Asphalt Repair
We patch potholes and failed areas on driveways, parking lots and private roads. Hot-pour crack filling keeps water out of the base before it opens a hole.
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Asphalt crack filling cuts down the rain that gets into a driveway, parking lot or private road through its cracks. Crack sealing does the same for cracks that open and close as temperatures change. We blow out each crack, clean it and dry it, then pour in hot rubberized material. We work from Clarke County to Mobile and the Gulf Coast, out of our yards in Grove Hill and Robertsdale.
Crack treatment works on pavement that is still sound, and hairline cracks get left alone. Wide cracks, soft or sunken spots and alligator cracking are signs the pavement or base needs repair. Those areas get asphalt repair and patching first. We come out, look at the cracks and give you a written quote.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the job and give you a written quote.
The federal manual of practice for crack treatment sorts cracks by how much they move. A working crack opens and closes 0.1 inch or more as temperatures change and traffic rolls over it. Most working cracks run across the pavement.
Working cracks get crack sealing. The manual prefers rubber-modified material that sticks to the crack walls and flexes as the crack moves. A good seal keeps out water, plus the sand, stone and dirt that stop a crack from closing.
A nonworking crack moves less than 0.1 inch. Diagonal cracks, most lengthwise cracks and some block cracks fall in this group. They get crack filling, which cuts down the water getting in and supports the pavement beside the crack. With so little movement, a less specialized filler does the job.
The manual's best weather for crack sealing is moderately cool, 45 to 65 degrees, such as spring or fall. A crack then sits near the middle of its range, so the sealant is not stretched or squeezed too far. Crack filling can run year-round, the manual says, often at 35 to 55 degrees when cracks open widest.
Jackson, in Clarke County, averages about 43 nights a year at or below 32 degrees, and Mobile about 20. Rain is the bigger worry here: about 60 inches a year at Jackson and 66 at Mobile. Every open crack lets some of that rain down toward the base under the asphalt. The manual warns that neglected cracks lead to faster cracking and potholes.
Summer heat is the other test. Jackson averages about 67 days a year at 90 degrees or hotter, and Mobile about 65. The manual says hot climates need crack material that will not soften and track under tires in the heat.
A crack is best treated soon after it forms. The manual's advice is to seal new cracks early, before side cracks and broken edges set in. We fill cracks on home driveways, long rural drives and private roads from Clarke County to Baldwin County.
On a parking lot, we plan the work in phases with you. That way a business, church, school or apartment complex can keep using part of the lot. When the lot is due for sealcoating, the crack filling goes in first and the sealer goes over it. Once the sealer cures, the stalls and lanes come back with parking lot striping.
Some pavement is past crack treatment. When cracks cover most of the surface, the manual points to a treatment for the whole surface. For a lot or a drive in that shape, our answer is an overlay of new hot mix.
Site visits and written quotes across south Alabama, about 100 miles around Grove Hill, from the Black Belt to the Gulf Coast.
(251) 589-9970From the first call to the day you can drive on it, here is how it goes.
Tell us what the driveway, lot or road is doing and where it is.
We measure the area, check how water moves across it and look at what is under the surface.
It lists the square footage, the base work, the asphalt thickness and the material.
The ground is shaped to drain, soft spots are rebuilt and the base rock is compacted.
Hot mix is laid and compacted, or sealer, paint or material goes down if that is the job. You get care instructions and a date for striping or sealing where it applies.
Common questions about crack filling across south Alabama, about 100 miles around Grove Hill, from the Black Belt to the Gulf Coast. If yours is not here, call and ask.
We patch potholes and failed areas on driveways, parking lots and private roads. Hot-pour crack filling keeps water out of the base before it opens a hole.
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Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots across south Alabama. The pavement is cleaned, the cracks are filled, and the sealer goes on while the weather holds.
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Asphalt resurfacing lays a new layer of hot mix over pavement that is still sound underneath. We level the low spots and rebuild the failed areas before the new layer goes on.
Learn MoreThe site is graded to drain, the base is compacted, and the hot mix is rolled while hot.
The company that paves your driveway or lot also patches it, fills the cracks, seals it and stripes it.
Fill dirt, topsoil, crush and run, stone and millings delivered, then spread or graded for the job at hand.
We work from the timber country down to Mobile, Baldwin County and the Gulf Coast.
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Great service and great results.
Very good service. Had the church parking lot cracks sealed, recoated and new stripping added. Every one was very professional and job was completed in a timely fashion. We would recommend 3M paving.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road, and where it is. Call or text (251) 589-9970 or send the form, and we will set a time to come look at it.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the job and give you a written quote.
