If you have an aging parking lot or a driveway with surface damage, you may be considering a pavement overlay. Instead of worrying about what kind of pavement repair services can help, contact your local paving company.
City Service Contracting, Perris CA’s Asphalt Overlay Leaders
In Perris CA, City Service Contracting is the most experienced and reputable asphalt paving company, and we’re eager to help local property owners restore their pavement with repair services like overlay.
Let us answer all your pavement overlay questions!
Wait, what IS pavement overlay?
Also called asphalt overlay, this is a simple but effective driveway or parking lot repair method that involves laying a new layer of asphalt over existing pavement.
How do you know your property needs an asphalt overlay?
Overlays are used when there is surface damage to otherwise stable pavement, to repair uneven pavement surfaces, or to blend in patches or other repair work.
When is an asphalt overlay not effective?
Though it sounds simple, pavement overlays are the most effective under specific circumstances. First, the pavement needs to be level and stable, meaning that there aren’t any underlying issues with the gravel base that could lead to later shifting or sinking. The surface also needs to either have no cracks or have quality crack filling services performed first.
When is pavement too old for an overlay?
Unfortunately, pavement that’s past it’s prime can often have a lot of the above issues. If pavement has been repeatedly repaired, those old cracks or patches can show through the new layer in a process called “reflecting.” Reflective cracks and other damage is not only unsightly, but it causes weakening in the new asphalt layer.
What happens if you can’t get an overlay?
If your pavement is too damaged or too old for an overlay, you may need asphalt resurfacing services. With this type of repair, the pavement surface is broken up and removed using asphalt milling, and then a new layer of asphalt installed.
Whether you need an asphalt overlay or any other pavement repair service, contact Perris CA’s trusted asphalt and concrete company, City Service Contracting!
