What Are the Best Practices for Planning an Asphalt Sealcoating Job?
When planning your sealcoating project, it’s essential to follow the best practices for asphalt sealcoating.
This begins with a thorough evaluation of your pavement.
Your contractor should assess cracks, the foundation, and any surface contamination.
Significant cracks must be repaired before sealcoating, and foundation issues or drainage problems should also be resolved.
Contaminants such as oil, tree sap, or rust may require priming to ensure a strong bond between the sealant and the pavement.
How Do Parking Lot Maintenance Contractors Prepare a Pavement for Asphalt Sealing?
Contractors typically use as needed a, large power blower, street sweeper or wire brush to remove dirt and debris from the pavement.
Vegetation will need to be removed from the cracks as needed, then the cracks should be repaired.
If necessary, your asphalt contractor will patch any potholes or alligatored asphalt, and foundation repairs will be completed.
Next, the contractor will prime problem areas, including oil spots, rust stains, and polished aggregates.
How Do Contractors Select Materials for Asphalt Sealcoating?
Most sealant manufacturers produce a variety of formulas that can differ in performance, environmental safety, and cost.
Furthermore, there are numerous municipal and state ordinances that specify which sealants are acceptable within certain parameters.
In addition, performance boosters are available, and there are options for the aggregates to be incorporated in the sealant mix.
Contractors choose from all the different possible components to determine the best mix to prepare for each specific pavement.
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What Are the Best Practices for Applying Sealcoating?
Contractors must monitor the weather forecasts to ensure that conditions will be favorable on the day of the application and for the following 24 hours.
There should be no precipitation in the forecast, and the temperature should be a minimum of 50 degrees and rising.
It is best for sealants to receive three to four hours of direct sunlight or be be dry to touch, so sealing a pavement on a foggy or extremely cloudy day may not be possible or extend dry times.
It is also beneficial to apply sealants when there is a light, steady breeze and humidity levels are low.
Based on the weather and other factors, the contractor will apply the sealant with a squeegee, a sprayer, or a combination of both.
Care should be taken to keep the sealant confined to the pavement to avoid potential staining of sidewalks, cars, or structures.
If two coats are needed, the contractor must allow the first coat to dry before applying the second , normally the same day .
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We are a well-respected, highly experienced company specializing in the maintenance and repair of asphalt pavements.
Our services include asphalt crack repair, sealcoating, asphalt patching, infrared asphalt repair, parking lot striping, asphalt milling, parking lot sweeping, asphalt paving, pothole repair, and power washing.
We also construct and repair concrete, repair drains and catch basins, and repair gravel driveways.
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