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• Maryland Sealcoating Service: The Benefits of Sealcoating Your Asphalt Parking Lot

  • January 6th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  Asphalt parking lot maintenance is important. But of all the precautions you can take to ensure your parking surface lasts for a long time, sealcoating is perhaps the most important. If applied properly and at the right time, sealcoating provides the following benefits: Slows Oxidation and Water Penetration: Over exposure to oxygen will harden asphalt […]

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• A Few Frequently Asked Sealcoating Questions

  • December 28th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, Sealcoating Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tags: A Few Frequently Asked Sealcoating Questions, Aesthetics, asphalt experts, Base, bonding with the asphalt, coats of sealcoat, contaminants, cures through evaporation, Dirt, dry and cure, FAQs, Frequently Asked Questions, frequently asked sealcoating questions, grease, limestone, My Pavement Guy, Oil spots, One thin coat of sealcoat looks good enough, pavement, Pavement Guy, pavement project, protect the asphalt, PTG Enterprises, reason for sealcoating, sealcoat, sealcoat more frequently, Sealcoating, Sealcoating Performance, Sealcoating Performance: Frequently Asked Questions, sealcoating process, sealcoating questions, water-based, Why are there white streaks in the sealcoating, Why are two thin coats of sealcoat better than a single thick coat, why do I need a second coat?, Why does sealcoat fail or peel

  It dawned on us that many of our customers have questions about the sealcoating process. So we have compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked sealcoating questions we could find. These include: Why are two thin coats of sealcoat better than a single thick coat? The answer is quite simple. Applying two […]

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• Safe Snow Removal for Your Asphalt Parking Lot

  • December 23rd, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Snow Removal, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: asphalt company, asphalt experts, asphalt parking lot, business owner, damage your asphalt, damage your parking surface, maryland, My Pavement Guy, Parking lot, parking surface, pavement project, pavement repair projects, professional plowing service, properly clear the walkway and parking lot, PTG Enterprises, Quality, removing snow, removing snow from your parking lot, Safe Snow Removal, Safe Snow Removal for Your Asphalt Parking Lot, Safety, snow is on the way, snow removal bill, tackle snow removal on your own, weather is unseasonably warm for December, Winter is right around the corner.

  Although the weather is unseasonably warm for December, the odds are that it will not stay that way for very long. Winter is right around the corner. And in Maryland, that means one thing; snow is on the way. While this is more than enough reason for school children to jump with joy, the thought […]

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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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• The Importance of Parking Lot Striping and Re-Striping

  • December 1st, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Parking Lot Re-Striping, Parking Lot Striping, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: asphalt experts, Asphalt Maintenance, customers, deteriorating paint, don’t judge a book by its cover, experienced asphalt company, experienced asphalt contractor, exterior of your building, first impression, how often should you re-stripe your parking lot, instant curb appeal, lose business, low cost of re-striping, My Pavement Guy, New paint, Parking lot, parking lot is a mess, parking lot striping, parking surface, pavement project, PTG Enterprises, re-stripe your parking lot, Re-striping, severe weather, signs, striping, The Importance of Parking Lot Striping and Re-Striping, Traffic, Wheel Stops

  Like the cover of a book, the exterior of your building and your parking lot are what your customers base their first opinions on. I know, I know…don’t judge a book by its cover. Well, guess what? People still do. That is just the way it is. And you only get to make one first […]

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• The Asphalt Driveway Repair Process

  • November 25th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Driveway Repair, Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: Asphalt installation, asphalt professional, Base Patching, construction vehicles, damaged asphalt, desperate need of repair, do-it-yourself asphalt patching jobs, driveway installations and repairs, expectation levels, experienced operator and a trained crew, finished grade of the patch, hand tampers, hire a professional asphalt contractor, Home Improvement License, Lute men, My Pavement Guy, new asphalt is installed, Overlay, Parking lot, pavement project, paver, paving foreman, paving machine, Pre-Construction, pre-construction meeting, PTG Enterprises, question and answer session, recycling plant, rehabilitate your parking pad, repair isolated damaged areas, repair the problem, repair your driveway, roadway, roller man, soft spot, sphalt driveway, Stone Replacement, sub-grade stone, successfully manage driveway projects, The Asphalt Driveway Repair Process, Traffic Controls, Undercutting, understand driveway issues, working on driveways

