Top tips for cleaning your asphalt driveway

Winter is coming, and with it brings rain, the dreaded freeze-thaw cycle and if you’re unlucky enough, snow as well. Cleaning your asphalt driveway is essential in maintaining it, particularly over these winter months. Daily traffic oils and petroleum products can lead to stains, and whether you walk or use a vehicle, the driveway can often become neglected. However, there are some simple and easy to follow tips and tricks to cleaning your asphalt driveway.

 

1. Sweep it up:

Sweep it upThe first step is to give a thorough sweep of your driveway, making sure to get into all the nooks and cracks.

 

2. Get creative

Using a household dish detergent and a hard wire bristle brush to scrub problem areas could be all you need in order to clean up your driveway; however for the more unruly stains there are some tricks you can use:

 

 

3. Wash away

Washing away the final bits with water should put the finishing touches on your driveway, leaving it clean and maintaining its condition.

So with the winter months approaching fast, there’s no need to wait until summer to give your driveway a quick spruce up! More details on drive way maintenance, can be found here.