WHY SEALCOAT?
Resists Fuel, Oil, Salt and Chemical Penetration
Asphalt is a petroleum derivative, soluble to distillates such as gasoline and motor oil. Sealing your pavement prevents damage from distillates and chemicals.
Prevents Water Intrusion
The intrusion of moisture into asphalt pavement accelerates deterioration. Sealing asphalt prevents the seepage of moisture from snow and rain, thus preventing damage from freeze-thaw cycles.
Prevents Oxidation
Solar rays oxidize the oils in pavement, causing brittleness and the loss of aggregates, destroying up to 50% of the original thickness within just five years. Sealcoating blocks these rays.
Reduces Repair Costs
Properly maintained asphalt pavement is tough and durable, resisting wear many years longer than unsealed surfaces. Cleaning, snow removal and pavement marking also become easier.
The Result: If Sealcoated on a regular basis…
Sealcoating enhances pavement appearance and eases maintenance. Sealcoating brings back the dark black color of the original pavement, making it look and wear like new. Sealcoated pavement is also easier to clean and maintain. Sealcoat fills surface voids, a sealcoated surface is much smoother and a smoother surface is easier to sweep, shovel, and wash.
COST SAVINGS
Sealcoating isn't costing money, it's more than paying for itself and sealcoating is keeping your pavement looking brand new while saving you money. It becomes clear that property owners who spend sealcoating maintenance dollars wisely; starting early and continuing regularly over the life of a pavement will spend less money overall while extending pavement life as well as the life of their investment.