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Paving Your Driveway More Successfully

After trying to pave my own driveway, I realized that it was really a job that should be left to professionals. I started working with a team of experts to handle the job, and it was incredible to see how much more efficient they were. In addition to breaking out all of the old cement and asphalt, they also focused on laying the asphalt in a really streamlined, organized way that kept my lot clean. Now, I can say that my driveway looks professionally installed, and I owe it all to my contracting team. Check out this blog for great tips you should watch out for.

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Curing and Drying Nuances For Sealcoating Asphalt During the Hot Summer Months

Posted on December 4, 2018

Sealcoating your asphalt driveway is a great way to protect it from weather and vehicle damage. However, if you decide to sealcoat your driveway during the hot summer months, then it is important to keep these curing and drying nuances in mind to ensure maximum protection: Never Sealcoat on Rainy or Extremely Humid Days Asphalt sealers need to evaporate off of water in order to properly cure and dry. If it is raining outside or the humidity level is excessively high, then the sealcoating material won't cure correctly. [Read More]

Are You Changing The Look Of Your Front Yard Landscaping?

Posted on December 3, 2018

As you await spring and summer of 2019, are you already planning to make some changes to the landscaping of your front yard? If so, from making your design on graph paper to arranging for residential paving services, here are some ideas that might help you find a design that you and others will enjoy. Start With A Basic Design  Before you put colored pencils to work on your graph paper, consider the elements you want to include in the design of your landscaping for your front yard. [Read More]

How Does Rain Affect Asphalt?

Posted on November 28, 2018

Water is one of the worst enemies of pavements. Almost every type of paving material will eventually fail if exposed to water for extended durations. However, some materials are especially prone to damage when exposed to water, and asphalt is one of these. One of the main problems that pavement owners have with asphalt is that it requires a lot of maintenance as the years go by. One of the reasons for this is that rainwater can have a number of undesired effects on the asphalt pavement, resulting in issues such as potholes. [Read More]

How Is Asphalt Made?

Posted on November 28, 2018

Asphalt is the most commonly used paving material in the world. Most of the roads we drive on and the parking lots where we leave our cars are paved using this material. As popular as it is, asphalt isn't a new material. Naturally occurring asphalt was used as far back as 6000 B.C., when it was used for waterproofing and caulking. Despite the availability of naturally occurring asphalt, there isn't enough of it available to meet the world's paving needs. [Read More]