Re-doing Driveway (Sarasota: 2013, lease, contractors)

[Rushmore]

At some point prior to my purchase, our driveway had been redone using a sort of textured, decorative covering. It is cracking and in need of re-re-doing.

So, I understand that there are a good number of options and contractors to consider. Yes, money is an object.

Please help.

[bbronston]

Is it an overlay on concrete? Can it easily be removed? You might consider pavers or the stuff they can apply and texture or pattern. I imagine the lease expensive thing is to have a truck come in and cover it with asphalt.

[Rushmore]

Originally Posted by bbronston

Is it an overlay on concrete? Can it easily be removed? You might consider pavers or the stuff they can apply and texture or pattern. I imagine the lease expensive thing is to have a truck come in and cover it with asphalt.

It is some sort of overlay on concrete, yes. It could easily be broken up and removed.

Pavers seems pretty expensive, and I don't know anything about the texture/pattern stuff.

There is no asphalt in the community (only concrete), so I doubt that would go over very well.

[Californianz]

Are you going to stay for many many years - or move/sell? It might make a big difference in what path you choose.

Here's a couple DIY ideas I found -
Resurfacing a cracked concrete driveway is a great DIY task - chicagotribune.com


How to Resurface Concrete - YouTube

There's a ton of different ones on You Tube...

[Rushmore]

Originally Posted by Californianz

Are you going to stay for many many years - or move/sell? It might make a big difference in what path you choose.

Here's a couple DIY ideas I found -
Resurfacing a cracked concrete driveway is a great DIY task - chicagotribune.com


How to Resurface Concrete - YouTube

There's a ton of different ones on You Tube...

Very helpful, thanks.

I will not be doing it myself, though, as I am

a. Too busy
b. Too tired, and
c. Too stupid.

Anyone who can recommend someone feel free.

[bbronston]

Originally Posted by Rushmore

It is some sort of overlay on concrete, yes. It could easily be broken up and removed.

Pavers seems pretty expensive, and I don't know anything about the texture/pattern stuff.

There is no asphalt in the community (only concrete), so I doubt that would go over very well.

The resurface stuff like a cement overlay that can be textured, colored, made to look like slate or brick, etc. I don't have any recommendations for service providers but you could google some websites to see examples of what they do. For example, "Sarasota driveway resurface" brought up some possibilities.

[loves2read]

Don't use an acrylic over lay like some people might have on their pool lanai

if you get a concrete aggregate/smooth overlay it is only as good as the surface it is under--
if the subsurface drops more due to subsidence/poor foundation then the new surface wil crack...

we had our original concrete (cracking) driveway taken out and replaced with pavers...
would not recommend the company even though I think they did an OK job with the driveway--they did a sucky job with the lanai---
you can have pavers laid over a concrete surface by using 1 inch pavers---you really aren't supposed to drive over those....so your driveway would need to be taken out and have new pavers laid and maybe new gravel/crushed shell base for base support and better drainage...