Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal - Repairing Walkways and Driveways

The curb appeal of your home is important if you're desiring to sell your home.  If the outside of your home is not welcoming, buyers won't be interested in seeing the inside.  Repairing the Driveway and Walkways dramatically improves the entry to your home and makes it more inviting to buyers.

The best way to repair the joints in  a walkway is with a sand-topping mortar mix, which is stronger than regular mortar and can handle wider joints. Mix it with an acrylic fortifier so that the joints will be less susceptible to water penetration.

The hardest part of this job is chipping out the crumbly old mortar without damaging the stones. Once the old stuff is out, filling the joints is as easy as decorating a cake. Just keep in mind that while the new mortar won't match the existing mortar color, it will lighten and blend in over time. The only way to get the same shade would be to replace all the old mortar, crumbling or not.  Click here for more on this project, and others, to improve the curb appeal of your home, and get it ready for sale. http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/step/0,,20471893,00.html