Routine maintenance of your parking lot asphalt is critical if you desire to prolong the life of your investment. In fact, a well-maintained parking lot plays a significant role in providing an excellent customer experience for your guests. Keep reading why it’s important to extend your parking lot’s life with seal coating.

The Importance of Sealcoating Your Parking Lot

Your parking lot takes a beating from weather conditions, constant traffic, and other elements.  Sealcoating prevents elements such as salt, moisture, and chemicals from vehicles from penetrating your asphalt and ruining its structural integrity. Moreover, seal coating slows down the oxidation of asphalt. In addition, oxidation makes asphalt brittle and reduces your parking lot’s life.

Preparing Your Parking Lot for Sealcoating

Furthermore, you must determine that all structural repairs are done to prepare your asphalt parking lot for seal coating. Then, you must wait for at least a year before the seal coating is applied. Before your paving company begins, you must check that the places that need to be sealed are accessible to the team.

In addition, clear any areas of any object that might hinder your paving contractor from applying the seal coat. This will make it easy for them to clean the areas with mechanical blowers and other equipment to make sure there is no dirt or debris. Plus, the air and pavement temperature should be at least 55 degrees to accelerate the application process. And the next 8 hours for stability.

You Can Use Your Parking Lot Right After Sealcoating

Lastly, applying a seal coat on your asphalt takes about 36 hours to dry. You’ll be able to open up your sealed asphalt for traffic after at least a day or 2 days. Your paving company can also divide your parking lot into sections to reduce interference with your company operations. They’ll work on one section before applying the next one.

Remember not to hose down or wash your parking lot for at least 3 days. We also recommend turning off your water sprinklers during the drying and cooling process.

So, are you ready to call on the help of a professional asphalt paving company for your project?

Call Tristate Paving. We’re a seasoned hardscaping company based in Maryland and have the experience and knowledge to help you turn your backyard into the perfect retreat quickly and affordably. Our experts will work with you to find a design and layout for the outdoor kitchen and dining area that you’re sure to love for years and years to come.

Our area numbers are:

West Chester: 610.563.9456

Oxford: 610.932.3566

Delaware: 302.757.4100

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