http://www.earthwizards.com/blog/5 en http://www.earthwizards.com/caring-your-new-asphalt-driveway-or-parking-lot <p> After a new asphalt surface has been installed, specific guidelines should be followed while the asphalt &quot;cures&quot;, or hardens. </p> <p> As a rule of thumb, don't drive on your new asphalt for 3-5 days, and don't park on it for 7-10 days.  This length of time depends on several factors, and some asphalt surfaces can be designed for immediate use within 1-3 days.  Ask the job foreman or superintendent to be sure. </p><p><a href="http://www.earthwizards.com/caring-your-new-asphalt-driveway-or-parking-lot">read more</a></p> http://www.earthwizards.com/caring-your-new-asphalt-driveway-or-parking-lot#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:21:13 -0600 stacy 150 at http://www.earthwizards.com http://www.earthwizards.com/our-waterways-are-becoming-what-falls-into-them <p class="MsoNormal"> As homeowners we impact our waterways, sometimes with disastrous effects.  More development means more impermeable surfaces.  Impermeable surfaces are hard surfaces that do not allow water to pass through them. </p><p><a href="http://www.earthwizards.com/our-waterways-are-becoming-what-falls-into-them">read more</a></p> http://www.earthwizards.com/our-waterways-are-becoming-what-falls-into-them#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:46:41 -0600 stacy 135 at http://www.earthwizards.com