Maintaining Your New Asphalt Investment

Asphalt will take an average 6-12 months to fully cure and harden and until then it will remain pliable and soft. You can walk on your new pavement almost immediatly after installation, but we recommend to wait 3-4 days to park on new asphalt and sometimes longer in hotter temperatures.

During those 6-12 months, the hot sun and penetrating UV rays can potentially cause small heat waves in the asphalt surface and create soft spots. To deter this from happening and prevent damage its recommened to cool the asphalt down with a garden hose.

To keep from causing any damage to the pavement with your vehicle its advised to not park you car continuously in the same spot if possible. Additonally, do not turn your wheels back and forth while your vehicle is not in motion and avoid driving off edges of pavement and do not use any kick stands, jack stands, bottle/floor jacks or trailer jacks without first placing a piece of plywood underneath them to distribute the weight and prevent them from sinking into the asphalt.

Asphalt works great as a driveway or parking lot but NOT as a patio. Avoid placing furniture or other sharp objects on asphalt as they will create holes and depressions.

Avoid gasoline, oil, anti freeze, brake fluid or any other fluid spills/leaks as they will eat away at the liquid asphalt in your blacktop. If a mishap does happen follow these steps.

1. Use an abosrbant such as sand to soak up any standing liquid.

2. Sweep the soaked liquid off the asphalt and transfer into an enclosed container.

3. Generously apply dish soap onto remaining spill stain.

4. Aggitate soap into stain with a soft brush.

4. Rinse away remaining soap and stain residue.

Because asphalt is pourus, water can seep into and through the pavement. This will not only cause deterioration, but also results in ridges and upheavel due to frost and freezing. Ashpalt is also softened and broken up by gasoline, oil, anti-freeze and road salts. Applying sealer to your driveway will protect it from these harmful elements. Unprotected driveways remain porous, dry out, become rough, and lose their life rapidly.