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• How to Repair Your Old Asphalt Driveway

  • August 11th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: asphalt, Asphalt cracks, Asphalt driveway, Asphalt installation, Asphalt Maintenance, asphalt maryland, Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt repair, Cost, distress, driveway, driveway repair, expand, fill cracks, liquid asphalt, Maintenance, maryland, My Pavement Guy, pave, pavement, Pavement cracks, Pavement installation, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Maryland, pavement repair, paving, paving contractor, paving maryland, paving project, Preventative maintenance, PTG Enterprises, re-striping pavement, repave, repaving

  Is your driveway in rough shape? Will repairs do the trick? Does it need to be resurfaced? Should you have it redone professionally? These are all questions that homeowners ask themselves when faced with a dilapidated driveway. Ultimately the best thing to do is the contact a professional like My Pavement Guy, but there are […]

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• Crack Sealing versus Crack Filling

  • July 28th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
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  Your pavement will eventually fail. It doesn’t matter how well you maintain your paved surface, it will eventually deteriorate and crack. However, how you deal with those cracks will determine how long your pavement will last. Sealing and/or filling cracks in existing pavement is the single the most effective procedure that can be performed to […]

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• The Deterioration of Asphalt Pavement and its Causes

  • July 21st, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
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  Even the most durable paved surfaces, like asphalt pavement, are susceptible to deterioration, distress, and cracking. However, knowing what causes these problems can help you prolong the life of your asphalt. This article from PaveManPro.com can help. It outlines the major causes of pavement deterioration. Overtime, the materials that make up asphalt begin to break […]

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• Identifying Pavement Defects

  • July 14th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
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  It is a well-known fact that water and asphalt do not mix. Harsh weather can cause asphalt to become distressed, crack, and eventually fail. This article from PaveManPro.com outlines the 13 ways in which weather adversely affects your pavement. 1.    Alligator Cracking: Alligator cracking is a load associated structural failure. The failure can be due […]

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• Pothole Repair: It’s a Bigger Job Than You May Think

  • June 24th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: asphalt, Asphalt cracks, Asphalt driveway, Asphalt installation, Asphalt Maintenance, asphalt maryland, Asphalt repair, Asphalt repair Maryland, Bidding a Pavement Project, Contractor, crack fill, Cracking, distress, driveway, driveway pothole, driveway repair, driveway repair Maryland, failure, fill cracks, FUll-depth patching, Hiring a Contractor, How can you quickly fix a pothole in your driveway?, How do potholes happen, Maintenance, maryland, My Pavement Guy, Parking lot, patching, pave, pavement, Pavement Contractor, Pavement cracks, Pavement installation, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Maryland, pavement repair, paving, paving contractor, paving maryland, paving project, Permanent fix, Pothole, Pothole driveway, Pothole quick fix, Pothole repair Maryland, Potholes and Repair, Preventative maintenance, PTG Enterprises, quick fix, Re-striping, re-striping asphalt, re-striping pavement, Repair, repave, repaving, reverse bidding, RFP, Sealcoating, Sigsn, Temporary fix, trouble area, troubled area, Wheel Stops

  It’s a hole in the road. How hard can it be to fill a hole, right? Well, you might be surprised. Pothole repair is tough work and requires a trained crew and some specialty equipment. This article from PaveManPro.com explains the lengthy repair process. How to repair a pothole: 1. With a pavement saw or […]

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• Potholes and Repair

  • March 30th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: asphalt, Asphalt repair, Asphalt repair Maryland, distress, driveway, driveway pothole, driveway repair, driveway repair Maryland, failure, FUll-depth patching, How can you quickly fix a pothole in your driveway?, How do potholes happen, My Pavement Guy, patching, Permanent fix, Pothole, Pothole driveway, Pothole quick fix, Pothole repair Maryland, Potholes and Repair, PTG Enterprises, quick fix, Repair, Temporary fix, trouble area, troubled area

  How do potholes happen? Potholes are severe manifestations of pavement fatigue cracking resulting in a total loss of asphalt integrity in a localized area. This creates a hole in the road. It is not uncommon to have a pothole extend through or into the aggregate stone base. Potholes occur when water seeps into cracks in […]

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