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[quote=Anonymous]We have a shared asphalt driveway the serves our house and the adjacent house. The driveway is in decent shape, IMO, but the neighbor wants to replace it -- that is, remove the existing asphalt and rebuild the driveway from the ground up. The neighbor wants me to pay 50% of the cost, despite the fact that my wife and I are perfectly happy with the driveway as it is. I estimate that we will live in this house another 5 years, and my neighbor is facing the same time horizon. The two houses will then be sold, and, most likely, torn down and replaced with McMansions. Given this short horizon, I see no reason to invest in a driveway with a 25-year lifespan. I'm willing to compromise: I'm OK with simply resurfacing the driveway, which would lead to a 40% reduction in the cost. The neighbor is mulling this over. Are there any other options that we can consider? And what would you do in my situation? [/quote]
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