My Love-Hate Relationship with Asphalt
I never thought I’d have opinions about pavement, yet here I am, debating "hot-mix vs. cold-patch" like it’s a Netflix show.
The Problem: My driveway’s 15-year-old asphalt is fading faster than my 2016 highlights. I tried that DIY sealant from Lowe’s last summer. It lasted approximately two snowplows.
The Discovery: Campus Paving’s homepage casually mentioned "professional sealcoating lasts 3x longer." Well, excuse me. Their gallery of glossy black driveways haunts me.
Takeaways:
DIY sealant is the glitter of home improvement—fun until it’s everywhere but where you want it.
Pros use industrial-grade stuff that doesn’t wash into the storm drain (RIP, fish).
Maybe I’ll budget for this instead of my annual "I’ll start gardening" delusion.
Closing Thought: Adulting is just Googling how to maintain things you didn’t know needed maintaining.