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• The Importance of Proper Cure Conditions: Baltimore, Maryland Sealcoating

  • September 21st, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maintenance Tips, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, Sealcoating Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tags: asphalt experts, Baltimore, Cure Conditions, Humidity, maryland, parking surface, Pavement Coatings, Preventative maintenance, Sealcoating, Sealer, Temperature, Wind

  Sealcoating is a crucial process in the preventative maintenance of any parking surface. However, because sealcoating is water based and cures by releasing all the water from their applied films, cure conditions are in credibly important. Sealcoatings cured under improper conditions are likely to fail prematurely. Proper Cure Conditions Temperature: Sealcoating should only be applied […]

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• Commercial Parking Lots, Paving Contractors, and Your Business

  • January 20th, 2012 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor
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  Your business parking lot is the first point of contact your customers/clients have with your business. It is what they will base their first impressions on. Because of this, it is important to keep your parking surface free of oil stains, debris, cracks and potholes. But all the asphalt maintenance in the world won’t make […]

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• Asphalt Cleaning Tips: How to Remove Oil Stains from Parking Lots

  • January 13th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Cleaning Tips, Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  A clean parking lot says a lot about your business. It says you care about the little things. It gives your customers/clients that extra sense of calm knowing that you will take care of them the same way you take care of your parking lot. Seems crazy, doesn’t it. Well, it is not far from […]

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• Maryland Sealcoating Service: The Benefits of Sealcoating Your Asphalt Parking Lot

  • January 6th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  Asphalt parking lot maintenance is important. But of all the precautions you can take to ensure your parking surface lasts for a long time, sealcoating is perhaps the most important. If applied properly and at the right time, sealcoating provides the following benefits: Slows Oxidation and Water Penetration: Over exposure to oxygen will harden asphalt […]

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• Safe Snow Removal for Your Asphalt Parking Lot

  • December 23rd, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Snow Removal, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: asphalt company, asphalt experts, asphalt parking lot, business owner, damage your asphalt, damage your parking surface, maryland, My Pavement Guy, Parking lot, parking surface, pavement project, pavement repair projects, professional plowing service, properly clear the walkway and parking lot, PTG Enterprises, Quality, removing snow, removing snow from your parking lot, Safe Snow Removal, Safe Snow Removal for Your Asphalt Parking Lot, Safety, snow is on the way, snow removal bill, tackle snow removal on your own, weather is unseasonably warm for December, Winter is right around the corner.

  Although the weather is unseasonably warm for December, the odds are that it will not stay that way for very long. Winter is right around the corner. And in Maryland, that means one thing; snow is on the way. While this is more than enough reason for school children to jump with joy, the thought […]

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• Benefits of Sealcoating Asphalt Parking Lots

  • December 16th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  Sealcoating is a crucial process in the preventative maintenance of any parking surface. There are many benefits to sealcoating, including: Aesthetics: A fresh new sealcoat gives your asphalt a dark black color, greatly improving its appearance. Sealcoating will also make your asphalt look cleaner, as rain can more easily wash dirt and debris away. Preservation: […]

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• Asphalt Parking Lot Maintenance

  • December 9th, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance
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  While your parking surface may look rugged and indestructible, it’s not (trust us). This is why regular asphalt pavement maintenance is important. Without such maintenance, your asphalt surface will slowly begin to crumble away. On the other hand, with proper asphalt maintenance, your parking lot will last for years (maybe even decades) to come. Preventative […]

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• The Importance of Parking Lot Striping and Re-Striping

  • December 1st, 2011 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Maintenance, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Parking Lot Maintenance, Parking Lot Re-Striping, Parking Lot Striping, Pavement Maintenance
  • Tags: asphalt experts, Asphalt Maintenance, customers, deteriorating paint, don’t judge a book by its cover, experienced asphalt company, experienced asphalt contractor, exterior of your building, first impression, how often should you re-stripe your parking lot, instant curb appeal, lose business, low cost of re-striping, My Pavement Guy, New paint, Parking lot, parking lot is a mess, parking lot striping, parking surface, pavement project, PTG Enterprises, re-stripe your parking lot, Re-striping, severe weather, signs, striping, The Importance of Parking Lot Striping and Re-Striping, Traffic, Wheel Stops

  Like the cover of a book, the exterior of your building and your parking lot are what your customers base their first opinions on. I know, I know…don’t judge a book by its cover. Well, guess what? People still do. That is just the way it is. And you only get to make one first […]

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• Asphalt Maintenance Overview (For Your Parking Lot)

  • October 20th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: affordable method of asphalt maintenance, Asphalt Maintenance, Asphalt Maintenance Overview (For Your Parking Lot), asphalt overlay, asphalt parking lot, contractors, fresh asphalt, graded, imporve drainage, inlay, installed, maintenance method, maintenance methods, milling machine, My Pavement Guy, new pavement, new wearing surface of asphalt, Oxidation, parking surface, patch repair, Pavement Maintenance, pavement project, periodic maintenance, PTG Enterprises, pulverize in place, roadway, Seal coat, seal coating

  In order to keep your asphalt parking lot looking as nice as the day it was first installed, you will have to perform (or better yet, have a professional perform) periodic maintenance. Asphalt maintenance can be categorized into five areas: patch repair, asphalt overlay, inlay, pulverize in place and seal coating. Patch Repair: This is […]

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• Asphalt Crack Sealing

  • September 29th, 2011 |
  • Posted in General Asphalt Advice
  • Tags: aesthetically pleasing parking lot, asphalt, asphalt contractor, Asphalt Crack Sealing, Asphalt cracks, asphalt parking lot, Contractor, costs of asphalt, crack free, Crack sealing, do-it-yourselfer, fillers, My Pavement Guy, Parking lot, parking lot sealcoated, parking surface, professional asphalt contractor, professional look, PTG Enterprises, safeguard a parking lot, sealcoat, Sealcoating, sealed, Sealing, tiny cracks, What is Sealcoating

  Asphalt cracks do not form over night. They slowly grow, sneaking up on you until that tiny crack becomes a major problem. Asphalt cracks slowly elongate and widen during weather changes such as freezing and thawing or intense periods of heat. However, if you monitor your parking lot carefully and catch these tiny cracks early […]

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