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surfnsnow 04-26-2013 06:21 PM

driveway burning
 
hi all, I need to burn winter leaves and sticks on my driveway. I had to do this a couple of years ago and left a scorch mark that is just going away. is there some prep I can do to do mitigate this?
thank you in advance

Jidge 04-26-2013 08:44 PM

Just an opinion
 
Personally, I wouldn't do any burning on an asphalt driveway. Blacktop is made up of aggregate and asphalt cement. Asphalt cement is basically a refinery of crude oil and some additives. Repeated burning on the asphalt will actually burn the oil out of the blacktop leaving just the aggregate. Its much like when gas spills on your driveway and dissolves the oil, which basically binds the aggregates. When installed asphalt is heated to a certain temperature to ease the workability . A direct flame will burn the oil away like an oil lamp. This is just my opinion. Maybe try a metal barrel on some cement blocks. Good Luck

codeman671 04-26-2013 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfnsnow (Post 202875)
hi all, I need to burn winter leaves and sticks on my driveway. I had to do this a couple of years ago and left a scorch mark that is just going away. is there some prep I can do to do mitigate this?
thank you in advance

Why would someone burn on a paved driveway???

wifi 04-27-2013 07:20 AM

Don't forget your fire permit :)

surfnsnow 04-27-2013 08:20 PM

thanks for the tip guys . I didn't know about the asphalt aspect.

appreciated. snarky comment, not so much

RLW 04-27-2013 08:28 PM

I second and third wifi comment and then they usually only allow burning after 5 PM and and then that is pretty much governed by the weather.:)


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