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Protect Your Driveway with Asphalt Sealant
To protect your driveway from the elements, invest in an asphalt sealant that will keep dirt, moisture, and cracks away. In fact, if your driveway is in disrepair, it’s not a lost cause at all. It’s a pretty easy fix. What is Asphalt Sealant? Asphalt sealant is an effective solution for protecting asphalt surfaces, such as... »
What is Hot Mix Asphalt Paving?
Learn a few basics about hot mix asphalt paving–you’ve seen road crews use it to build and repair roads. Strange to think, but the asphalt paving that will go on your sweet little old driveway is the same stuff that road crews put down. While you can’t expect a team of orange-vested workers to... »
Overlay or Full-Depth Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving
Did you know that you can overlay hot-mix asphalt over your existing driveway? Read on, though, to find out why full-depth is preferable to the overlay method. Overlay Asphalt Paving If you have an existing asphalt or concrete driveway, but it’s in poor repair, you can overlay another layer of asphalt paving on top. Still, the existing surface... »
Benefits of Installing Asphalt Rather Than Concrete
Homeowners may have a hard time deciding to install asphalt paving or concrete. This list of asphalt paving benefits should help make the decision easier! Asphalt paving is more flexible–and therefore less prone to cracking–than concrete. Asphalt paving is done by the hot-mix method and therefore sets faster than concrete, which needs to dry. Asphalt paving... »
Install Asphalt Paving – FAQs
Learn a few basics about residential asphalt paving: Q: Can I use a driveway sealer like MasterSeal instead of the more expensive option of an entire new hot-mix asphalt driveway? Yes, you certainly can–if your driveway is in good enough shape. Driveway sealers are only a surface treatment, though–a way to extend the life of... »