Helpful Asphalt Maintenance Tips

Once we have installed your new asphalt driveway, it's important that you know how to keep it in great shape for the years to come. 

You should be careful when doing tight or sharp turns on your freshly sealed driveway, especially during hot days. The sun can easily heat the asphalt back up, making it soft and pliable again. 

If you wind up causing tire tracking, only time and a little oxidation will make these disappear. They will eventually wear in and you will not even know they were there.

Turning your steering wheel while your vehicle is not moving especially on a scorching day can cause minimal damage to your new asphalt and can lead to power steering divots.

If turning around your driveway is absolutely necessary, try to keep the vehicle moving at all times while you're turning.

Although power steering divots are not really a big deal to worry about, they may or may not disappear over time. You may still see them just slightly. When you have your driveway sealed, divots will not be as noticeable. 

When it comes to fuel spills, gasoline will damage the asphalt. Try to quickly clean it up using Dawn soap and hot water while scrubbing the oil spots.

Oil will attract dust and dirt. When you have your new asphalt driveway sealed, the seal coat contractor will be able to prime them and help to cover them up.

If you have salt or any other commercial ice-melting products during wintertime, you don't have to worry. They will not hurt asphalt so you can use them liberally!

For your snow removal needs, make sure that you're not using chains on your asphalt driveway. This will cause deep gashes in the asphalt that may not be noticeable until the spring. Unfortunately, these unsightly damages cannot be repaired.