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With regular asphalt maintenance, your driveway can last up to 20 years, but if you let it go without seal coating and repairs, its life span can be halved. To make sure you’re getting your money’s worth, you should have a paving contractor visit at least once every two years. You should also schedule maintenance if you notice any signs of wear.

3 Signs Your Driveway Needs Asphalt Maintenance & Repairs

1. Fading Color

Although freshly laid asphalt is glossy black, it fades to dull gray over time. This happens because the sun slowly breaks down the black asphalt cement that binds the pavement together. Seal coating the driveway will return it to the original black coloring and provide a layer of protection.

2. Growing Cracks

asphalt maintenanceOver time, water seeps into your asphalt and begins to erode it. The water expands and contracts as it heats and cools, forcing open cracks in the pavement. If ignored, these cracks will get worse, and they’ll crumble the edges of your driveway or create potholes. Have an asphalt maintenance specialist repair cracks immediately, and replace the entire surface if the driveway has a network of fissures that make it look like scales.

3. Pooling Water

Asphalt will begin to warp and buckle if it’s stressed from the weight of vehicles on the surface and lacking support due to soil erosion underneath. Warped asphalt will pool water in the lower areas after rain or when the sprinklers turn on. Filling these areas is essential to minimizing the amount of water that seeps in and forms cracks.

 

If your driveway needs professional asphalt maintenance, contact the skilled team at Peterson Bros. Construction in Kapolei, HI. These professionals have over 60 years of combined experience and cater to the entire island of Oahu. Dedicated to customer service, this locally owned company is licensed, bonded, and insured. Call (808) 679-9522 to request a free estimate, or view their portfolio of past work online.

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