Monday, June 2, 2014

Why Premises Owners Need Asphalt Sealcoating Somerset County Contractors

By Nora Jennings


While asphaltic material is a popular choice for paving driveways and parking lots, its installation on surfaces should be done by qualified contractors. Proper maintenance is also needed including application of sealcoats to help preserve the quality of drives and parking lots. With help of a reputable asphalt sealcoating Somerset County contractor, you can have pavement structures preserved properly with use of weatherproof coats.

There are practices that need to be observed carefully when installing and maintaining the pavements including design, layouts, materials, and procedures of installation as well as timely maintenance. Two area that needs a lot of emphasis are installation and the maintenance . The foundation of pavements determines how well or poorly they are able to support weight of vehicles.

For the drives to become hard and firm, the oils have to dry out. This is important because it also paves way for the sealcoating process to be done. However, when the process is not arrested later, it turns out to be destructive. With the continuous oxidation, the oils dry and pavements start hardening and unraveling.

Sealcoating pavements that are cracked, depressed, or have upheavals only masks those problems. Throughout the life of pavements, you will have to deal with cracks. The cracks can form due to problems arising underneath pavements or from external factors. When you have a feebly constructed base with loose materials, the soils may shift time in time, leading to development of cracks.

There are different pavement restoration procedures applied including sealcoating, overlay, resurfacing, removal and replacement, or patching. With resurfacing, it cannot be used many times and it only works where the sub base is stable and in good condition. You cannot apply overlay on a pavement that has a damaged sub base.

Ultraviolet rays from the sun will heat blacktop and make the surface harden. With the constant exposure to sunlight, the blacktop begins to change its color. Initially, you have a blacktop that has a beautiful jet black color however, with time, it changes and assumes a gray color. This is one indication that pavements are deteriorating and need to be restored through sealcoating.

If you allow the surface to get exposed to the ultraviolet rays without protecting it, soon you will have a pavement that is severely unraveling. The change in color is accompanied by small fine hairline cracks. These tiny cracks are invisible at first, but with time, they extend and become clearly visible. Before they develop into large cracks, you can restore them using the sealcoat.

Though not meant to be a repair technique, sealcoating can be used to tackle the problem of fine hairline cracks. Sealcoats are applied to restore blacktop and enhance its elasticity. When you apply the sealant product, it improves the traction effect of pavements while also preventing elements like ultraviolet rays from damaging the blacktop. The contractor you consult will advise you on the best sealcoat products to use on your pavements to protect your driveways or lots.




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