Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

The next time I do a blacktop repair, I’ll remove the crumbling blacktop and then some of the gravel base. Once again, it’s important to angle the edges of the solid blacktop, making sure the bottom ...

Soft spots in the base beneath the blacktop can lead to depressions. In my case, the blacktop started to fracture into chunks about the size of a piece of pumpkin pie. Two years ago it was time to ...

You may have an asphalt or blacktop driveway as I do. Mine was installed 25 years ago and is in good condition. The mix ordered at the asphalt plant was key to its ...