Commercial Sealcoating Maintenance from Neyra Paving
Asphalt pavement takes a beating. From the heavy cars or constant foot traffic to the sun’s UV rays to the wild swings of weather, it’s common for pavement to eventually become brittle. This will result in cracks, other cosmetic defects, or even structural integrity issues.
To help protect pavement, you should seek the help of commercial sealcoating contractors like Neyra Paving. Sealcoating adds a layer of protection to the pavement’s surface that keeps it looking healthy and staying strong. This saves you from the potential cost of repaving an area – a cost that can easily stretch into the thousands of dollars.
If you want to keep your pavement healthy and well-maintained, sealcoating is the answer. If you’re still not sure, read on about some of the significant benefits that come from commercial sealcoating maintenance.
Benefits of Commercial Sealcoating Maintenance
Pavement is under a constant threat of damage. UV rays, water, chemical leaks, and changes in temperature can all have a major cosmetic and structural effect on your pavement. Often these changes begin with fading colors which leave the pavement looking dull and gray. Soon after, small cracks will begin to form. Over time, those cracks will stretch, expand, and turn into divots and potholes.
Not only does this make your pavement look ugly, but it also turns into an obnoxious issue that you, your employees, or your customers will deal with constantly. It’s a quick line from a parking lot filled with potholes to seeing fewer daily customers.
Pavement Longevity
Unfortunately, once cracks begin to infiltrate the pavement and begin their transformation into potholes, sealcoating ceases to be an option. At that point, to fix the issue at hand, you’ll have to pay for the surface to be completely repaved. This can be expensive and time-intensive.
Routine sealcoating, though, is more affordable way to extend the life of your pavement. In fact, sealcoated pavements often last 30% to 50% longer than pavements without sealcoating. So, sealcoating could add another decade or longer to the life of your pavement. This puts off the need for a complete re-pave and saves you from a pricey bill.
Weather Protection
Weather is one of the most dangerous threats to pavement. Water from rain, snow, or flooding can erode the surface of the asphalt by seeping deep into the pavement’s pores. This leads to cracks and potholes as well as reduces the tread of the pavement.
Further, if that water freezes once it has soaked into the pavement’s pores, that water will then expand. This expands the pores, causing structural issues for the pavement and makes it even easier for more water to find its way into the pavement.
Commercial sealcoating services helps prevent water from reaching past the asphalt’s surface. With no water gaining entry into its pores, the pavement can live without the fear of this kind of damage.
Protection Against Sun Damage
When you spend time in the sun, you likely put on sunscreen to help prevent the sun’s UV rays from damaging your skin. Well, UV rays can also damage pavement, and if the area lacks shade, the pavement will be exposed to the sun throughout the day, with relief only coming after the sun goes down.
UV rays weaken the binding agents within the asphalt. This will cause the pavement’s color to fade to an ugly gray and make the surface brittle. Over time, and as vehicles or heavy equipment move over the damaged pavement, alligator cracks and potholes will form.
Sealcoating serves as a barrier to UV rays. It’s like applying industrial-strength sunscreen to your pavement.
Defense Against Chemical Damage
Cars and other motor vehicles are prone to leaking gas and oil. These chemicals can soften unsealed pavement and cause the binding agents of the asphalt to dissipate. This leads to weak, brittle pavement that is likely to form cracks or dangerous potholes.
Sealcoating, though, acts as a barrier that can prevent chemicals from seeping into the pavement. This will keep the pavement strong, even when exposed to vehicles leaking gas or oil.
Our Commercial Sealcoating Services and Processes
We’ve designed our commercial sealcoating maintenance to be quick and effective:
- We removed all debris from the pavement’s surface.
- We then assess any damage and identify defects in the asphalt like cracks, potholes, and chemical damage.
- We apply primer over any areas exposed to gas, oil, or other chemicals.
- We use crack sealant to repair cracks.
- We repair potholes.
- We apply at least two coats of commercial strength sealant.
- We mark off the area to ensure the area is left to dry completely – typically a period of around 12-24 hours.
Trust Neyra Paving for Your Pavement Maintenance
When you need commercial sealcoating maintenance in or near Cincinnati, Ohio, you should trust Neyra Paving to be your commercial sealcoating contractor. We employ a team of experts devoted to working quickly, efficiently, and effectively, and, above all else, we’ll always prioritize you, the customer.
Our team can handle jobs both big and small. We’re happy to look at your parking lot, recreational surface, or other paved areas to see how we can keep it protected.
Reach out to us today for a free estimate. All you need to do is fill out this form or give us a call at 513-733-1001.