It costs $0.50 to $6 per square foot to seal or finish your driveway. If you go with a specialty stain of some kind, as detailed above, ... Concrete driveways last 30 to 40 years, ...

The average cost to pave a driveway will range from $3 – $30 per square foot. The final cost depends on the type of driveway material and the labor involved.

As a driveway surface, concrete is pricier than gravel and asphalt, but it is less costly than a driveway made of brick, cobblestone, or concrete pavers—and it typically outlasts all of these.

In comparison, paver driveways usually cost more, with prices ranging from $10 to $20 per square foot. The added cost is due to the materials and labor involved in laying the pavers, as well as ...

A: Your instincts are right on. Don't paint the two-toned driveway under any circumstances. Stain it. All a coat of paint will get you is a film on the concrete that will eventually come off.

Q: Tim, I need to replace a cracked section of my concrete driveway.My primary concern is matching the color and texture of the new patch to the existing driveway. It doesn’t need to be perfect ...

DEAR TIM: My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 … ...

Dear James: My asphalt driveway is shot. I plan to have a concrete one installed so my kids can play basketball. My neighbor's driveway cracked badly after five years. How can I make sure mine ...

The driveway is in great shape, but the sidewalk has all sorts of places where the top surface of the concrete has crumbled, and I see the rocks below. The contractor has no clue how it happened.

Dear James: I plan to have my asphalt driveway replaced with concrete. My neighbor’s cracked after only a few years. What should the contractor to do so ...