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Asphalt and its battle with the elements You just had your driveway or parking lot fully repaved. It's smooth and solid and a beautiful, deep black color. It's perfect! And now you can check that major to-do item off your list and move on to something slightly more...

Squeegees are paving the way to your future So by now you've assessed the damage that winter has done to your asphalt. And frankly, you know damn well that one Michigan winter could not have done that much damage to your parking lot or private road.  No, those...

Spring is one of the best seasons in West Michigan. Temperatures warm up, we have more sunlight, birds return, we plant gardens, and we spend time outside to enjoy all that Michigan has to offer. With the change in season, we begin to see new life. Unfortunately,...

Proper drainage is critically important for creating high-quality, durable, lasting asphalt paving. But in some situations, there can be just too much water to deal with. What is Asphalt Pumping? Pumping occurs when there is so much water in the underlying layers,...

Unlike potholes or asphalt cracking, bleeding is a less well known and less reported condition of distressed asphalt pavement. However, bleeding can still present a serious hazard in many circumstances, and should be corrected when noticed.What is Asphalt...

Unlike other types of asphalt wear or cracking, block cracking is found frequently on surfaces that experience minimal use, like low-volume road pavement, residential driveways, or parking spaces. What Is Block Cracking? You can identify block cracking by a...

We recently investigated asphalt raveling, a condition where the entire surface of the asphalt comes apart entirely. Raveling is one of the single worst conditions asphalt pavement can present and the only real way to fix it is to replace the pavement. But raveling...

All asphalt is a mix of different elements designed to harden and cure, forming a strong, flexible, and reliable pavement. But depending on the particular mix and temperatures used, asphalt can have significantly different properties, benefits, and installation...

Asphalt is one of the most flexible paving options, not only because it can bend and flex with temperature changes, but also because it can be formulated and mixed differently for different projects, giving the pavement different qualities. Here are six common asphalt...