Asphalt Sealcoating

Grand Rapids, Michigan has contractors available, however, River City Asphalt is a full service sealcoater in Grand Rapids that offers free estimates on both residential driveways and business parking lots. Their services include sealing, crack filling, cut outs, repairs, and more.

Spring Driveway Repair

Now that winter is leaving, you probably are starting to notice some blemishes that were not in your asphalt driveway before. But where did these blemishes and holes come from and is that a normal thing to see? The holes, cracks, and blemishes in your asphalt driveway usually are a result of water, salt, shoveling, and the freeze-thaw-freeze-thaw that your driveway has been subject to. All of these conditions take a toll on the driveway and it is only a matter of time before you start to notice something going wrong with the texture or smoothness of the driveway. Before it gets too bad you want to make sure that you are doing something about it and getting it fixed.

The first thing that you would want to do for Spring Driveway Repair is to properly clean the surface of your driveway. Stay away from a lot of harsh chemicals to clean your driveway. All you need is some soap and water. Clean the defect areas completely and then allow it to naturally dry completely. Since there will still be some small debris left rolling around the driveway and in the defected area, you will want to vacuum those up. Keep your regular vacuum inside as the debris could damage it. Get an industrial style vacuum cleaner to pick everything up.

If you have noticed a lot of oil stains or other types of stains on your driveway now that you are cleaning it up so well, you may want to take care of those as well. All you have to do is pick up a driveway cleaner at your local home improvement or supply store and then follow the instructions on the label of the cleaner. While you are at the store you might be interested in crack filler, which comes in a caulking style container, which makes it very easy to use. All you have to do is fill in the crack, smooth over the surface of the surrounding asphalt. This can be a mess if you are not experienced with this though so you should be very careful. You could easily make a rough spot look even worse if it is not done right.

If you are finding that you really are not able to get the cracks filled in right, then you are going to need to seek out the services of a professional. The homeowner can do large holes and cracks as well but these are a lot more complicated then they look. In order to make sure that the job is done and done right the first time you should hire professional contractors. These people are trained in this line of work and are very experienced. That experience means that your asphalt driveway can be fixed and sealed to look as good as new. The investment is certainly worth it as a bad repair job on a driveway can bring down the overall value of the home making the do it yourself job more expensive then you could have ever imagined.