS, COULD YOU FILL THEM TO AT LEAST MAKE THEM LOOK BETTER?

We do offer a service for cracks called trowel grade crack filling. Trowel grade filler is like a heavy paste. It sets up hard as a brick so it will not track in your house. Our seal coaters use a v shape squeegee and fill, and then level the filler slightly below the asphalt level. This process does make the crack look a little better, but because it is structurally not necessary, and it will reopen again within months, we do not push this service. We charge $50 per crack. The only guarantee we give is that they will reopen.