Category Archives: Sealcoating

Asphalt Knowledgebase | Protecting Your Blacktop

SealcoatingBy R March 24, 2021

To understand why sealcoating works, it is necessary to understand the nature of asphalt pavement. Due to its excellent waterproofing, flexibility, and adhesive properties (which bind the aggregates in the pavement,) asphalt is used extensively for paving and road construction.
The strength of an asphalt pavement is directly related to the entirety of the pavement from the ground up. The black pavement we see is only the “roof” of the entire pavement. This roof covers a bed of graded stone aggregates of varying depths according to ground conditions and traffic requirements. This base of aggregate is what really carries the load of the traffic.

Asphalt Knowledgebase | FAQs Regarding Sealcoating

SealcoatingBy R March 24, 2021

FAQs Regarding Sealcoating: What is sealcoating and what does sealcoating do? Sealcoating extends the useful life of the capital asset—an asphalt parking lot—by protecting the pavement from the natural aging process caused by sunlight, water and debris. Sealcoat also protects pavement from degradation caused by leaking oil, gasoline and other caustic products

Asphalt Knowledgebase | Sealcoating Optimizes Pavement Life-Cycle Costs

SealcoatingBy R February 17, 2021

This article was produced by Pavement Coatings Technology Council (PCTC) February 4, 2021 Experienced pavement professionals understand that pavement maintenance programs consist of three different types of operation: preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and emergency maintenance. Preventive maintenance is typically the least expensive type of maintenance, and emergency the most with the cost of correcting…

Asphalt Knowledgebase | Case Study: Maintenance Vs. No Maintenance from PCTC

SealcoatingBy R March 15, 2016

A comprehensive comparison of a strip-mall parking lot in Florida, where each business was responsible for the maintenance of their portion of the parking lot. Some maintained their lot properly, others did not.
In this study, you will see the difference sealcoating makes.

Asphalt Knowledgebase | Life Cycle Benefits of Maintaining Pavements, Pavement Magazine Column

SealcoatingBy R February 1, 2016

This article was created by PAVEMENT February 1, 2016 The benefits of sealcoating asphalt parking lots are measured in the long term through increased useful life of the pavement resulting in reduced cost. There are other potential benefits that can best be seen through the long term, such as impacts on energy usage or…

Asphalt Knowledgebase | Understanding how sealcoating works… and how it can save you money.

SealcoatingBy R January 9, 2016

To understand how sealcoating works, it is necessary to understand the nature of the asphalt pavement itself. Because of its excellent waterproofing, flexibility, and adhesive properties to bind and hold the aggregates in the pavement, asphalt has been used extensively for paving and road construction. Prior to the advent of asphalt as a paving material, roads were constructed by spreading graded aggregates over a roadbed. These roads worked well as long as the stones remained in place and stayed dry. Naturally, these roads needed constant repair. Stone would shift under the traffic and the road’s load-carrying capacity was severely damaged when it