Two Reasons To Seal The Deal On A Sealcoating Job
ShareA new driveway is a serious investment. While an asphalt driveway gives the appearance of being solid and impervious, a driveway still needs to be maintained. Keeping the driveway clean and free of snow will go a long way toward preventing damage, but it will not be enough. To really protect your driveway from mother nature's fury, you need to have your driveway
Protection against Solar Radiation
Asphalt will not dry out completely right away. In fact, in order to react to changes in the weather, it is good for your driveway to have a little give to it. The UV rays of the sun will bake the liquids right out of the tar, leaving a rigid, brittle driveway behind. As your brittle driveway goes through repeated cycles of heating and cooling, the resulting expansion and contraction will cause cracks to start to form. Protecting your driveway with a
Protecting against Frost Wedging
When standing water on your driveway freezes, it will expand and push apart the pebbles in your driveway. If your driveway cannot bounce back, then repeated cycles of freezing can push the pebbles further and further apart until cracks start to form. This is why it is critical to keep your driveway snow free through the winter. Still, even your best efforts to keep your driveway clean will fall short. Because a
When to Seal Coat a Driveway
Knowing when to
Getting as much life as you can from your driveway will help you to avoid the budget-breaking expense of having your driveway replaced. While some might look at