Tire Marks in Asphalt

It is important to understand that asphalt requires a significant period of time to fully cure (harden). Newly constructed asphalt parking lots may occasionally exhibit superficial tire marks and minor indentation particularly when opened to initial or early traffic....

6 Tips For Maintaining a New Asphalt Driveway

It is important to understand that asphalt requires a significant period of time to fully cure (harden).  During that time, there are a few things that the homeowner can do to preserve the appearance of the new driveway surface. 1.      Try to keep all traffic off of...

Maintaining an Asphalt Surface

If designed and built correctly, a Hot Mix Asphalt surface will give you years of effective service. A high-grade asphalt emulsion sealer (sometimes called bituminous emulsified sealer) should be applied either later in the first season or no later than the following...

Asphalt Verses Concrete: A Comparison

What are the differences between asphalt and concrete? Asphalt is a better value. When comparing typical full depth asphalt which consists of 6 inches of agreegegate base, 2″ of binder asphalt and 1″ of top asphalt to typical full depth concrete which...