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.

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.

Planning to switch from other sealer types to asphalt emulsion? Then you've come to the right place. We'll discuss what it is and why you should choose asphalt emulsion sealer for your next job.

When it comes to yard maintenance equipment, you want to make sure to get the most bang for your buck. A cordless Pavement 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?

The most important things to do before you seal a driveway is to properly prep it for sealing. This will ensure that the sealcoat is able to bond properly with the surface.

When you have a high ridge on your hot crack fill use your torch to blend the edges for a better look. Don't go overboard with the heat just use a low flame to glaze the edges down. Use your flame to smooth the edges of any high ridges on your hot crack fill for a nicer appearance. Use a low flame to glaze the edges instead of applying excessive heat.

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 maintain parking lots? Let’s walk through the 5 essential steps from caution tape to line striping.

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.

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 or parking lot (and it’s great for the yard too).

Have you ever been stuck looking at a parking lot full of cracks with no idea how much material you'll need to fill them all?  There's nothing worse than only getting a job half-done because you didn't plan for the right amount of crack filler.