Paving / Repairs
Pavement Line Striping Fort Wayne, Indiana
To Pave Or Repair?
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 the climate in Indiana. 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.
Paving
In new driveways and parking lots, there is generally a stone base with which to add asphalt. If there is not, the first step in a new parking lot or driveway would be to put down stone to create a suitable base for the new asphalt. After the stone base is compacted, either existing or newly installed, a layer of asphalt base is placed in the area. The asphalt base contains bigger stone, and doesn't look as attractive, but is essential to the life and health of an asphalt driveway or parking lot. This base is where the strength of the asphalt comes from. The top layer is the asphalt surface. While not as thick as the asphalt base, this crucial layer helps to give the new asphalt its beautiful appearance and support the asphalt base.
Repair
In areas where the asphalt surface may need resurfaced, but the base is acceptable and still strong, resurfacing may be more appropriate. During the resurfacing process, we wedge or repair the bad deteriorated areas as needed, mill along cement where it is flush with the existing asphalt to lower asphalt for the new surface, fully clean pavement, apply a liquid bonding agent (Tack Coat), then proceed to add an overlay of new surface.
The total reconstruction process normally includes removal of all asphalt material, rebuilding of drains if needed, addition of new sub base materials as needed, then new bituminous base followed by the new wearing surface.
