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• Is Thicker Sealer Better? :: Sealcoating Tips from My Pavement Guy

  • April 27th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement News, Sealcoating Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tags: asphalt surface, cost of sealcoating, degradation, Disadvantages of Thick Sealer, My Pavement Guy, over-sealed, Parking lot, sealcoat, Sealcoating, Sealcoating Tips, Sealer, thick sealcoating

  The decision to sealcoat an asphalt surface is an easy one. After all, the cost of sealcoating is only pennies a square yard versus repairs and rehabilitation, which can be as much as twenty times higher. What does confuse many business owners and property managers is the amount of sealer needed. The more the merrier, […]

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• Benefits of Sealcoating Asphalt Parking Lots

  • December 16th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  Sealcoating is a crucial process in the preventative maintenance of any parking surface. There are many benefits to sealcoating, including: Aesthetics: A fresh new sealcoat gives your asphalt a dark black color, greatly improving its appearance. Sealcoating will also make your asphalt look cleaner, as rain can more easily wash dirt and debris away. Preservation: […]

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• Asphalt Parking Lot Maintenance

  • December 9th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: asphalt experts, asphalt parking lot, Asphalt Parking Lot Maintenance, asphalt surface, deicing materials, experienced asphalt company, Maintain the landscape, My Pavement Guy, Parking Lot Maintenance For Porous Asphalt Pavement, parking lot pavement surface, parking surface, pavement project, plowing, Preventative asphalt maintenance tasks, proper asphalt maintenance, PTG Enterprises, regular asphalt pavement maintenance, repair projects, sand or abrasives, soil washout, vacuum sweeper, vacuum sweeping, Winter asphalt maintenance

  While your parking surface may look rugged and indestructible, it’s not (trust us). This is why regular asphalt pavement maintenance is important. Without such maintenance, your asphalt surface will slowly begin to crumble away. On the other hand, with proper asphalt maintenance, your parking lot will last for years (maybe even decades) to come. Preventative […]

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• Tis’ The Season of Sealcoating

  • October 14th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
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  Summer is long gone and winter is right around the corner. You know what means, right? No? Well, it means that this is your last chance to sealcoat your parking surface before the weather gets too cold. Sealcoating is a widely used and accepted preventative measure that helps safeguard your parking lot against the harsh […]

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• How Often Should You Sealcoat Your Asphalt?

  • September 15th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
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  There are several benefits to sealcoating, which we will address later. It does much more than just make your asphalt look like new. When the liquid asphalt holding the aggregate together oxidizes, your asphalt becomes brittle and prone to cracking. Sealer helps to protect your parking lot or other asphalt surface from the harsh effects […]

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