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Not all things are equal, and this is especially true when line striping after you sealcoat. Commercial-grade bitumen paint is specifically made for use on asphalt, and gives you a long-lasting, professional-looking, and successful result. Chipping, fading, peeling, and flaking are hallmarks of a job done with a product that is not designed as traffic paint.
Needs To Hold Up To Traffic
Knowing what is in blacktop sealers is such an important part in choosing a good one. Especially when you take the time to compare coal tar and asphalt emulsion. This is important to everyone who either gets their driveway sealed or is in the business of sealcoating. Knowing what is going on the asphalt, and why, is the only way for success.
What Matters: Way too often we hear the question “Why does it matter what is used to seal asphalt?” First of all, the properties of the two types are different and it affects how they stand up to use. Secondly, how you buy and apply have challenges you need to be aware of.
When it comes to yard maintenance equipment, you want to make sure to get the most bang for your buck. A cordless blower is a multi-purpose tool that gets the outdoor chores done quickly, easily, and thoroughly. The question becomes which is the right leaf blower for you, and what is it best suited for?
As an asphalt sealcoat professional, one thing I find really frustrating is looking at preventable damage. So many parking lots, driveways and roadways could be saved with just a small amount of preventative maintenance. Think I’m exaggerating? Look at this infographic we put together on the sunk cost of potholes – you won’t believe the numbers!
Parking lot equipment can help you maintain your own property at a huge savings, and maintenance represents significant savings over replacement! So, what do you need to have to properly maintained parking lots? Let’s walk through the 5 essential steps from caution tape to line striping.
Parking Lot Equipment: What a difference!
Step 1: Block Access This is not a step you want to skip! You need to protect your work site, so make sure you have cones and caution tape placed to prevent cars from driving over and undoing all your hard work.
Step 2: Clean Start Every job must start with a clean surface. You need to remove all dirt and debris in order to see what needs fixing and to ensure your work adheres properly. The way you clean is up to you: your budget, and also how much time you have.
Asphalt driveway maintenance is the same everywhere and a report from AASHTO* clearly shows that neglect results in huge costs. Their findings show that a single dollar in maintenance saves six to fourteen dollars down the road (pun intended)! Your blacktop needs care – exactly the same as roads and highways do – to keep you from spending big bucks on replacement. The guideline is very simple: keeping your asphalt in good condition is cheaper than fixing it once it falls into fair or poor condition. So, what can you do? Let’s take a look at the basics – there’s really only three!
Tar Asphalt
Using tar asphalt to maintain and protect your blacktop is vital to the long-life of your driveway. Knowing when you need to sealcoat asphalt is the key. You want to save money by doing the proper upkeep, but you do not want to waste your hard-earned dollars if the driveway is in good shape. There are five ways you can easily tell if you need to do the maintenance work.
Coaltar has benefits that just can not be beat by other products. The most important thing about coal tar sealer is that it must meet federal specifications, so it is far more standardized. Result? An extremely consistent product formulated to get the job done right. That is just not true for asphalt emulsion sealers which can vary from brand to brand, and even from batch to batch. This is certainly not the only advantage though, there are more!
Best Resistance To Oil And Gasoline
If you are seeing puddles in your driveway, cold asphalt is the perfect choice to fix your driveway, by filling those puddle-makers and so protecting the suspension of your car. Winter has a knack for taking small cracks in the pavement and turning them into potholes. There’s no need to throw your hands up or get a new driveway, cold patch asphalt will fix the damage and restore it. Why take the risk of leaving it and ruining your car’s suspension hitting that hole every day?
Preparation Before Applying Cold Mix Asphalt
Spring is here, and as the snow melts away, a push blower will make clearing the winter debris from your parking area quick and easy. All maintenance starts with clean-up, and this is especially true of pavement. It is the only way to get a good look and see what damage winter has done. Even a backpack blower will have you working smarter, not harder, on your driveway (and it’s great for the yard too!).
Why Spring Cleaning Is So Crucial:
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