Don’t Let Damaged Asphalt Disrupt Your Apple Valley Property!
Ignoring pavement flaws on your Apple Valley property leads to much bigger issues than poor curb appeal, as it creates genuine safety hazards and structural destruction. As Minnesota freezing spells take hold, trapped water expands into ice, applying massive pressure that breaks apart the asphalt slab from below.
J&W Asphalt resolves this destruction using state-of-the-art infrared heating technology. By thermally reheating existing pavement and fusing fresh hot mix into the affected area, we establish a permanent, watertight joint with no saw-cuts or cold seams.
Here are the most common types of asphalt pavement damage we can repair and replace in Apple Valley:
- Surface Cracking (Alligator & Hairline): Caused by sun exposure, oxidation of binder oils, and vehicle weight over time. Minor hairline cracks let moisture penetrate the sub-base, where seasonal freeze-thaw cycles rapidly turn them into webbed "alligator" failure patterns.
- Settlement & Low Spots: Forms when sections of pavement drop below original grade due to poor soil compaction or water erosion below the slab. These dips catch pooling water, which rapidly accelerates asphalt breakdown.
- Potholes (Full-Depth Failure): A total structural breakdown where both the top asphalt mat and the foundational gravel base have given way. Potholes create severe vehicle hazards and liability risks, requiring deep hot-mix thermal fusion to re-establish a solid surface.
- Edge Cracking & Raveling: Develops along exposed borders of driveways and parking lots where side support has washed away. We re-establish compacted aggregate fill along the edge and thermally fuse fresh hot-mix asphalt directly to the existing border.