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Doing it Yourself

Professionals can often do this job better and cheaper. Sealing a driveway doesn't cost much, whether or not you do it yourself with over-the-counter supplies, but it's smarter to have a professional do the job. The reasons are clear: Over the counter is usually water based acyclic sealant-your driveway is a oil base.

WATER and OIL don’t mix.

It will also takes up your time and money.

Based on a 500sq. ft. to 700 sq. ft. driveway, you would need to buy two pails of over the counter sealant.

Two pails of sealer at $20.00 each would be $40.00.

Add onto that a roller and long handle broom for $10.00.

Now you need to figure in your time spent on the project.

And don't forget the travel time to and from your retailer.

What is your time worth?

You need to do two coats (roughly two hours) so you can get rid of the roller marks. This works out to roughly $25.00 per coat, for a total of $50.00 spent, plus the labour involved.

Also, you have to clean up afterwards and you're required to take the empty or almost empty sealant pails to your local city dump.