After Asphalt Paving

After Asphalt Paving

After Asphalt Paving

After Asphalt Paving

Phaltless, Inc. pays attention to every detail when you hire them to pave your driveway. Whether it is for an asphalt overlay or a brand new driveway from the ground up; Phaltless is the right choice. We have the skilled labor and state of the art equipment that ensures that the job is done right every time. Customer satisfaction is a critical part of our business.

The asphalt must be placed correctly while it is hot, and machine compacted while it is hot. This will give that smooth finish with tight pores that will not only let the water sheet off, but will also give the surface many years of service to the client. Water intrusion is a critical factor in asphalt preservation. Tight pores means less water penetration, which means longer life for your asphalt.

This particular job had some areas that required special attention. One was a retaining wall that we had to pave up next to. Another was the garage. Paving in front of garage is tricky because there needs to be proper drainage away from the garage but no bump in front of the garage.

This driveway called for a new layer of asphalt. The existing asphalt was 20 years old and showing signs of fatigue. Sealing was not a viable option at this point.

The surface of the existing asphalt was thoroughly cleaned of debris. The existing asphalt in front of the garage was removed to ensure proper drainage after the new layer of asphalt was placed. The existing asphalt was then sprayed with tack coat for adhesion between the new layer of asphalt and the old. This was followed with one and a half (1 1/2) inches of asphalt topping. All asphalt was machine laid and rolled to compaction.

The customer was very satisfied with their brand new driveway.

After Seal Coating

After Seal Coating

Due to the amount of traffic on this particular parking lot during the week, the client arranged for us to seal and stripe the parking lot on a Saturday and Sunday to minimize the inconvenience for the people that use the parking lot during the week.

Prior to sealing the parking lot, he parking lot was thoroughly cleaned of debris to ensure bonding of sealer. The oil spots were brushed with a primer material prior to seal coating to keep them from showing through the new sealer. The parking lot was then sealed with two (2) coats of Star Seal Supreme Sealer with sand by spray application. Star Seal Supreme is guaranteed not to dissolve, peal, or flake for one (1) year.

Prior to seal coating all seam cracks were cleaned out and sealed with a hot pour crack sealer. Spider web cracks were not sealed with the hot pour crack sealer. The crack sealer contains elastics and rubber granules that insure bonding and longevity of crack sealer.  A two-inch band of crack sealer covers the top of all cracks to allow for expansion and contraction of asphalt.

The parking lot was then striped as it was before including numbers.

That is why they called on Phaltless, Inc. to apply soil cement stabilization to the section of the site that was not stable. Soil Cement chemically transforms the soils to permanently increase their strength and compact-ability. Additionally, the process saves time and money because it reuses on site materials instead of exporting the bad dirt and importing new, virgin materials.

Soil cement is a quick process too. The cement immediately begins the hydration process once it is applied with water, mixed, graded, and rolled to compaction.

This specific job called for an application rate of 6% by weight at a depth of fourteen (14) inches.

Below are a couple of photos during the process.

Cement Spreader

Cement Spreader

Cement Spreader Spreading Cement

Mixing the Cement and Water with the Dirt

Grading the Mixture

The Construction Process is as follows:

- Pulverize the existing materials

- Spread cement dust over the specified area(s)

- Water the area for proper hydration

- Mix the dust, water, and soils

- Grade and compact the mixture to proper density

Before Sealcoating

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After Sealcoating

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After Sealcoating

Prior to seal coating, the driveway was  thoroughly cleaned of debris to ensure bonding of the sealer. Loose impediments were blown off the surface with a motorized floor blower. Cracks were then sealed with a trowel grade crack sealer that has elastics and rubber granules to allow for expansion and contraction of the cracks. After all of these prep items were complete, we sealed the surface of the driveway(s) with Star Seal Supreme Sealer. Sealer was mixed with sand, latex, and water for texture and longevity. The sealer was applied with a squeegee for uniform coverage over the entire driveway.

The job required a milling machine, brooming machine, asphalt paver, and a smooth drum vibratory roller. We started by laying out the patch to ensure that the finished product would be symmetrical. The limits of the area were then milled with a milling machine attachment on the front of a skid steer loader. Any high areas were then grind-ed off to make sure the area was smooth. This was followed with two (2) inches of asphalt topping. All asphalt was machine laid and rolled to compaction.

The homeowner was very pleased with the finished product and hired Phaltless, Inc. to seal their driveway too.

Below are a couple of before and after photos.

