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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I got a crack and weed problem....

Posted: 8/4/2005 11:55:38 AM EDT

After I pull the weeds out from between the cracks and partitions of the driveway, how can I seal it up so weeds don't grow again?

What type of cement patch?

Thanks

Sgatr15

Posted: 8/4/2005 11:56:43 AM EDT

[#1]

you got cracks for a reason, for expansion of the concrete. Just use Weed B Gone on the weeds

Posted: 8/4/2005 11:57:56 AM EDT

[#2]

+1 on Weeds Be Gone.

Posted: 8/4/2005 11:58:10 AM EDT

[#3]

Get a chemical defoliant from Walmart, Round-up makes one version that lasts 4 months.

Kharn

Posted: 8/4/2005 11:59:51 AM EDT

[#4]

do you mean the expansion joints when you say cracks

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:00:54 PM EDT

[#5]

you can use a soft tar to fill it in, it will still let the cret expand

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:02:55 PM EDT

[#6]

Maybe it would work better in the nice climates in CA, but I tried to patch all the cracks in my driveway a year ago with concrete and it did not work.

I killed all the weeds with roundup first, then used a pressure washer to blow out everything in the crack. After that I filled them in with concrete.

One winter later and all the concrete I put down is cracked and chipped away. I should have known better. I guess that's what happens when you live in a place that can swing anywhere from about -30 to 100 degrees throughout the year.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:10:07 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
do you mean the expansion joints when you say cracks

yes..and regular cracks

Sgatr15

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:10:15 PM EDT

[#8]

I got a crack and weed problem....

Well, at least you aren't doing meth.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:11:05 PM EDT

[#9]

get "total vegitation kill"
prevents regrowth for up to a year.
good luck.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:11:15 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
you can use a soft tar to fill it in, it will still let the cret expand

that's what I was thinking. Tar stays pretty plable right? This is California valley where we rarely freaze.

Sgatr15

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:11:53 PM EDT

[#11]

switch to cocaine and vicoden.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:12:33 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
do you mean the expansion joints when you say cracks

yes..and regular cracks

Sgatr15

Fill the cracks with valcum (I'm sure that's spelled wrong). It's a flexable, clauk gun applied, material that expands and contracts with the concrete.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:13:15 PM EDT

[#13]

They make a concrete filler that comes in a caulk tube.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:14:56 PM EDT

[#14]

Hire someone with a license to spray a STERILANT, not a defoliant or simple weed killer or herbicide. This stuff is potent and is very regulated.

After that stuff works use a power sprayer to clean out the cracks really well. Then fill the crack with a joint sealing compound, preferably hot-poured (i.e. must be heated and poured). May require you to use a gas burner and a sacrificial pot but it may be worth it to you. That will seal the crack but be flexible enough to give a little as the concrete expands/contracts.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:21:39 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I got a crack and weed problem....

Well, at least you aren't doing meth.

no, he's got the "meth thing" down pat, he just needs help with his crack and weed.

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:23:30 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Quoted:
you can use a soft tar to fill it in, it will still let the cret expand

that's what I was thinking. Tar stays pretty plable right? This is California valley where we rarely freaze.

Sgatr15

it will stay pliable

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:24:23 PM EDT

[#17]

my dad used to pour used oil on it

(that and the fence line), but it's not envirofriendly

Posted: 8/4/2005 12:40:42 PM EDT

[#18]

roundup; it kills everything so be careful.

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:08:55 PM EDT

[#19]

I was afraid I'd find a pic in here of a joint stuck inside the exposed portion of Sarge's rear...

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:09:44 PM EDT

[#20]

Tannerite.............

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:16:22 PM EDT

[#21]

I would just spray it with Round-up. I bought a big gallon (maybe 2 gallon) jug with spray handle for about $10 from wally-world.

It's been about 6 months and I haven't had to respray.

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:24:11 PM EDT

[#22]

Pour vinegar on the weeds. It will change the PH of the soil so that nothing will grow for about 4 months. Cheap, easy and ecologically sound.

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:26:57 PM EDT

[#23]

get your self a hold of some paraquat.

Posted: 8/4/2005 2:29:47 PM EDT

[#24]

I've used some rubber-based filler before that sets sort of like RTV. It will expand and compress.

Posted: 8/4/2005 4:11:06 PM EDT

[#25]

Peeing on the weeds will kill them too

Posted: 8/4/2005 4:13:17 PM EDT

[#26]

Pour a 1/2 gallon of gasoline over the cracks about once a month.
Not good for the environment, but it gets rid of the weeds

Posted: 8/4/2005 5:03:19 PM EDT

[#27]

Roundup or Rehab, depending on whether your question was metaphorical or not.

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