Another new year means your concrete surfaces are another year older. And if your concrete sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and roadways are starting to show their age, it is important to act fast. As the old saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine. Well, in this instance, dealing with concrete cracks early saves your concrete from premature failure.
Dealing with Concrete Cracking
All good things must come to an end. Nothing lasts forever, but if paved correctly and properly maintained, your concrete sidewalks could last 20 to 40 years. But the key phrase here is “properly maintained.” This means dealing with concrete cracking as it happens. Addressing small cracks when they happen is much easier and much more cost-effective than trying to fix larger cracks, which result from neglect. This is especially the case in winter.
When water penetrates concrete cracks in the winter, the water freezes, expands, and widens these cracks. This happens numerous times over the course of a winter, worsening cracks each and every time and degrading your asphalt surface from the inside out.
“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.
This is why concrete cracking needs to be dealt with as it happens.
“Crack sealing and filling are imperative preventative maintenance tools,” sates the Federal Highway Administration Manual of Practice (FWHA Report Number FHWS-RD-99-147). Crack filling helps reduce pavement degradation by restricting water penetration into the underlying bas and sub-base.
Crack Filling and Sealing from PTG Enterprises
Cracking is inevitable. All concrete cracks eventually. How severe that cracking becomes is up to you. When your concrete pavement begins to show signs of wear and tear, you need the help of an expert. You need PTG Enterprises. We are experts when it comes to commercial concrete jobs. Our crews are extremely familiar with all types of concrete paving, so you know the job will look professional and last for years to come.
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