Is Damaged Asphalt Endangering Your Prior Lake Property?
Allowing asphalt defects to go untreated on your Prior Lake property leads to significant structural decay and costly liabilities. When Minnesota winter temperatures plunge, that trapped subsurface water turns to ice, expanding forcefully and pushing the pavement upward.
As spring arrives and the ice thaws, the unstable base shifts, leaving hollow pockets that cause the surface asphalt to collapse under vehicle loads. J&W Asphalt stops this cycle using state-of-the-art thermal infrared technology to form a continuous, watertight bond without cold seams or saw-cut joints.
Here are the most common types of asphalt pavement damage we can repair and replace in Prior Lake:
- Surface Cracking (Alligator & Hairline): Driven by asphalt oil evaporation, UV exposure, and vehicle pressure. Hairline fissures permit moisture to reach the sub-base, where winter freeze-thaw cycles rapidly turn them into widespread, webbed "alligator" crack networks.
- Settlement & Low Spots: Occurs when portions of a driveway or lot sink below the surrounding grade due to ground erosion or sub-base settling. These depressions trap runoff, accelerating surface deterioration.
- Potholes (Full-Depth Failure): A complete breakdown where both the asphalt surface layer and underlying gravel base have failed. Potholes create severe vehicle damage risks and tripping hazards, requiring deep hot-mix thermal fusion to repair correctly.
- Edge Cracking & Raveling: Develops along exposed pavement borders where lateral soil support has eroded away. We rebuild compacted base fill along the perimeter and thermally fuse fresh hot mix directly into the existing edge.