If the edge of the driveway is so damaged that part of it is missing, then you may need to
add new asphalt to the area to repair it
. This might require chipping away the damaged area to create a straight line along the edge. Then, you may need to add gravel and compact it in the same way you would to fill a pothole.
How do I fix the sides of my driveway?
How do you make an asphalt edge?
You'll have to
excavate an eight-inch deep edge along your driveway, clean the edges with a chisel and a sledgehammer, and stake the line to make sure everything lines up correctly
. If you're choosing Belgian block to edge your driveway, they come in a variety of different colors and sizes.
How do you edge around a driveway?
When edging along walks or driveways,
walk on the hard surface as you edge
. Keep the trim line in the small space between the grass and hard surface. If grass has overgrown the walk or drive, don't whack it all at once. Cut it back a little at a time by working the string against the hard surface.
How do you overgrown an edge driveway?
How do you edge an asphalt driveway with pavers?
How do you cut overgrown edges?
Use a string trimmer in the trimming position (parallel with the ground) to eat away at a 1-2′ area so you can see the edge and get the edger in
. It's a waste of string gas or battery power to try and do the whole edge this way. Use a hoe parallel to the edge to chip away at a bit of the overgrown area.
How do you edge edger?
How do I edge my sidewalk?
Can you put pavers over asphalt?
You can install concrete driveway pavers over existing asphalt, although it is not recommended
. Asphalt is more subject to freeze/thaw damage, heaving and cracking with extremes of temperature. It is therefore less stable than some other paver bases and may cause the concrete pavers to shift and crack.
What is a half moon edger?
OVERVIEW. The True Temper half moon edger is
designed to edge grass or sod that grows over the edges of flower beds and sidewalks
. The sharp blade makes for easy cutting. The half moon shape cuts the grass or sod by rocking the blade back and forth.
Can you edge when it's wet?
When moisture from rain or the morning dew weighs grass down, the blades bend, making a straight cut difficult
. You also can slip on wet grass, and the clippings tend to clump and not spread evenly.
Should you edge your yard?
With this healthy appearance comes faster lawn growth.
When your lawn begins to grow faster, you'll need to mow and edge more frequently to maintain a clean finished look
. You may not need to edge every time you mow but you'll still want to assess the integrity of your edge lines after each mowing.
What is an edger tool?
A lawn edger is
a tool that you can use to trim the grass on the very edge of a lawn or flowerbed that the lawnmower may not be able to reach
. They work really well when figuring out how to edge a sidewalk or keeping grass from growing over a walkway.
