DEAR TIM: We need to have a new blacktop driveway installed, and I thought it was going to be a simple process of comparing quotes. It turns out it’s somewhat confusing. I didn’t know there were ...

Q: We need to have a new driveway installed, and I thought it was going to be a simple process of comparing quotes. It turns out it's somewhat confusing because there are different types of blacktop.

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 ...

These homeowner customers often get short shrift in the sealcoating world and they can use your help. Relative to commercial work, residential sealcoating jobs are smaller, the revenues are smaller, ...

Blacktop drives are not as simplistic as they may seem. If you want a long-lasting blacktop driveway, don’t concentrate too much on the thickness of the actual blacktop. The blacktop in and of itself ...

Q. I was reviewing a quote I received to have my asphalt drive sealed. But it dawned on me that the streets in my community never get sealed. Is sealing an asphalt driveway really necessary? If so, ...