‘Tis the season for winter asphalt maintenance.
Winter is here and it has been harsh these past few weeks. Burr! Freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and, of course, ice. While this is great news for your son or daughter – after all, what child doesn’t love a snow day – it can be a nightmare for business owners and property managers. Winter can wreak havoc on a business.
First of all, when it snows, your employees, let alone customers and clients, cannot make it to your business. This means downtime, which costs you money. Then there is snow removal, which costs you money. Nothing is free in this world. And to make matters worse, you could discover a completely new issue once the snow has been plowed: asphalt damage.
As you asphalt ages, it will begin to develop tiny cracks. This is natural. However, if you ignore these cracks, water will penetrate deep down into asphalt, softening the stone base. This can lead to alligator cracking / spider webbing, pot holes, and other forms of pavement degradation. When you add freezing cold temperatures to the mix, this degradation process is accelerated by what is known as the Freeze Thaw Effect.
When water penetrates asphalt cracks in the winter, it freezes, expands, and widens these asphalt cracks. This happens numerous times over the course of a winter, worsening asphalt cracks each and every time and degrading your asphalt surface from the inside out, leading to cracks, pot holes, and premature asphalt failure.
“Any time you have weather where it is 60 degrees one day and 20 degrees the next, you’re going to have a significant impact on the pavement,” said Rob Morosi, Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman.
Winter Asphalt Maintenance
There are several preventative maintenance tasks, like sealcoating, property managers and homeowners can take to extend the useful life of their asphalt. Timely repairs are also extremely important. If you notice a crack, pothole, or other form of asphalt damage, it is important to have it repaired quickly to avoid the issue worsening. This is why you need to pick up the phone and call PTG Enterprises at the first sign of damage. The asphalt paving experts at PTG have managed hundreds of Maryland, DC, and Virginia pavement projects and have the experience you need. You can expect a fair proposal, professionalism, and quality work. A good contractor is hard to find!
Trust your asphalt to a contractor with a proven track record of success, a contractor like Patrick Gillen of PTG Enterprises.
If you have any questions about Winter Asphalt Maintenance or if you are looking for an asphalt contractor in the Baltimore, Maryland area, please contact PTG Enterprises aka My Pavement Guy today by calling 410-636-8777, or click here today! You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
