Is Damaged Asphalt Endangering Your Lakeville Property?
Ignoring pavement defects on your Lakeville property causes far more than poor visual appeal. It sets off a destructive cycle that damages your underlying property investment, and if surface cracks remain unsealed, rainfall and melting snow can seep straight into the crushed rock base below.
At J&W Asphalt, we halt this destruction using state-of-the-art infrared thermal restoration. By reheating existing asphalt and blending fresh hot mix directly into the damaged area, we’re able to create a continuous, watertight bond with no cold joints or saw-cut seams.
Here are the primary types of asphalt pavement damage we expertly repair and replace across Lakeville:
- 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: Occurs when portions of your driveway or parking lot sink below original surface levels due to soil erosion or improper sub-grade compaction. These depressions collect standing water that accelerates pavement decay.
- Potholes (Full-Depth Failure): A total breakdown where both the top asphalt mat and underlying stone base have completely collapsed. Potholes create severe vehicle damage risks and trip hazards, requiring deep hot-mix thermal fusion to properly repair.
- 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.