Having nice, smooth pavement for employees and customers to walk or drive on is important for your business. While asphalt is strong and durable, it may need maintenance or repairs over time. At American Asphalt, we provide asphalt paving and other preventative measures like sealcoating and crack sealing for businesses near you in New Jersey and beyond. Here, we discuss sealcoating and the factors it can help protect against.

What Is Sealcoating?

Heavy-duty paved surfaces like asphalt can handle a lot, but when they first begin to show signs of age or get damaged, cracks or potholes can form on the surface. If left unaddressed, this could lead to even more damage to the layers below the surface.

Sealcoating is a service provided by professionals that helps restore the appearance and dependability of your pavement while also helping to prevent long-term damage to its structural integrity. The process requires teams to first close off areas to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These pavement areas are then cleaned with high powered blowers and mechanical brooms to ensure they are free of debris.

Sealer is then hand applied at edges, as to ensure cleanliness along concrete curbs and sidewalks. Once finished, the initial coat of sealer is applied to the asphalt, either by spray method or squeegee, and allowed to dry. Once dry, a full second coat is applied and allowed to cure for 12-24 hours.  

What Does Sealcoating Protect Against?

As a preventative service, sealcoating isn’t meant  to be a structural repair like asphalt patching or resurfacing. Instead, property owners turn to this process to help keep their parking lots, roads, and walkways looking great and lasting well into the future. Some of the conditions sealcoating can protect against include:

Weather

Life in the Northeast provides residents with the best (and worst) of all four seasons. Because asphalt surfaces are exposed to natures wrath, they need to be maintained. Freezing and thawing winter moisture can expand cracks from microscopic to inches wide. The hot summer sun’s UV rays can prematurely bake the asphalt cement out of your pavement causing it to become white, brittle and crack. Regular seal coating can help prevent these premature failures.

Wear and Tear

Parking and walking areas in commercial spaces face heavy traffic volumes each day. Therefore, they face consistent pressure day in and day out. Because of this, they are prone to failures. Heavy commercial vehicles, frequent turning and stopping, mean paved surfaces are subject to premature wear. However, sealcoating is a great way to ensure an optimal lifespan of your pavement

Oil and Chemicals

Oil and chemicals can cause pavement to deteriorate. If your business or commercial lot deals heavy pedestrian traffic, leaking vehicles are a frequent occurrence. It provides a protective layer on your asphalt that can reduce the chances of these items penetrating it, which can cause widespread deterioration and damage. This means you can go longer without significant paving or repairs.

If you want to prevent damage from the elements, chemicals, and wear and tear, consider scheduling sealcoating as a preventative maintenance. Some property owners want to wait until their parking lot has serious damage before turning to professionals, but this can result in massive repair and replacement projects that take up a lot more time and money. By getting preventive sealcoating, you can prevent the need for costly repairs and prolong your pavement’s lifespan.

Choose Our Sealcoating Services Today

If you think your parking lot could benefit from sealcoating or crack sealing, don’t delay. Call on American Asphalt and our dedicated team. We know how important it is to maintain your paved surfaces, which is why we offer comprehensive asphalt sealcoating and crack sealing.

These services help ensure your parking lots and other paved areas can withstand the potential hazards that they may face daily. Because our company has its own hot mix asphalt plant, which features three 200-ton silos, you can trust that we have high-quality materials ready to go when you need them. We also take pride in our ability to cater to each customer’s needs and provide them with friendly and attentive service.

Our team is also highly trained, obtaining certifications and affiliations with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), and New Jersey Asphalt Pavement Association (NJAPA).

With offices in Camden County and Passaic County, New Jersey, we proudly serve all of NJ, southern New York state, southeast Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware. Contact us today to see how we can help or to learn more about our sealcoating process.