We recognize how inconvenient it can be for a business owner to have to shut down his or her parking lot for any reason. Remember, the time you close your lot every few years to reapply its sealant can spare you from having to shut down for repaving.
If an asphalt drive should happen to crack or settle in an unexpected way, it can be easily repaired. Depressions can be filled with liquid asphalt emulsions, while cracks can be fixed with solid cold patches or plastic filler.
We recognize that no business owner wants to be to blame for a customer’s injury because their parking lot was too uneven to negotiate. When it’s time to repave your parking lot, you may find it useful to choose a material that is more durable.
The first three states to use painted center lines were Michigan, California, and Oregon. They all started adopting them in 1917. In one of those strange coincidences, the people who came up with the idea all arrived at their conclusions independently of each other.
Professional property managers recommend evaluating the pavement condition before scheduling a fresh sealcoating and we agree. Why? Sealcoating protects pavement, but over-coating can contribute to pavement delamination where segments of the surface separate.
Sealing your asphalt driveway prevents oxidation – that’s right, the asphalt version of rust. Unlike rust, which tends to be reddish, asphalt oxidation looks gray and white – that washed out look you see on uncared for driveways.