flexi pave rubberized driveway??

Question

has anyone heard, or have, a driveway with the substance of recycled rubber and stone called flexi pave? my driveway is long, and has a pot hole or two, and some cracks, and in great need of repair or replacement. i saw on ad on craigslist for this product, and am looking for some insight. if anyone is familiar with this product, i would appreciate your input..
thank you

let me add that i live in upstate ny, so it needs to be durable in tempuratures ranging from -30 to 100 ...thanks again..

Answer 1

I know of a few people who have done their driveways with this product. It has been holding up for a few years now, and looks about the same as when it was installed.

I understand some states are using this same product on their roads, so I assume it must be good when it comes to wear.

Answer 2

Flexi Pave

Answer 3

The only version of this that I am aware of is in a playground or athletic track application. I'm not an asphalt contractor so I do not know for sure but I would assume this would not withstand the wear of a vehicle driving over if it is what I'm thinking it is. If you do find this its actually a pavement and not just a coating its probably going to be more that reg asphalt which means you might as well use concrete. Which if done right will last 30-40 years. Divide the cost up per year and compare to the cost of asphalt including all the maintenance and the choice is clear. You mand me curious so I did a search.
here is a link to them http://www.flexi-pave.com/index1.html

Answer 4

While it is true, that the Department of Transportation has run a number of tests on these rubberized roads, to date, none of those roads has ever been built or the material proven to be sucessful. Its part of the recycling initiative that is going on to find a useage for used tires.

Coal tar is what is needed to seal. Rubber on the other hand, is a larger particulate that is not in solution and doesnt perform this needed sealing process. Ruberized restorer will do nothing for your cracks or crevices. Those voids need need coal tar to sink down into them and seal them.

There are a number of renewers on the market today that will help your driveway. Those, however, are applied only by professional applicator companies and cannot be purchased in Lowes or Home Depot.

You may have seen the professional commercial application of these in parking lots of malls and grocery stores where the material is airless sprayed onto the surfaces in thickness of near a quarter of an inch to restore damaged and flaked surfaces.

This material has both an activator that penetrates the existing asphalt and assures a secure bond, then the surface build up consists of a finely ground mixture of fibered glass particulate plus a mixture of sand and finely ground limestone. This material winds up "stone hard" and is permanently bonded to the old asphalt.

For the homeowner, however, about the only thing to do with a really bad pitted and flaked drive is to have it resurfaced with about 1 inch of tightly rolled new asphalt. That costs today about $1 a square foot.

Answer 5

Hello my name is Mike and we are an installer for Flexi-Pave. You may get more info from www.kbius.com This site should answer most of your questions. Also this product has been tested in the cold weather and is at the Turning Stone Casino
Good Luck

Answer 6

Asphalt is cheaper but will not last as long as it is prone to cracking and sinking. It also requires a bit more maintenance with sealing (when you see people "painting" their driveways), but this only needs to be done every 3-5 years, maybe longer. Also it depends on your situation, if you are putting the driveway on a hill, then asphalt is cheaper, and possibly the only option since the large concrete blocks tend to slide since they are one unit and asphalt is simply rocks held together with a bonding agent. In general people think concrete looks better, more uniform and a cleaner look since it easier to control when pouring. My opinion for you, asphalt, it is in nearly all cases cheaper and concrete does last longer, but not by a huge amount and asphalt is normally rated to last 25-30 years, mine is 50 years old and could use replacing. Note: do not seal for 9 months to a year after the drive is laid, but your contractor should go over this in more detail.

Answer 7

I have included a feedback link for Flexi pave. What I read does not sound like it would be good for vehicles. Good luck.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/11/recycled_rubber_4.php