Don’t Let Damaged Asphalt Endanger Your Plymouth Property
Ignoring pavement flaws on your Plymouth property leads to much bigger issues than poor curb appeal, such as causing numerous safety hazards and structural destruction. Rainfall and snowmelt will quickly find their way into unsealed surface cracks, saturating the crushed rock sub-base below.
As Minnesota temperatures drop, that trapped water freezes and expands into ice, exerting massive pressure that breaks apart the asphalt above. When the ice melts in spring, the displaced sub-base shifts, causing the surface to sink and crumble under vehicle weight.
J&W Asphalt breaks this destructive cycle using advanced infrared heating technology to establish a permanent, watertight seal without harsh saw-cuts or weak joint lines. Here are the most common types of asphalt pavement damage we can repair and replace in Plymouth:
- Surface Cracking (Alligator & Hairline): Brought on by natural oil depletion, sunlight exposure, and recurring traffic stress. Minor hairline fractures allow surface water to soak into the sub-base, where seasonal freeze-thaw cycles rapidly turn them into severe "alligator" webbed cracking.
- Settlement & Low Spots: Occurs when sections of your driveway or parking area drop below the original surface elevation. Soil erosion or improper initial ground compaction typically causes these low spots, which collect standing water and speed up pavement deterioration.
- Potholes (Full-Depth Failure): A total structural breakdown where both the top asphalt layer 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, level surface.
- Edge Cracking & Raveling: Forms along the unprotected outer borders of driveways and lots where side support has washed away. We restore compacted base material along the edge and thermally weld fresh hot-mix asphalt directly to the existing border.