Asphalt Crack Repair
Asphalt Crack Repair Services in Atlanta, Georgia
Asphalt pavements have become ubiquitous throughout North America for some excellent reasons. Asphalt paving is economical, environmentally friendly, and rapid to install, and an asphalt pavement can provide decades of use if it is given sufficient care. Sooner or later, however, regardless of the paving material, pavements can develop cracks that need to be repaired. If you have an asphalt pavement, you can trust the professionals at MH Greeson to provide you with high-quality asphalt crack repair services.
Why Are Asphalt Crack Repair Services Important?
Asphalt pavements rely on a level, stable foundation to withstand the loads that are placed on them. Open cracks permit water to enter, work its way throughout the entire structure, and erode the foundation. The damaged foundation cannot provide the strength that the pavement needs to retain its integrity, so alligator cracks, potholes, and pavement subsidence can occur. Automotive fluids can also enter through the open cracks, causing the asphalt binder to deteriorate. In addition, cracks can trip pedestrians or cause bicyclists to crash.
How Often Do I Need Repair Services?
The age and use of your pavement are the primary factors governing the frequency of asphalt crack repairs. A brand-new asphalt pavement that has been properly constructed may not need to have a crack repaired for four or five years, but an older pavement may benefit from crack repairs every six months. The general rule is that significant cracks should be repaired as soon as they appear.
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How Do You Perform an Crack Repair?
First of all, we will try to ascertain the reason for the cracking so that the source of the damage can be eliminated. Next, we will clean the crack and the pavement around it to remove vegetation, gravel, dirt, or trash. We may clean the crack with a steel brush or pressurized air, and we may need to use a router to make the void more uniform, smooth the walls of the crack, or fashion a reservoir for the repair material. Finally, depending on the type of crack, we will place the repair material inside the crack, over the crack, or both inside and over the crack.
What Causes Asphalt Pavements to Crack?
There are various reasons for cracking, including an error in the design or construction of the pavement. However, cracking is more likely to result from one or more of the following.
- One of the most common causes of cracks is the pavement’s exposure to ultraviolet radiation. UV rays rob asphalt pavements of their moisture, turning them brittle and making them more likely to crack. Maintaining your asphalt sealcoating can help block the harmful effects of UV rays.
- Changes in the pavement’s usage can also result in the development of cracks. Asphalt pavements are carefully engineered to support a certain number of vehicles of certain weights, and a change to either volume or weight can cause the pavement to crack. For example, if you build a parking lot for passenger vehicles, allowing fully loaded tractor-trailers to use the lot can result in cracking. The same thing can happen if you design a suburban street to support 100 cars per day, then you alter the traffic pattern so that the same street is now supporting 1,000 cars each day.
- Placing heavy loads on the pavement, then leaving them stationary for an extended period can sometimes result in cracking. You may not notice the cracks until the load is moved or the cracks expand beyond the edges of the load, but the odds are excellent that water is managing to work its way underneath the object and into the cracks.
- Sometimes, the cracks are the result of ground movement. If the soil underneath the pavement contains a lot of clay, it can contract and expand in response to its moisture level. The freeze/thaw cycle can cause what is known as ground heave if there is moisture trapped beneath the pavement.
MH Greeson specializes in asphalt maintenance and repair for customers in the Atlanta metropolitan area and beyond. We offer Marietta asphalt crack repairs, asphalt sealcoating, customized parking lot maintenance programs, asphalt paving, parking lot striping, ADA compliance services, and pavement markings as well as car stop, traffic sign, and bollard installation. We are experienced professionals with an exemplary reputation and impeccable references. You can call us at 770-335-2983, or you can submit our online form if you would like to receive a free quote.
Contact MH Greeson Paving today to get a quote for your next Asphalt Crack Repair project.