Protect your asphalt

Seal coating substantially reduces maintenance costs and at the same time extends the life of asphalt pavements. The cost of seal coating is truly a minor expense when compared to the cost of pavement replacement.

There Are Many Benefits to Seal Coating

Appearance
The dark charcoal black color of newly applied pavement sealer improves the appearance of new and old asphalt pavements. Unprotected asphalt surfaces gradually lose their rich black color due to oxidation and weathering. We can preserve the smoothness and resilience of asphalt surfaces and help hide rough spots, small cracks, patches and some minor surface defects. Pavements coated with a pavement sealer look cleaner because rainfall washes dirt and debris easily from the smooth, non-porous surface.

Stops Oxidation
Sunlight can oxidize the Asphalt oils in pavement, causing brittleness and resulting in loss of aggregates, which may rob up to 50% of the original asphalt thickness in just five years. Pavement coated with coal tar Emulsion sealer will resist deterioration caused by oxidation from the sun.

Prevents Water Penetration
The intrusion of moisture into asphalt pavement structure accelerates its deterioration and is strongly related to pavement distress. The sealing of well-cured asphalt prevents the seepage of moisture from snow and rain, thus helping to minimize damage from freeze-thaw cycles.

Resists Fuel Penetration
Resists gas, oil, salt and chemical penetration. Asphalt is a petroleum derivative which is soluble in distillates such as gas, jet fuel and oil drippings. Seal coating helps to minimize damage from distillates and chemicals.

Protection
We only use the best refined coal tar sealer that is specifically designed to protect bituminous pavements. Composed of high temperature refined coal tar pitch, select mineral fillers and surfactants, it forms a tough, durable and flexible coating that protects asphalt pavements from the damaging elements of weather, water, salts, gas and other petro-chemicals.

The Application Process

Asphalt sealer must be applied to structurally sound pavements by experienced applicators. Asphalt pavement should be protected by two coats; however, the quantities and coverage rates must conform to manufacturer's detailed specifications. Latex rubber additives and silica sand may be added for increased traction and durability.

You can trust Asphalt Maintenance Service to custom blend only the best possible mixture of sealer to meet the specific need for your pavement. We usually recommend the basic one spray coat process for most lower traffic properties (residential, driveways, churches with no weekday programs, etc.) For more high traffic properties, we usually recommend the two coat spray process to better protect the pavement.

Crack Filling
Crack filling is probably the single most important maintenance procedure that should be done to a sound pavement. Of the many distresses that are caused by a crack in asphalt, water infiltration is the worst in the NE Indiana region. We experience dramatic effects in the colder seasons when temperatures fall below freezing. This freeze/thaw cycle makes a crack deteriorate and enlarge; thus filling properly with a hot pour rubber will STOP this process.

It is important that the cracks be thoroughly cleaned of vegetation and debris, dried if necessary using blowers and filled properly using only the best products that meet or beat government standards.



Asphalt Maintenance Service provides expertise that ensures this procedure is done correctly the first time. We back that up with a (1) year guarantee against any crack we fill from re-opening after it has been filled. The best way to determine what your property needs are is to contact one of our friendly associates for a free estimate.