  Is your asphalt driveway in desperate need of repair? Well, the only way to truly rehabilitate your parking pad is to hire a professional asphalt contractor to come in, assess the situation, and repair the problem. While you can attempt small do-it-yourself asphalt patching jobs on your own, these will be little more than temporary […]

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• How to Fix Potholes and Uneven Pavement Problems

  • November 18th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: Asphalt and Uneven Pavement Surfaces are a Liability, Asphalt patching, base course, Concrete, concrete slabs, eyesores, failures in the base surface, filling the pothole with cold-patch asphalt, fixing potholes and uneven pavement surfaces, held liable for any and all injuries, How to Fix Potholes and Uneven Pavement Problems, immaculate asphalt, improperly maintained pavement, injuries, intruding tree root, liabilities, Lifted Asphalt and Concrete Panels, long-term solution, motorcycle and bicycle crashes, My Pavement Guy, new layer of compacted asphalt, old asphalt, pavement, pavement problems, pavement project, pedestrian accidents, Potholes, Professionals, property owner, PTG Enterprises, remove the pavement, repave the surface, Short-term fix, Sunken Concrete Panels, Temporary fix

  Potholes and uneven pavement are not just eyesores on your otherwise immaculate asphalt; they are liabilities. These pavement problems can cause pedestrian accidents, motorcycle and bicycle crashes, and injuries. And guess who is liable for these injuries? YOU, as the property owner, will be held liable for any and all injuries sustained as a result […]

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• The Importance of Crackfilling: Don’t Let Your Parking Lot Waste Away

  • November 11th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: Alligator cracking, Asphalt Maintenance, Asphalt Pavement, attack cracks, big problem, cause for alarm, contaminating the sub-grade, Crack filling, Crack sealing, Cracks in your asphalt parking surface, Driveways, forms of parking lot degradation, freezing and thawing cycle, long-term financial savings, maintain its life, My Pavement Guy, parking lots, Patrick T. Gillen III, pavement project, Pot Holes, premature and costly resurfacing, Properly crackfilling your parking lot, proven pavement professional, PTG Enterprises, PTG Enterprises owner, quality work, reduce pavement deterioration, restricting water penetration into the base and sub-base layers, reventative maintenance measure, roads, smallest of crack, spider webbing, The Basics of Crack Filling, The Importance of Crackfilling: Don’t Let Your Parking Lot Waste Away

  Cracks in your asphalt parking surface are an immediate cause for alarm. If left untreated, cracks will allow water to penetrate the surface, softening the stone base and leading to alligator cracking, spider webbing, pot holes and other forms of parking lot degradation. And as the weather quickly begins to cool this time of year, […]

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• The Benefits of Dumpster Corrals

  • November 2nd, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: aesthetically pleasing storefront, asphalt experts at PTG Enterprises, benefits of dumpster corrals, block wall, brand new dumpster corral, brick facing, business could benefit from a dumpster corral, business owner, construct per your design, corral dumpsters, damage your concrete and asphalt, dumpsters overflowing with trash, fencing, grease accumulation, grease spots, health issues, hide your unsightly garbage containers, improper garbage disposal, My Pavement Guy, pavement project, proven pavement professional, PTG Enterprises, sidewalls, smell putrid odors, steel bollards, The Benefits of Dumpster Corrals, The Importance of Exterior Presentation in Restaurant Industry

  If you are a business owner, you probably already know about the benefits of dumpster corrals. And if you don’t, you should. Dumpster corrals are made to…well, corral dumpsters. These enclosures are designed to hide your unsightly garbage containers from plain sight. Customers do not want to walk by dumpsters overflowing with trash, smell putrid […]

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