Tag: pavement project

• The Different Types of Pavement explained by a Baltimore Asphalt Contractor

  • December 7th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Commercial Paving Services, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Pavement News, Warm-Mix Asphalt
  • Tags: Baltimore Asphalt Contractor, Baltimore-Washington International, Benefits of Hot Mix Asphalt, BWI, concrete paving company, DC, hot-mix asphalt, maryland, pavement project, Types of Pavement, Virginia

  Did you know that there are several different types of pavement? If not, then you have come to the right place. This week PTG Enterprises, an asphalt and concrete paving company serving Maryland, DC, and Virginia, has outlined one of these pavements below. Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA): Hot Mix Asphalt is used in everything from […]

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• Sealcoating Performance: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • June 15th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Driveway Repair, Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement News, Sealcoating Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tags: FAQs, Frequently Asked Questions, My Pavement Guy, pavement deterioration, pavement profile, pavement project, PTG Enterprise, Sealcoating, Sealer

  I have had the opportunity to respond to many questions pertaining to sealcoatings, based both on refined tar and asphalt, during my many years of lecturing and day to day service to our customers. The following is a condensed list of questions and my answers which are frequently asked. Q.1. Why are two thin coats […]

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• The Great Debate: Asphalt vs. Concrete

  • April 6th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement News, Perpetual Pavement
  • Tags: asphalt company, asphalt experts, asphalt overlay, Asphalt versus concrete, Asphalt vs. Concrete, Benefits of Asphalt, Benefits of Concrete, Differences Between Asphalt and Concrete, pavement project, Perpetual Asphalt, Perpetual Pavement

  Which is better, asphalt or concrete? That is the question that people have been asking for years upon years upon years. And to this day, we have no definitive answer. Yet, while there is no all-encompassing answer, both asphalt and concrete have their advantages and disadvantages depending on the type of project being undertaken. So […]

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• Perpetual Asphalt: Asphalt for Performance

  • February 29th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt and the Environment, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Perpetual Pavement, Quiet Pavement
  • Tags: asphalt company, asphalt experts, asphalt pavements, Benefits of Perpetual Asphalt, durability, environmentally friendly, Fuel Efficiency, Noise Reduction, pavement project, Perpetual Asphalt, perpetual pavements, Rubblization

  With perpetual pavements, asphalt pavements last longer. This means that your investment will last longer. And who doesn’t like a good investment? Perpetual asphalt is constructed so that distress occurs on the top layer only, protecting the rest of the pavement. This means that the only rehabilitation required is the removal of the surface and […]

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• Asphalt and the Environment

  • February 16th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt and the Environment, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Perpetual Pavement, Porous Asphalt, Recycled Asphalt, The History of Asphalt Pavement, Warm-Mix Asphalt
  • Tags: asphalt, Asphalt and the Environment, asphalt company, asphalt experts, Asphalt Pavement, asphalt recycling, bad for the environment, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, energy to produce and construct, enhances the quality of pavement, Environment, environmental and economic benefits, environmentally sustainable pavement, faster to construct and rehabilitate, Health, impact on the environment, lower nighttime surface temperatures, My Pavement Guy, pavement, pavement material, pavement project, pavement projects, pavements, Porous asphalt pavements, processes used to produce asphalt, production of asphalt pavement material, PTG Enterprises, Reclaimed asphalt pavement, recycled product, reduces fuel consumption, reused, Safety, storm water management, The Sustainable Pavement, total emissions, Warm-mix asphalt

  Believe it or not, asphalt is actually not bad for the environment. Don’t believe me, then check out the facts: Between 1960 and 1999, while production of asphalt pavement material increased by 250 percent, total emissions from our operations decreased by 97%. Asphalt is an environmentally sustainable pavement. Once constructed, asphalt pavements have minimal impact […]

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• An Overview of the Different Types of Asphalt

  • February 10th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Pavement Maintenance, Perpetual Pavement, Porous Asphalt, Quiet Pavement, Recycled Asphalt, The History of Asphalt Pavement, Warm-Mix Asphalt
  • Tags: absorb noise, advanced, airport, An Overview of the Different Types of Asphalt, asphalt, asphalt contractors, asphalt experts, asphalt pavements, best value, Better compaction of pavements, Cutting fuel consumption, Decreasing the production of greenhouse gases, eliminating potentially harmful standing water, experienced asphalt company, Extending the paving season, extends the useful life of a roadway, help treat rainwater, highest residual value, hot-mix asphalt, Increasing safety for asphalt workers, lowest life cycle cost, mixes, multi-layer paving design process, My Pavement Guy, noise source, OGFC, open-graded friction course, Parking lot, pavement needs, pavement project, pavement projects, pavement surfaces, Perpetual Pavement, porous asphalt, PTG Enterprises, Quiet Pavement:, rainwater, recycle at higher rates, reduce noise, reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, Resurfacing a noisy road, Road, routine asphalt maintenance, SMA, stone recharge bed, stone-matrix asphalt, Types of Asphalt, Types of Asphalt Pavement, versatile pavement material, Warm-mix asphalt

  Asphalt is the most versatile pavement material, with mixes designed to handle any size load (from passenger cars to heavy trucks), absorb noise, reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, and even to help treat rainwater. The different types of asphalt pavement include: Warm-Mix Asphalt: This is the generic name of the technology that allows producers […]

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• The Interesting History of Asphalt Pavement

