Friday 24 January 2014

Install Parking Lots With The Services Of Asphalt Paving Phoenix Contractors

By Marcie Raymond


Driveways and parking lots in homes and business premises are essential investments, which help improve traffic flow and enhance the aesthetic value of your property. If you want to construct durable and long lasting pavements, you can use asphalt material. With the assistance of asphalt paving Phoenix contractors, you design and lay down parking lots and driveways, which will last for many years.

In the construction of paving surfaces, the ground is excavated and aggregate material applied. The material has to be compacted to make it firm to withstand the weight of vehicles. The quality of an asphaltic pavement is determined by how firmly the base is compacted. The application of asphalt blacktop should be done with the right thickness and treated properly.

Nonetheless, you need to constantly maintain the surfaces and prevent them from suffering premature damages. Cracks are things you will deal with often with blacktop pavements. These cracks are caused by things like drying of asphaltic material, the heat from sunlight, and pressure exerted by vehicles. Depending on the nature of cracking, the contractor will use the right procedure to repair them.

Small hairline cracks are not that much threatening to your blacktop but they have to be restored by either sealing the surface with a coating or applying another layer of asphaltic pavement. When those small cracks are allowed to continue enlarging, they eventually lead to bigger cracking, which are costly to restore.

When those sunrays come in to direct contact with your blacktop surface, they will cause the pavements to degrade fast. The accelerated oxidation reduces the binding property of asphalt material making it weak and unraveling. Defects on pavements should be repaired using the right technique such as resurfacing or overlay, patching, and removal and replacement.

After driveways and parking lots have been installed, they have to be sealcoated with a quality sealer. The coating helps prolong the life of pavement giving protection from damages caused by weather changes. Water and sunshine are two things that wreck havoc on asphaltic paving surfaces.

The fatigued cracks may occur on pavements, and they may be caused by loss of sub grade support. If you have small-localized cracks, which form fatigued cracking, then this is an indication that you need to excavate the area, remove the poor sub grade, and restore it firmly to enhance drainage. A patch may be applied over the sub grade. Patching repair technique is applied in areas, which have large localized cracks or potholes.

Once you have noticed the change in color, you need to call a contractor to inspect your pavements and seal them with a sealer product. The first coating is applied about 6 months or more from the time of installation. This is after the blacktop material has cured properly. Allowing the oils from blacktop material to dry makes it better for the sealers to bond firmly. With the services of asphalt paving Phoenix contractors, you lay down your pavements and maintain them in good shape.




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