Our drive way is paved and there’s about 1/4 inch or less of spacing inbetween the pavement and the cement where the garage floor starts. Should this be filled in with the driveway sealer (the stuff in the caulking tube)? Or should I leave it the way it is? Thanks,

Most likely they had a bad sub-base that’s suffering from heaving problems. Here in New England it’s very difficult to create a cost effective sub-base for a driveway. You need 2 to 3 feet of really good compacted gravel to eliminate frost heave problems.

Most sealers work very well.

We just purchased a home that is 6 years old and has a (roughly) 25′ x 15′ driveway that I assume was put in 6 years ago. The base seems to be done very well, it’s flat however the rain tapers to one side (I’m assuming this is normal). There’s one small crack due to someone’s plow banging it up on the edge.

I live in central Maine and read your article stating it’s a good idea to seal the driveway but have been told by my father-in-law that his driveway and a friends were sealed at the same time and that there’s both have many cracks now. He says sealing is a bad idea as the driveway can’t breath. Do you know if this is a case of bad sealant product, or base or what? I was thinking about purchasing the BLACK JACK 4.75 Gallon Ultra-Maxx 1000 Fast-Dry Blacktop Driveway Filler & Sealer – 10 Year sealant- it’s not coal-tar however they state it’s better.

Thanks in advance!