  • February 3rd, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, The History of Asphalt Pavement
  • Tags: America, ancient Greeks, aqueducts, asphalt, asphalt concrete, asphalt experts, asphalt lakes, Asphalt occurs naturally, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Timeline, asphaltos, asphaltus, bituminous concrete, bituminous mixtures, blacktop, build their roads, building material, crosswalks, Driveways, Edmund J. DeSmedt, experienced asphalt company, French Highways, History of Asphalt, History of Asphalt Pavement, John Loudon McAdam, macadam, My Pavement Guy, natural asphalt, natural asphalt pavement, New Jersey, Newark, pavement project, pavement projects, plant mix, PTG Enterprises, re-caulk his ships, reservoirs, roads, rock asphalt Babylonians, Romans, sand mix, seal their baths, secure, shingles, sidewalks, Sir Walter Raleigh, tarmac, The Interesting History of Asphalt, The Interesting History of Asphalt Pavement, true asphalt pavement, where did asphalt come from

  It doesn’t matter is you call it asphalt pavement, blacktop, tarmac, macadam, plant mix, asphalt concrete, bituminous concrete, or just asphalt, today, it is everywhere! Asphalt is used in everything from shingles and sidewalks to driveways and, of course, roads (and more). But where did asphalt come from? Asphalt Timeline Asphalt occurs naturally in asphalt […]

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• Recycled Asphalt Pavement: What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt

  • January 25th, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Recycled Asphalt
  • Tags: aluminum cans, America’s most recycled material, asphalt, Asphalt binder, asphalt binder conserved, asphalt companies, asphalt contractors, asphalt experts, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Pavement Mix Production Survey, asphalt recycling, conserve energy, conserve raw materials, cut emissions from production and paving operations, estimated, experienced asphalt company, improve conditions for workers, My Pavement Guy, NAPA, NAPA Information Series, National Asphalt Pavement Association, New FHWA Survey Finds Asphalt Recycling Reaches 99 Percent; Warm Mix Usage Skyrockets, pavement, pavement project, pavement projects, plastic bottles, PTG Enterprises, RAP, Reclaimed asphalt pavement, Recycle, Recycled, recycled and reused, Recycled Asphalt Pavement, Recycled Asphalt Pavement: What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt, Recylcing, State-by-State Use of RAP and WMA, Total tonnage of WMA, using RAP, Warm-mix asphalt, What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt, WMA

  Here is something you probably don’t know about asphalt. It is America’s most recycled material. That’s right. Not aluminum cans or plastic bottles…asphalt! In fact, asphalt pavement is now being recycled and reused at a rate over 99%. In 2010 alone, asphalt recycling conserved over 20.5 million barrels of asphalt binder. Here are a few […]

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• Commercial Parking Lots, Paving Contractors, and Your Business

  • January 20th, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor
  • Tags: 4 Keys to Quality Commercial Parking Lot Paving, asphalt, asphalt company, asphalt contractor, asphalt experts, Asphalt Maintenance, Asphalt Pavement, asphalt professional, Attention to Detail, business parking lot, business parking surface, clients, Commercial Parking Lots, commercial parking surface, Contractor, Cracks, customers, debris, Drainage, ensuring that your parking surface is installed properly, expanding an existing parking lot, experience, experienced, experienced asphalt company, first impressions, free of oil stains, Good Base, gravel base, long-term damage to your parking lot, My Pavement Guy, new parking surface, old asphalt, parking lot contractor, parking surface, pavement, Pavement Contractor, Pavement Guy, pavement project, pavement projects, paving contractors, potential asphalt contractor, potential parking lot contractor, Potholes, Proper drainage, PTG Enterprises, qualified pavement contractor, qualities of any good commercial parking surface, revents standing water, Smooth Integration, Water and asphalt, weight of traffic, Your Business

  Your business parking lot is the first point of contact your customers/clients have with your business. It is what they will base their first impressions on. Because of this, it is important to keep your parking surface free of oil stains, debris, cracks and potholes. But all the asphalt maintenance in the world won’t make […]

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• Asphalt Cleaning Tips: How to Remove Oil Stains from Parking Lots

  • January 13th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Cleaning Tips, Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: 10 Ways to Remove Oil Stains from an Asphalt Driveway, absorbing excess oil, Asphalt Cleaning Tips, Asphalt Cleaning Tips: How to Remove Oil Stains from Parking Lots, asphalt company, asphalt experts, Asphalt Sealer, asphalt surfaces, Baking Soda:, bihazardous material, bio-degradable substance, breaking down the oil, Business, clean parking lot, clients, Coca-Cola, Coke, Commercial Degreasers, complete stain removal, customers, economical, effective methods of removing oil stains, established oil stains, excess oil, exterior of your building, first opinions, fresh oil spills, fresh oil spot, getting rid of an oil stain, How to Remove Oil Stains from Parking Lots, kitty litter, Laundry Detergent, liquefy the oil, lose business, make one first impression, Muriatic Acid, My Pavement Guy, oil spills, oil stain, oil stain on your parking surface, oil stains, Parking lot, parking lot is a mess, parking lots, parking surface, pavement project, pavement projects, PTG Enterprises, Remove oil, remove oil stains, remove oil stains from asphalt surfaces, remove the oil, removing oil stains, safe for the environment, Seal coat, Sealcoating, Soap and Water, staining the asphalt, Steam Pressure Washing, take care of your parking lot, Tri-Sodium Phosphate, TSP, wipe up any excess oil

  A clean parking lot says a lot about your business. It says you care about the little things. It gives your customers/clients that extra sense of calm knowing that you will take care of them the same way you take care of your parking lot. Seems crazy, doesn’t it. Well, it is not far from […]

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