I 'hated my driveway' – then found a DIY solution for $300 that made it like new, people can't get enough | 593A59J | 2024-03-07 08:08:01
Solely five merchandise made their driveway really feel model new.
A HOMEOWNER has turned their previous and grimy driveway into a home accent that solely costs somewhat over $300.
Solely five merchandise made their driveway really feel model new.
Laura, a British home-owner, uploaded a video to their TikTok account (@homebylaura) displaying her viewers the DIY driveway job that reworked their driveway from drab to fab in just some straightforward steps.
Before deciding to rework her driveway, she had a love-hate relationship with it.
"I've all the time hated our driveway however we didn't need to spend the cash on getting an entire new drive as we aren't going to be on this home endlessly (and they're so expensive!!) so thought I might try and DIY it!" she wrote in the video's caption.
"I truly like it, it looks like a model new drive."
Laura's ambitions have been high, though the weather of the island drew the method out to be a bit longer than anticipated.
"This took a while, the whole course of was over a couple of weeks as a consequence of weather, waiting for coats of sealer to dry," she wrote.
"It's onerous work and I really feel like I'm in need of a back therapeutic massage now but the money this has saved us is loopy!"
Step one she took to revive her driveway was to use a strain washer to take away weeds and cussed stains.
She modifies her driveway from brick pink to dark grey through the use of a colored sealer, complete with darker accents.
"I combined some black sealers with the dark grey for the borders," she wrote as a text overlay.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "After two coats of the sealer, it was time for sanding."
Sanding a driveway after a block paving is necessary to keep the bricks from shifting by stopping horizontal movement.
In the caption, she listed that each one four merchandise – a dark grey sealer, a curler package, the black sealer, sand, and a delicate brush only value her $311.86.
She credited one other TikTok creator for the thought of doing the driveway herself, saying that she'd lack the keenness in any other case.
"Full credit goes to the stunning (@kjg_home) for this idea, I by no means would have recognized about these products if it wasn't for her!"
She was careful to sand it after sealing to be able to maintain the bricks from shifting[/caption]
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