Answering Questions About Asphalt Maintenance and More
Richmond Striping is licensed and insured. We are very focused on excellent customer service, always responding to our customers' needs professionally and in a timely manner. Our customers and their properties are always treated with the respect and care that they deserve. We do top-quality work using high-quality materials on every single job at very competitive pricing. We do our very best work on your property and treat it as if it were our own. We also have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and Angie’s List.
Maintaining your asphalt is important because it will save thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the pavement by protecting it from the sun’s UV rays and helping to prevent oxidation. It will also protect it from moisture getting to the subbase and deteriorating it. In addition to that, it will protect it from oil, grease, and gas spills from vehicles.
Asphalt should be sealed every two to three years depending on traffic and weather to help prevent it from drying out and cracking.
Yes. You can typically double the service life of your asphalt by maintaining it on a regular basis.
Absolutely. Applying two coats of sealer will give you much better coverage and last a lot longer than one coat. It’s like putting two coats of paint instead of one coat on your walls. Richmond Striping’s policy is to always apply two coats when sealcoating.
Thoroughly. Asphalt should be completely free of dirt, dust, debris, grass, weeds, etc. Richmond Striping power cleans all lots completely before sealing with power equipment, steel brooms, scrapers, etc.
Sealing cracks in asphalt is a very important maintenance step to take. Unsealed cracks will allow water from rain, snow, and ice to get under the pavement and deteriorate the subbase. A deteriorated subbase can cause all kinds of problems with the asphalt surface, including potholes, alligator/spider cracks, and will cause current cracks to get deeper and wider.
Richmond Striping uses the following paint products: Sherwin Williams Heavy Duty Traffic Paint or PPG Jet Dry Heavy Duty Traffic Paint.
For more information, get in touch with us now. Our team looks forward to helping with your pavement needs.