Cracksealing, crackfilling and crack repairs all
mean the same thing - it is the first defense against continued erosion,
degradation and general deterioration of your asphalt surface. Whether
your asphalt surface is a parking lot, service road or municipal roadway,
one thing all industry contractors, engineers, manufacturers and governmental
agency personnel - can all agree on - is the inevitability of cracking.
The cracksealing process is the proper placement of specialized materials
into properly prepared existing cracks to prevent the intrusion of water
and incompressibles such as sand, stone and dirt which all work to further
destroy the asphalt surface. Few other maintenance items will offer
as good of return on investment in the form of deferring costly repairs
as properly performed crack repairs.
- PROTECTS THE BASE AND SUBBASE
- Keeps water from entering and weakening these areas, Base and
Subbase weakness can result in loss of structural support which
in turn causes additional wash out, cracking and deterioration.
Continued neglect of crack repairs willÝ only speed up deterioration
as the open voids of existing cracks cause new ones to form exponentially
over time.
- ELIMINATES DAMAGING EFFECTS OF INCOMPRESSIBLES LIKE SAND, STONE
AND DIRT
- When sand, stone and dirt get into the cracked voids of asphalt
they restrict the crack closure during warm weather expansion. They,
in turn, cause compressive stresses resulting in spalling, cracking
and loosening of the surrounding asphalt surface.
- EXTENDS PAVEMENT LIFE AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
- By sealing cracks properly the property owner or agency has some
control over base and subbase conditions, pavement interference
and crack growth, thereby extending the pavement's life with a cost
effective method.
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- To inquire about prices for this service, please go to the "Estimates
Section," answer the questions, and we will get in touch
with you as soon as possible.