Judson Burdon

Asphalt top coat is what you need to protect your pavement from the elements and learning how to do it is easy. Now, you may ask why this driveway maintenance is necessary, after all the blacktop is intended for the outdoors, right? True, but just like paint, the great outdoors wears away the surface and it needs to be touched up to protect it. Let’s learn how to do the job yourself in 4 easy steps.

Water can be both beneficial and disadvantageous to parking lot owners and managers. Water can be used to clear off mud, sand, fallen leaves, twigs, and any other form of vegetation and debris that clutter the parking lot’s surface.

You see them in poorly maintained parking lots and roads all over the city, and your anxiety levels spike whenever you spot one in front of you. Your whole body tightens, and you grit your teeth as you try to avoid those potholes as best as you can. 

A well-executed email newsletter is one of the most effective marketing tools for asphalt maintenance contractors. But for you to pull it off, you need to build a solid mailing list. Want to know what a mailing list is and how you can build one? Then check out our blog below.

Asphalt is not a solid fixture to be laid down once and left to the elements, never to be maintained. It is a dynamic material that requires ongoing care for a prolonged lifespan. Sealcoating the surface every two years is therefore critical. While applying sealer is easy enough that anyone can do it with little knowledge of how it works, understanding exactly why asphalt deteriorates and how sealcoating prevents this will better equip you to care for your asphalt—sealcoating, and beyond.

Asphalt Line Striping Mistakes

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.

Your driveway takes a beating from sun, water, and traffic. Small defects become big bills when ignored. This guide shows DIY fixes to extend life and delay asphalt resurfacing. You will see when asphalt restoration is enough, and when to call a pro.

You're ready to purchase your first sealcoating equipment and you want to get started as soon as possible. You've talked to some of your neighbors so you can start offering your services as soon as your sealcoating spray system and sealer arrive.

But wait. You still need a very important document before you take the plunge, and that's a business plan.

If you're unfamiliar with what a business plan is, what it entails, and how to write one, then don't fret. In this blog, you'll learn how to write a sealcoating business plan that you can use as your guide in launching a successful business and wow future investors. Let's get started.

You've probably thought about starting your own driveway sealing business, but something's holding you back. Maybe you don't know anything about asphalt maintenance, or you don't have marketing and sales experience. Or maybe you're getting cold feet because you assume that there are no opportunities in your area or there's too much competition.

Asphalt Kingdom has one of the largest networks of sealcoaters in the business and strives to be the source of information when it comes to taking care of blacktop. So, we thought it would be great to collect all of the tips that the Asphalt Kingdom team, as well as professionals from around the world, have shared and organize them so that everyone can learn more about this important step in asphalt maintenance.