Concrete Crack Sealing
Seal asphalt and concrete to prevent further cracking and greatly extend their life. The most common reason for pavement failure is moisture penetration.
Cracks in your asphalt allow moisture to penetrate underneath the surface, which causes premature pavement failure. Failure to prevent water penetration results in further cracking, potholes, and eventually expensive repairs or full repaving of the area.
Concrete Crack Sealing Benefits Include:
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Asphalt Crack Sealing Expert Tips:
“While the weather might not yet enable you to start all your pavement maintenance jobs, early spring/summer months is a great time to tackle the potholes that have popped up across many of the properties in the Kelowna.”
“Potholes start as cracks in the pavement. These cracks expand and contract with freeze/thaw cycles during the winter, and as cracks expand or become more prevalent, more and more moisture – rain and melting snow — reaches beneath the pavement surface. This moisture weakens the base and subbase; as it loses its strength it can shift when traffic drives over it – and potholes can result.”
“This process is accelerated as the temperature drops because the wet material expands when it freezes, pushing up the pavement surface. The wet base or subbase contracts when the temperature rises and a thaw occurs.”
“The important thing to remember is that the primary cause of potholes is moisture. That’s why proper and timely maintenance of asphalt pavements – whether asphalt repairs or crack sealing — is required to protect pavement and extend its life.”
