Soil Cement Stabilization at CRS Roofing

Mixing the cement and water with the existing materials

Existing soil conditions play a huge role in how well your pavement design will hold up to weight loads. Sometimes the site needs stabilization with cement to make it suitable for paving.   That is exactly what was necessary at CRS Roofing. Because the soils were soft, Phaltless, Inc. was hired to come in and stabilize the existing soils using cement and water. This process yields a cement treated base that is heavy duty and will standup to not only car traffic but truck traffic as well. Additionally, the soil cement is an excellent surface to pave on. Whether your paving with … [Read more...]

Tractor parking and trailer staging lot repairs

Grading the base stone

First Fleet Trucking Company stages their tractors and parks their trailers on a prepared gravel lot while they are waiting on a load. The gravel lot takes a lot of abuse because the tractors and trailers use this gravel area as a "turn around" area. This translates into a great deal of abuse for this gravel lot. Not only were potholes beginning to form but dust was a major issue for the clean tractors and trailers.  After discussing some different options with the owner, they decided that the most cost effective way to solve their problem(s) was to use tar and gravel. Tar and gravel is … [Read more...]