The Asphalt Kingdom Blog

As a property manager or business owner, your parking lot is often the first handshake you offer your customers. Before they walk into your store, office, or apartment complex, they drive on your asphalt.

What is your parking lot telling them right now?

If they are dodging potholes or tripping over cracks, it sends the wrong message. It says the property is not well maintained. Even worse, a deteriorating parking lot is a massive liability. One trip-and-fall lawsuit can cost far more than a pavement repair project.

You know you need to fix the lot. But when you look at the budget, a total demolition and replacement seems too expensive. You might think you have to choose between a cheap patch job or spending a fortune.

Fortunately, there is a middle ground. It is called asphalt resurfacing.

For commercial properties, asphalt resurfacing is often the smartest financial move. It gives you a brand new, safe, and black surface without the extreme cost of starting from scratch.

In this guide, we will explore what asphalt resurfacing is, how it works for commercial lots, and how to decide if it is the right solution for your business.

Crack repair is one of the easiest ways to break into the asphalt maintenance industry. With low startup costs, you can bolt this service onto an existing asphalt, maintenance, or home care business and start earning quickly with asphalt crack fill services.

Trees add shade, curb appeal, and property value, but when roots push up your asphalt they can create trip hazards and tire damage. Tree root damage repair is about balancing safety, pavement life, and tree health so your church parking lot or hotel driveway stays safe without losing every mature tree on site.

For many asphalt contractors, winter feels like a dead season. Plants shut down, sealer will not apply correctly, and a lot of outdoor work simply cannot be performed. But winter does not need to slow your business down. In fact, this is the time of year when the smartest operators quietly prepare for the busiest and most profitable season ahead.

If you want to stay productive, build momentum and outpace competitors who sit idle waiting for warmer weather, here is a complete guide on how to maximize winter as an asphalt contractor.

These cases come from restaurants, big box stores, and public sidewalks. The details change from one story to the next, but anyone who manages parking lots, walkways, or exterior pedestrian areas will recognize the same patterns.

Most people aren’t familiar with the term, and unless you work in paving, you might not have heard it before. Odds are you’ve driven over this recycled material many times without knowing it.

Repairing cracks is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure the longevity of your asphalt surface. Doing so protects it against the natural forces that can penetrate the asphalt, worsen cracks, and lead to potholes and foundational issues, which are even costlier to repair. Given its importance, many are curious about how to repair cracks to get the optimal result, prompting the question: “When should I repair a crack?”

Potholes are not just a bumpy nuisance; they can be quite dangerous to vehicles. At long last, road authorities are using the internet to give hard-working busy people a way to report potholes online. Finally, we can do away with trying to phone the right department to report road damage!

Planning to have a driveway installed in your new home? Or have your old and damaged driveway demolished to give way to a new one? Are you torn between an asphalt driveway and a concrete one?

In this blog, we're going to discuss

• What are asphalt and concrete driveways?
• The pros and cons of asphalt and concrete driveways
• Answers to commonly asked questions about blacktop vs. concrete driveways