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New England Sealcoating has sealed over 357 million square feet of pavement! (Note: We do not do residential driveways, sorry.)
Sealcoating can double the life of your pavement by protecting it from its enemies: sun, oxidation, weather, water, oil & gas. New England Sealcoating applies sealcoating products tailored for each particular situation to form a tough protective coating over your parking lot.
What Is Sealcoating And Why Is It Necessary? Properly designed parking lots rarely wear out from traffic. Surface deterioration is usually caused by the weathering effects of the sun and rain as well as the softening effects of deicers, gasoline and oil drippings.
Oxidation, the graying in color of asphalt pavement, is a sign of fatigue, aging and general surface deterioration. When unprotected pavement becomes oxidized, the aggregate will begin to ravel from the surface making the pavement rough. Once the surface becomes brittle, cracks develop, and the pavement deteriorates. Furthermore, water which accumulates in open pavement structures is a major cause of pavement damage.
Why Apply A Penetrating Primer? Older asphalt surfaces become oxidized from the sun and weather. Oxidation causes the asphalt surface to become brittle, exposing the aggregate.
Diluted coal tap or diluted asphalt emulsion do very little more than coat the top surface. Neither of these types of primers has long-term bonding, nor do they penetrate the pores or voids. The dispersed particles of tar or asphalt are too large to get into the surface and must sit on top. These two types of primer will wear quickly due to traffic and weather, and will do very little to improve long-term bonding of the sealer. The penetrating primer is a special solution of tar in solvent. It is a multi-polymer/refined coal tar primer specially formulated to improve adhesion of pavement sealer to oxidized asphalt and the exposed stone. Its molecular structure allows it to quickly and effectively get down in the pores of the surface and create a good, sound surface to which the sealer can bond. The primer coats the exposed stone and penetrates the surface. When the solvent evaporates, the surface is coated with tar to which a sealer can be applied and bond to properly. The end result is a much stronger, and less porous pavement.
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Specialists in pavement
maintenance, tennis courts and recreational surfaces.
This web-site was designed and developed by IVY
Technologies, Inc.
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Instituting
a preventive maintenance program before these damaging elements get a hold
on your pavement is important. Application of a rubber fortified coal tar
emulsion is the most cost effective maintenance procedure available. When
you sealcoat asphalt you double its life by shielding it from a variety of
destructive forces. In addition to its practicality, sealcoating also
enhances the appearance of your pavement by giving it an attractive,
easy-to-clean, slate black color finish.
New
England Sealcoating is a Certified Jennite Applicator in New
England. With Jennite you get a written Dual Warrantee backed up
by both the Manufacturer and the Contractor!
At
New England Sealcoating, we specialize in Asphalt sealcoating, repairs, hot crack
sealing, line eradication, repair of spider-webbing and alligator cracking, sink
holes, line striping, restoration and painting. We use our experience and the
latest equipment available to get the job done right the first time in a timely,
cost effective manner.
