How Does Site Prep Contribute to Lasting Pavement Installations?

The secret to long-lasting asphalt paving lies in thorough site preparation, especially sub-grade stabilization and proper grading. It’s the best way to avoid problems with pooling water, cracks, and premature asphalt deterioration.

Sub-grade stabilization involves analyzing your soil’s load-bearing capacity and compacting it to create a firm foundation. This practice prevents future movement and ensures your street remains even, stable, and safe.

Proper grading creates necessary drainage that moves moisture away from your pavement’s surface and reduces the risk of water infiltration and weakening. It also helps create a slope to direct water to the appropriate drainage channels, protecting your road from water-related damage.

R. Stanley Paving LLC’s Street Paving Service Options

Proud to serve Beacon and surrounding areas, R. Stanley Paving LLC street services include paving for:

• Access roads and streets
• Residential and commercial driveways
• Walkways and patios

• Road and street extensions and upgrading
• Farm lanes
• Decorative street paving

Asphalt street paving for any Beacon requirement

Using only top quality products designed to withstand the high traffic of a busy roadway, as well as protecting a quiet residential street, asphalt sealcoating is suitably adjusted to every residential, commercial, or municipal roadway requirement.

Our qualified work crews efficiently install and repair asphalt roads with minimal disruption to local communities and possess the necessary expertise that municipal officials and engineers recommend to keep Beacon traffic flowing smoothly.

When Should You Seal Asphalt?

Your new asphalt road must be fully cured before you can seal it to add another layer of protection. Depending on environmental conditions in your area, this could take at least three months. Adhering to this waiting period gives enough time for your asphalt to cure, for the oils to evaporate, and for the perfect adhesion between surface and seal to be created.

Subsequent street sealings should take place every two to three years.

What Are Some of The Most Common Problems With Paved Asphalt Roads?

Paved asphalt roads are widely used due to their durability and cost-effectiveness. However, they’re not immune to problems that affect their performance and lifespan.

Here are some of the most common:

• Cracking
• Potholes
• Rutting
• Raveling

• Water damage
• Oxidation
• Edge deterioration

What Causes Raveling in Asphalt?

Raveling is the progressive disintegration of an asphalt road as the aggregate particles become loose and separate. This issue can significantly affect the durability and safety of roadway surfaces. Many elements contribute to raveling, including poor material mixtures during initial installation, inadequate compaction, heavy traffic, moisture, and chemical exposure (gas and oils).

How Do You Protect Asphalt Edges?

Effective drainage and proper installation are the best ways to protect asphalt street edges. Installing edge support like curbing and shoulder backing in the form of gravel and other supportive materials also helps reinforce and support your asphalt. Don’t forget to pay attention to and manage vegetation growing alongside your street to stop roots from damaging the edge of your paved road surface.

How Much Time Does Asphalt Street Installation Take?

While we waste no time getting started, it’s important to keep in mind your street installation project turnaround will depend on a variety of considerations, including:

• Permits and approvals required
• Site preparation requirements
• Material availability

• Project size and scope
• Curing time required
• Weather conditions

An initial consultation gives us all the information required to provide you with a more accurate timeline estimate.

How Long Does It Take for Asphalt Roads to Cure?

The curing time for asphalt roads involves a period where the asphalt mixture solidifies and gains strength, making it capable of handling traffic without deforming. Typically, newly paved asphalt can handle light traffic after 24 to 48 hours. During this period, the asphalt cools and hardens enough to support pedestrian and light vehicular traffic.

Asphalt roads require up to seven days of curing time for heavy traffic handling. Full curing, when the asphalt reaches its optimal strength and durability, takes at least three months and sometimes up to a year.

Emergency roadwork repair

When Beacon roads need speedy repairs, R. Stanley Paving LLC offers asphalt patching for cracks and potholes that threaten road safety. Hot tar applications are also applied as a temporary measure prior to complete resurfacing.

For more information on our professional services, contact our offices for an in-depth consultation.