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7 Pavement Preservation Methods for Asphalt Surfaces

It only makes sense to safeguard an asphalt surface since it represents a considerable financial investment to build a driveway, parking lot, or basketball court. This means that routine maintenance is necessary to maintain the quality of your asphalt surface and increase its longevity.

We are available to assist you in making the most of your asphalt surface. We'll go through 7 pavement preservation techniques for your asphalt surface in this article.

1. Ongoing Maintenance

To avoid damage and stains, frequent maintenance is required. Asphalt surfaces are susceptible to lasting stains from oil and fuel from moving vehicles as well as from leaves and other debris. Additionally, spills of oil and petrol can cause the pavement to fracture and sustain additional harm, such as potholes. When they are driven over by autos, rock and gravel can potentially damage the surface.

Asphalt surfaces should be cleaned periodically to get rid of dirt and debris, especially after storms. Using a long-handled brush and a solution of water and either powdered detergent, dish soap, or baking soda, clean up auto oil and petrol should be done very away.

2. Sealcoating

Another excellent method for maintaining the quality of your driveway or asphalt surface and giving it new life is sealcoating. Many people put off sealing surfaces for too long, which can result in early deterioration and a faded, gray hue. Think about sealing every two years.

The advantages comprise:
  • Extending the life of the surface.
  • Preventing fissures and other damage from being wrought by water seeping through the surface.
  • Bringing back the color black.
  • Defending the surface against damaging UV radiation.

3. Crack Sealing

Over time, cracks will inevitably appear on asphalt surfaces, and if you put off filling or sealing them, they will continue to grow. Although this service is available all year long, the optimum time to get in touch with an asphalt company is right after the winter. Surfaces made of asphalt might suffer greatly from the ongoing freeze-thaw cycle.

4. Patching

Potholes can develop when water seeps into cracks, freezes, and expands, making them another common adversary of asphalt. In addition to being unsightly, potholes can cause trips, falls, and vehicle damage. The aesthetics, safety, and lifetime of your asphalt surfaces can all be significantly improved at a very low cost by patching these places.

5. Overlays

Applying two inches of asphalt over parts of the existing base layer that have deteriorated because of significant potholes, fissures, or uneven surfaces is known as asphalt overlaying. Depending on how old your asphalt surface is, an overlay might add up to 15 years to its lifespan.

6. Slurry Sealing

Slurry sealing is a type of sealcoating used to protect asphalt and add value to asphalt surfaces. While normal sealcoating uses liquid asphalt, slurry sealing contains water, aggregates, and asphalt emulsion. Slurry sealing is commonly applied every five to seven years on roads that have received severe deterioration due to traffic.

7. Microsurfacing

An asphalt repair method called microsurfacing can add five to seven years to the lifespan of blacktop roads. Since it costs a third less than repaving, local governments frequently employ it for their roads. The procedure of adding gravel, water, and asphalt emulsion to an existing surface is known as microsurfacing. Instead of relying on the asphalt emulsion's water to evaporate, microsurfacing adds chemical additives that can harden more quickly.

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