My concrete driveway is just a year old should i reseal it ?

Answer 1

No, you don't need to. Concrete is usually sealed when it is exposed inside (for example, the floor of your garage). A sealer is generally only necessary if you are concerned about drainage (and hopefully your driveway slopes away from your house) or if the concrete is inside and you want to keep water from intruding from below.

In other cases, a sealer is really only necessary right after it is poured. While concrete cures, it releases water up onto its surface, and if that were an interior area, the sealer would not allow that.

Answer 2

By asking if you should RESEAL it have you sealed before?

To answer this question: Any and all Concrete needs to be sealed. Most people think of concrete as a complete solid but, by fact concrete is fill with uncountable tiny veins and pores. This is how all concrete is no matter what anyone else will say. If it is solid then after it rains the water would sit on the top of the concrete and take hours to evaporate.

When looking for a proper concrete sealer look for one that will penetrate into the concrete and not form a surface film.
If it says that it needs to be reapplied 1 , 2, 5 or 10 years then it is a Filmer.
I know of a sealer / desifier that will last for the life of the concrete. Get back to me if you wish to know more about it.

Answer 3

Sealing is for non-concrete driveways. It keeps the asphalt looking good.

Answer 4

if it was sealed when it was poured, as many are, it wouldnt hurt to give it another spray of sealer...contrary to the other answers here, outside pours are sealed all the time . i only seal them if the customer requests it...

Answer 5

Huh? Never sealed anything concrete. Why would you do this and what would you use to do it.