Before repairs took place

Before repairs took place

After repairs were made

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Prior to seal coating, there was some asphalt patching that needed to be taken care of. The edges were deteriorating and required extra attention that sealer or crack sealer would not fix. The paving crew took some hot mix asphalt to the driveway and saw cut the areas, placed the asphalt, and machine compacted it.

Prior to seal coating, the driveway(s) were  thoroughly cleaned of debris to ensure bonding of the sealer. Loose impediments were blown off the surface with a motorized floor blower. Cracks were then sealed with a trowel grade crack sealer that has elastics and runner granules to allow for expansion and contraction of the cracks. After all of these prep items were complete, we sealed the surface of the driveway(s) with Star Seal Supreme Sealer. Sealer was mixed with sand, latex, and water for texture and longevity. The sealer was applied with a squeegee for uniform coverage over the entire driveway(s).

Phaltless, Inc. recommends seal coating every 3 to 5 years to protect the investment of your residential driveway.

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Saw cut the perimeter of the failing area to encompass all of the broken asphalt and concrete. The area was then dug down to a depth of twelve (12) inches and spoiled materials were hauled off the property. We then spread a four (4) inch layer of pug mix base material in the dumpster area and rolled it to compaction. This was followed with eight (8) inches of 4,000 pound fiber mesh concrete. The concrete was poured and broom finished.

These specifications will provide many years of maintenance free service that will stand up to the heavy weight loads that are on it regularly.

Due to the condition of the existing driveway, the job required a complete tear out and rebuild. There was a combination of old concrete sections, asphalt sections, dirt and gravel on the old driveway. The driveway was narrow and tight so special care needed to be taken as to not hit the retaining wall that ran next to the driveway. We used a skid steer track loader to dig out the old driveway. We loaded the spoiled materials on a truck and hauled them off site. During the process we ran into some minor drainage issues that needed to be addressed. The first was, at the top of the driveway there was a need to install a concrete pad with a valley to keep the water away from the house. The second issue was there was an embankment that needed to be retained so we constructed a block wall and stuccoed the out side of it.

The driveway specifications that we used consisted of six (6) inches of cement treated base stone and two (2) inches of asphalt topping. We used cement treated base stone for a couple of reasons. One was because the driveway work was being done during the cooler months and cement treated base sets up quicker and provides a good surface to pave on quicker than regular base stone that does not have cement mixed in with it, which expedites the project. Secondly, this driveway had soft soils under it requiring cement to stabilize it.

Once the concrete was poured, the wall was built, and the cement treated base set up, it was time to pave the driveway. All asphalt was machine laid and rolled to compaction.

The customer was 100% satisfied with the finished product.

Below are a few photos showing the different phases of construction.

Driveway being rebuilt with a motor grader

Loading the old driveway on to a truck to haul off site

Cement Treated Base Material being Graded and Compacted

Newly installed asphalt pavement

Newly Installed Asphalt Pavement

New Concrete Pad

Newly Paved Driveway

Newly Sealed Parking Lot

The scope of the work started with thoroughly cleaning the asphalt of debris to ensure bonding of sealer. The parking lot was sealed with two (2) coats of Star Seal Supreme Sealer with sand. The oil spots were brushed with a primer material prior to seal coating to keep them from showing through the new sealer. The parking lot was sealed with two (2) coats of sealer by spray application. Star Seal Supreme is guaranteed not to dissolve, peal, or flake for one (1) year.

Prior to seal coating all seam cracks were cleaned out and sealed with a hot pour crack sealer. Spider web cracks were not sealed with the hot pour crack sealer. The crack sealer contains elastics and rubber granules that insure bonding and longevity of crack sealer.  A two-inch band of crack sealer covers the top of all cracks to allow for expansion and contraction of asphalt.

The parking lot was then striped as it was before.

The picture below is before seal coating.

Before Seal Coating

Newly Sealed Driveway

The driveway was first thoroughly cleaned of debris to ensure bonding of the sealer. Loose impediments were blown off the surface with a motorized floor blower. Cracks were then sealed with a trowel grade crack sealer that has elastics and runner granules to allow for expansion and contraction of the cracks. After all of these prep items were complete, we sealed the surface of the driveway with Star Seal Supreme Sealer. Sealer was mixed with sand, latex, and water for texture and longevity. The sealer was applied with a squeegee for uniform coverage over the entire driveway.

Phaltless, Inc. recommends seal coating every 3 to 5 years to protect the investment of your residential driveway.