A recycled asphalt driveway next to a home - Steve Waterhouse/YouTube Driveways are generally quite durable, but they're not perfect. Gravel driveways can get exceptionally messy and fall apart, while ...

Porous asphalt also helps save money on leveling and grading. This type of asphalt isn’t the best choice in freeze-thaw climates because expanding ice can rupture the pavement. Porous asphalt costs $8 ...

Large brick house with landscaping and paver driveway - Katarzynabialasiewicz/Getty Images Concrete is a common choice of driveway material for homeowners, and for good reason. It's durable, ...

Give your home more curb appeal and a polished look with this ubiquitous material for driveway edging that's functional, ...

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The proponents of recycled asphalt say the material will establish some bonds once it’s compacted and the summer sun heats it up. This may happen on a small scale, but I’ve not seen it happen on my ...

Concrete and gravel driveways and roads have been around for hundreds of years, and while they are durable, they come with their own set of maintenance challenges. Concrete driveways are high quality, ...

A Caterpillar 950G wheel loader scoops used shingles into the hopper which force feeds them into a rotor to be broken into consistent sizes. Dem-Con Recovery & Recycling, a subsidiary of Dem-Con ...

Tacoma is homing in on improving streets. On Monday, for instance, the city launched the week-long campaign dubbed “Pothole Palooza” to broadcast its efforts toward repairing less-than-pristine roads.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The process of street repaving typically involves removing the old asphalt layer and replacing it with fresh asphalt but the progress will be different on some ...