Asphalt Sealers - Sealcoating Driveways and More

Sealcoating an asphalt driveway every three years not only will make it look better, it actually will make it last longer.

Sealing shields paving from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which can deteriorate the binder and expose the aggregate. Sealcoating also prevents water and ice from getting into the paving and causing it to crumble.

The sealcoating materials and crack-filling products available to do-it-yourselfers are not as good as those available to the trade.

However, few tradespeople use the best products available, so you can often still do the job better yourself if you use the right materials — and you’ll save up to 65 percent of the cost of professional maintenance.

For most of you, choices will be limited to what’s available at your local home center or hardware store. Many larger cities have a distributor of asphalt coating products used by con­tractors. You may be able to purchase these professional-grade sealers and fillers, but remember that contractors buy in bulk. Most pro-grade sealers come in 55-gallon drums, not the 5-gallon buckets you’ll find at the home center. If you want to get the top-of-the-line sealer, check with your neighbors about buying enough to seal several driveways at the same time.

Article Courtesy of Handyman

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