The Asphalt Kingdom Blog

Are the cracks in your parking lot beginning to worry you? Any potholes that seem to be getting deeper week after week? The color in your asphalt fading to grey, and you still remember how black it used to be?

A little asphalt maintenance can go a long way. And the more proactive you can be, the longer your pavement can last. With more than 20 years of experience in this industry helping people just like you maintain their own asphalt, here are our tips so you can get pro-quality results.

Keeping Your Asphalt Pristine: Why It Matters

Key Takeaways

• Consistency Matters: Regularly clean your asphalt to prevent deterioration.
• Right Tools for the Job: Use non-metallic brushes and suitable cleaners like soda, detergent, and eco-friendly vinegar and baking soda.
• Eco and Safety First: Choose environmentally friendly options and wear protective gear during cleaning.
• Preventive Maintenance: Incorporate sealcoating and crack filling to extend asphalt life.
• Seasonal Planning: Schedule thorough cleanings during spring and fall to prepare for extreme weather.

• Patching potholes? The 2-ton asphalt hot box is perfect for keeping your asphalt millings warm during and after transport.
• There are many economic, environmental, and safety benefits to using this type of hot box.
• Check out the Asphalt Kingdom store if you're looking for hot box for sale.

Asphalt is more than a simple construction material. It's the backbone of our roads and an essential tool in maintenance projects. 

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.

If your lot or driveway needs sealing or crack repair, the right asphalt maintenance contractor keeps costs down and keeps traffic moving. Use the questions below to sort the pros from the pretenders.

Summer's coming, and you can finally say 'hasta la vista' to homework and PE. While you're looking forward to all that free time to hang out with friends, go for a hike, or play video games until you can't anymore, you also want to look for something to occupy yourself with and earn money at the same time.

What's in an Asphalt Pavement?

To better understand asphalt and how weather can impact it, let's discuss what's in an asphalt pavement first.

1. Alligator cracking is one of the most common types of damage you see in asphalt

You've definitely seen them before on your own or on other people's asphalt. Extensive cracks on a driveway or parking lot that resemble the skin of an alligator or a crocodile.

Potholes. They don't just ruin parking lots and driveways. They are also a hazard to you, your family, or customers. Potholes can damage cars, injure someone, and are very costly to property owners if neglected. 

Should you top asphalt on your blacktop parking lot or driveway with a fresh coat of paving, or repair it? This is the big money question that people want to know the answer to. And not by asking someone who stands to make a lot of money by saying it is time for a repave! So how can you tell with your own two eyes? Look at the damage, step-by-step, like this: