Although asphalt is a highly durable material that makes it popular on everything from commercial parking lots to major highways, it’s not indestructible. If your car has been leaking fluids on your asphalt driveway, remember to clean up the spills before the chemicals can deteriorate the asphalt.
When the soil under your paved surfaces starts shifting, it can cause even the most durable materials to crack or deteriorate. Not only can we repave the surface, but well work to stabilize the underlying soil.
Did you know Trinidad Lake asphalt cost about $27 to $36 per metric ton in 1893 at the Port of New York? That would be ten times the price in today's world, somewhere between $270 and $360 per metric ton.
There are several common causes of asphalt driveway deterioration (which will eventually necessitate repair or even replacement). This includes weathering, drainage problems, excessive loads, and exposure to fluids from leaky vehicles on the driveway.
A Babylonian tablet dating from 2700 BC contains a letter, confirming the receipt of bitumen. This black, mineral-based pitch or tar was not only used to pave streets and walkways, but it also served as mortar in many areas of the ancient world.
Although the typical golf cart doesn’t travel at high enough speeds to create a major hazard, people can still injure themselves when operating them. Adding smooth and graded cart paths to your course can help to minimize these injuries.
More asphalt is recycled than aluminum cans, newsprint, plastic and glass beverage containers, and magazines. The hot mix asphalt industry also recycles slag from the steel-making process, roofing shingles, sand from metal-casting foundries, and rubber from old tires.
Porous asphalt pavement offers many environmental benefits. Due to the open structure of the pavement, it is much cooler than other pavements. In addition, it allows for the replenishment of water table and aquifers, rather than forcing rainfall into storm sewers.
Are you concerned that your driveway is having more problems than you have the time or patience to deal with anymore? Let’s talk about whether repaving your driveway in a different material would give you a lower maintenance experience.
One of the first things that patrons will see when they arrived at your building or shopping center is the parking lot. A cracked and broken parking lot can leave a bad impression, but a paving expert can make sure your make a good first impression.
When the city roads reach their end before getting to your property, you may be stuck driving on dangerously uneven dirt roads. When you’re ready for a quality road, we’re ready to help.
In the early days of your business, letting employees and customers park on the grass may have been a common practice. Since this could turn into a fire hazard during drought seasons, it’s usually a good idea to pave the parking area as soon as possible.
So what are the traffic levels/categories when it comes to commercial parking lots? Light traffic is limited to passenger cars, whereas moderate traffic is passenger cars and light trucks. Heavy traffic indicates the presence of heavy industrial vehicles.
If you have concrete roads that need repair or replacing, there may be an economical option. Breaking up the concrete into rubble, then overlaying asphalt pavement uses fewer materials, minimizes delays, saves landfill space, and reduces fuel costs – saving money on all fronts.
If the heat island effect is a concern, cool paving materials can be used to combat this. Paving materials are engineered in a way that makes them both reflective and porous, thereby reducing heat absorption.
We know that there are only so many dollars allocated to municipal road construction, repair, and maintenance. As such, we perform our due diligence to deliver several economical paving options so that you can select those that make the greatest sense for your community.
What does air void refer to when it comes to pavement construction? This is a reverse proportion of the density of the compacted mix. By specifying a density requirement for the asphalt, in this way the air voids are inversely controlled.
Asphalt roads get their strength from the layers of crushed aggregate and gravel. These redistribute the weight, but can be eroded by water. The asphalt is added to seal and bind the aggregate, so you can be sure your road will stand up to your city or town's traffic.
Asphalt, like concrete, needs time to cure to reach its full strength and durability. Most asphalt driveways can be used within two or three days, but it may take 30 days or more for the paving to fully cure.
Did you know that modern day asphalt is designed to last for many years, given that it’s installed correctly and maintained with the proper care? Whether you are maintaining a current commercial establishment or involved in a new development, quality pavement is important.
When golf carts are allowed to traverse the fairways of your golf course, they compact the turf and wear away its surface in soft areas. Paved paths create a clearly defined area for carts, limiting their damage and helping your maintenance teams keep the course in perfect playing shape.
Driveway paving is a chore best left to professionals. The key component, the asphalt, must be at the proper temperature in order to achieve the best results. If it is too cold, it will not compact properly. If it is too hot, it will not set correctly.
