Basic Sealcoating Guide for Consumers
Asphalt is made of three main ingredients: stone, sand and oil. The oil
is the “adhesive” that keeps the sand and stone together. Sealcoating
seals the oil in the mix and inhibits the sand and stone from falling apart.
Without sealcoating, the oil evaporates from the asphalt, and the asphalt
deteriorates.
Alphalt should always be black, not gray or white. The lighter the color
of the asphalt the higher amount of oil that has evaporated from it.
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Fact: Asphalt that is sealcoated on a regular
basis will last three to four times longer than asphalt that is not sealcoated,
or only sealcoated every few years.
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Fact: Replacing a driveway can cost more
than 20 times the cost of sealcoating. Remember the old saying? "An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!"
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Fact: All residential sealcoating
should be applied by hand with brushes; never sprayed on. When DAMICO
PAVING seals a driveway, the sealer gets on the asphalt . . . nothing
else! SEE CONSUMER
WARNING!
All sealers come in bulk and must to be cut with water. DAMICO PAVING uses
only the best sealer and cuts it with the very minimum amount of water. We
then add sand and chemicals for thickening, which gives the sealer extra durability
to protect the asphalt, keep it strong, and extend its life.
BUYER BEWARE! Sealcoating is
notorious for having unreputable operators in the industry because anyone
with a small tank and a brush can call themselves “sealcoaters”.
The problem is that you won't know about the product they are using until
it washes away, gets all over your house, sidewalk, garage door or vegetation.
A bad application with an inferior product can ruin your asphalt—We’ve
seen this hundreds of times.
Reasons why it is better and more cost effective to have DAMICO PAVING apply
the sealcoat:
• We only use commercial grade products that are not available to
the general public.
• We have the proper tools for the best and cleanest application,
and we are professionals in our field. DAMICO PAVING will make your asphalt
look its best and add years to
its life.
• Time is money and it takes a homeowner hours to sealcoat asphalt.
By the time you buy the sealer and brushes and ruin your shoes and clothing,
it is usually far less expensive for DAMICO PAVING to do the job. And, there
are no worries because we guarantee all of our work.
• We are licensed, bonded and insured!
If you have any questions,
please call us for answers. It would be our pleasure
to address your concerns.