Crack Filling Your Asphalt

11/20/2020

At AMP Paving, LLC, you will hear the phrase “your pavement is an investment” a lot. This may lead
customers to wonder whether it's necessary to fill the cracks in their asphalt. A good asphalt
maintenance program is essential in preserving the life of your asphalt pavement.

What causes cracks in asphalt?
Asphalt cracking can occur in many different ways, but we will only touch on the more prevalent ones.

Why fill cracks?
It's crucial to maintain your asphalt correctly, especially with crack filling. Water can leak into cracks, causing your entire asphalt base to weaken and eventually fail. When you fix cracks in your asphalt, you're lengthening its lifespan.

How are cracks filled?
Asphalt crack filling can be accomplished in a few different ways, all dependent upon what kind of crack you're dealing with. Size and depth of cracks factors into what method your pavement repair company may choose.

Hot asphalt: For large cracks—with a width of 1" or more—your pavement specialist will likely choose a hot asphalt mix for repair. After cleaning the crack thoroughly, your repair specialist will fill it with a fine asphalt mix and compact it with a vibratory plate.
Hot rubber fill: Used to seal smaller cracks. It is a liquid, rubberized material that is essentially squeegeed into the crack and creating a seal.
Cold pour fill: Cold pour fill tends to have better adherence to asphalt and is sometimes a preferred method to hot rubberized fill for smaller cracks. This method may also be used when there is a lower volume of cracks.

Keep in mind that crack filling is an important part of the pavement maintenance process, but it is not a
permanent solution. Although it will improve the look, durability, and longevity of your asphalt, crack filling
is a continual process as your asphalt expands and breaks down naturally. If you're in need of asphalt
maintenance of any kind, feel free to contact us today.

11 Comments

Taylor Hicken link

1/4/2021 02:56:07 am

I totally agree when you shared that fixing the cracks in your asphalt can help elongate its lifespan. This will ensure that your driveway can last longer and safe to be used. I would like to think if a house owner is thinking of fixing the cracks in his driveway, he should consider hiring a reliable service that can help to do so.

Adam Golightly link

1/26/2021 03:49:11 pm

My cousin has been thinking about taking better care of her driveway by filling in the cracks. Making sure that she can get some help from a professional with the right sealant could be really useful. It was interesting to learn about how they can use some different fillings for smaller cracks that can be filled to lengthen the lifespan.

Larry Weaver link

1/29/2021 01:15:05 pm

Thanks for explaining that if water leaks into asphalt crack, the base can be weakened and even fail. There are a few cracks in my asphalt driveway. I'll hire a professional who can help me fix the cracks in my asphalt driveway before there is too much water damage.

Chris Toddle

2/17/2021 03:30:13 am

Thank you for the information. I have always noticed the black squiggly lines in the roadways and wondered their purpose. That makes sense to me now!

Kristofer Van Wagner link

2/24/2021 10:03:36 pm

I appreciate that you reminded us that it is important to have the cracks repaired to prevent further damage. I noticed that my asphalt has a few cracks in it. I will make a point to have it repaired immediately to prevent it from worsening.

Braden Bills link

3/12/2021 07:12:57 am

I noticed some cracks on my asphalt driveway, and I'm not sure how to fix them. It makes sense that getting a professional to help me out with this would be beneficial! They would know how to use the right kind of crack sealing solution for this.

Brick And Block Repair link

4/9/2021 04:57:54 am

This is a very informative blog, thanks for sharing about crack filling your asphalt . I liked and it is wonderful to know about so many things that are useful for all of us! Thanks a lot for this amazing blog!!

Chris Pederson link

4/30/2021 11:53:12 am

I didn't know that vibratory plates are used to compact asphalt mixes. I'd like to try and do it on my own. However, I don't have that kind of technology so I'd need a professional to come help out.

8/24/2021 08:25:55 am

My asphalt has a pretty bad crack in it, and I'm not sure what to do about it. It makes sense that I would want to get an asphalt sealcoating company to help me out with this! That seems like a good way to ensure that it gets fixed up properly.

Hailey Miller link

9/22/2021 08:08:07 pm

Thanks for pointing out that asphalt cracks should be filled in to extend its lifespan. This is really helpful because I want to improve my driveway next weekend. With this, I will be looking for an asphalt contractor on Monday who can fill the holes and cracks in within three days.

Mia Evans link

12/8/2021 04:20:06 pm

Thanks for helping me understand that there are various ways to fill a crack in the asphalt. With that in mind, I need to find an asphalt driveway repair professional who I can trust and afford to know what process would be the best. The issues actually started back in the summer, so I hope that I am not too late to get it fixed, yet.

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