Expert Driveway Paving Contractors in Dartmouth, NS

Our procedure for paving a driveway from start to finish is to grade one day and return the following day weather and base permitting. This allows the customer to check the format of the driveway before any asphalt is being laid.

We strongly recommend that our clients wait 24 to 48 hours before walking on their new pavement and wait 4 to 5 days before parking on the driveway. It is recommended to avoid any sharp objects such as ladders, chairs, high heels, bikes etc to not place directly on the asphalt surface for the first few weeks especially during the hot weather conditions. Keep in mind that you should not park your vehicle in the same spot within the first month to avoid tire depressions on the new pavement. Use caution not to turn your wheels in a stationary position to avoid tire marks from occurring.

New asphalt will soften and harden as temperatures rise and fall. Since the asphalt needs time to harden, you may want to be cautious and keep automobile traffic to a minimum for a couple of days and perhaps longer in hotter temperatures.

Failure to repair cracks as soon as possible will lead to pot holes, crack expansion and ultimately underlying base failure. A good cold poor crack filler should work fine for residential driveways, but for all other application hot poor crack filler is recommended.

Extreme frost and thawing cycles are usually to blame. Other possible causes include thin asphalt, underlying base failure due to extreme load pressures or poor drainage that undermines the base. Low quality asphalt may also be a factor.