Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

How to Resurface a Cracked Concrete Driveway

By Home & Garden Last updated Monday, June/10/2024

1). Clean out the cracks you intend to repair, to remove organic material. Make sure the cracks are dry before proceeding.
2). Insert a tube of of concrete-repair caulk into a caulking gun and apply a thick bead of the caulk into cracks larger than 1/2 inch wide.
3). Smooth over the caulk with a putty knife.
4). Pour a 20-pound bag of concrete resurfacer and 2 1/2 quarts of water into a 5-gallon bucket. Mix with the power drill mixing paddle for two minutes. This amount of resurfacer will cover about 60 square feet of concrete surface.
5). Apply the mixed resurfacer onto the concrete and spread with flat steel trowel to a thickness of 1/16 inch. Be sure that you apply the resurfacer within 30 minutes of adding the water.
6). Mix more resurfacer if needed to cover your entire concrete surface.
7). Add texture to the concrete, if you like, by running a moist broom over the surface. Be sure to do this when the concrete is not fully cured but has lost its wet sheen.

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