Sealcoat, Crackfilling & Striping

SEALCOAT

Save Money - Reduce Maintenance - Protect Your Investment

ASPHALT PRICES HAVE DOUBLED IN THE LAST 3 YEARS

Petroleum products are murder on asphalt. Oil leaks from automobiles will soften asphalt shortening its life cycle. Coating the asphalt with a sealant helps to fill the porous areas of the asphalt, which makes it resistant to petroleum products and other damaging elements. 

Because it is more resistant to liquids, sealing the pavement also provides a barrier to natures elements. It extends the life of the pavement by sealing off cracks that rain would otherwise travel through. Eventually, and much quicker than many believe, erosion from rain causes the cracks to become larger and larger leading to failure of the pavement. In addition, sealing also helps slow down the process of oxidation. Oxygen causes the asphalt to become brittle and break away easier. It also helps to make the surface of the asphalt much more uniform. 

Slows oxidation and water penetration. Exposure to oxygen hardens asphalt bingers and results in a brittle pavement surface that soon cracks. These cracks permit water to penetrate into the sub base, weakening it and reducing pavement strength. This in turn leads to more cracks, which can eventually expand and become potholes. sealcoats fill surface voids, reducing exposure to oxygen and water and prolonging pavement life. 

Another harmful element of nature is the ultraviolet rays from the sun that break down the carbonic bonding nature of asphalt. Sealing the pavement helps to fend off the effects of the suns rays. 

Although less expensive than concrete paving, asphalt paving is still a major expense. Maintaining regular sealing's of the paved area will protect your investment, and make the need for repaving every few years much less likely. Furthermore, regular sealing will maintain the appearance of the asphalt, refreshing its newly laid appearance. 

C & R Asphalt, LLC is proud to announce their partnership with NEYRA INDUSTRIES, one of the Nations leading asphalt sealer manufactures. Not only are they Nationally recognized and specified by various government agencies, but their headquarters are located in Cincinnati, OH. 

C & R Asphalt, LLC is a regional distributor for NEYRA Industry Products and has been certified as a “Commercial Jennite Certified Contractor”. With this certification, C & R Asphalt, LLC is able to offer a 3 year limited warranty on most applications of “Jennite” sealcoating. There are certain application criteria to meet to be able to offer this warranty.

C & R Asphalt, LLC is the largest sealcoating firm in Central Kentucky installing over a quarter million gallons in 2005 (over 12 million square feet). We seal from the largest commercial properties ie: Fayette Mall, Kentucky State Capitol, McDonalds Restaurants, Apartment complexes to Farm Lanes to Driveways. 

Sealcoating provides your asphalt pavement surface with two critical benefits:

1. It extends the life of your pavement by protecting it from elements that destroy its structural integrity, thus lowering the lifetime costs of the parking lot areas. 

2. It enhances the image and look of your parking lot area, which appeals to your customers. 

Why choose C & R Asphalt, LLC a full service asphalt paving and maintenance contractor, as your sealcoating contractor? 

1. Peace of mind.
We are rigid in adhering to manufacturers' specifications for mix design and application rates. We also have extensive training for our crews in proper application techniques. In simple terms, "we apply it correctly the first time".

2. We treat your customers like our customers.
Our sales consultants and crews are trained and encouraged to be courteous and considerate of your customers. They recognize that minimal inconvenience is critical to your customers. Crews also work hard to ensure a safe environment through proper barricades and signage during the sealcoating process.

3. Trained and dedicated crews.
C & R Asphalt, LLC has over 1 dozen employees dedicated solely to sealcoating and pavement maintenance. These are men who seal, stripe and crack fill every day. They are not paving crew members shuffled over to the sealcoating side because paving is slow or the sealcoating job at hand is larger than the normal crew can handle. Many of our competitors commingle paving and sealcoating crews. C & R Asphalt, LLC avoids this practice at all costs. Paving and sealcoating do not go hand in hand from a field technician’s standpoint. They are completely different skills. C & R Asphalt, LLC believes this practice is one the many reasons that our quality exceeds our competitors – day in and day out and has given us the ability to install over 12 million sq. ft. of sealcoat in 2005.

Which sealcoat is right for me? 

Like all pavement maintenance products, picking the right sealcoat material and process for your unique requirements is critical. The amount of traffic, image you desire, time available for application, and many other factors are critical in determining which sealcoating system is right for you.

Sealer Products Available:

Tarconite - Tarconite® is a concentrated refined coal tar emulsion specifically formulated as a weather protective, gas and oil resistant coating over bituminous pavements of airports, parking lots and driveways.

Jennite - Jennite® is a premium quality, high solids pavement sealer composed of refined resin binder into which fuel and oil-resistant, high molecular weight rubber is hot-blended prior to emulsifying in a water/clay slurry. Longest lasting sealcoating on the market, and lowest lifetime cost. Jennite's® unique formula:

a. Allows it to be applied at full strength without dilution. 
b. Minimizes water absorption and the deadly effects of sunlight. 
c. Seals out gasoline and oils, which harm your pavement's strength and performance. 
d. Seals in the asphalt binder, which is the key to your pavement living a long, useful life. 

Jennite was the first pavement coating created way back in 1938. Of course, it has undergone continual refinement but the competition hasn't caught up yet. When having a beautiful parking lot is really important, there is no better choice than implementing the Jennite Sealcoating pavement maintenance system.

Sealcoat Application

Sealcoat application methods include either or a combination of the following:

These pictures were taken on the job at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY

St. Joseph Hospital
Areas adjacent to concrete/brick surfaces are hand edged first and the remainder is professionally sprayed. Spraying technique gives the most even coverage and therefore a more uniform wear pattern. It also leaves a pattern free initial surface.

C & R Asphalt, LLC will analyze your project and recommend the most cost effective method for your needs. We offer a property analysis which can be tailored to your budgeting needs to: properly maintain your existing new asphalt surface to insure its life expectancy is as long as possible: or, to tailor a plan to rejuvenate your existing surface and bring it up to your expectations.

C & R Asphalt, LLC has an available 3 year dual wear warranty that is backed by the Manufacturer (Neyra Industries) and C & R Asphalt, LLC. Ask us how this can benefit you.

C & R Asphalt, LLC purchases sealcoat in tanker truck loads to maximize discounts and lower freight costs. We keep the sealcoat in storage tanks inside of our warehouse. These tanks have powered mixers built-in to keep the sealcoat stabilized fresh from the factory. We use special sand that is tested and factory approved for mixing with our sealcoat. (Using less costly sand that may not mix totally with our sealcoat can cause premature washing away of the sand and therefore a slippery surface.

Please click on the NEYRA heading for a direct link to our sealcoat manufacture website with detailed information and specifications 

C & R Asphalt, LLC operate their own expert striping crews and does not sublet striping to outside vendors. We use only Sherman Williams Professional Grade Striping Paint in either latex or vinyl chloride (rubberized oil based) striping paints, depending on temperatures and customer needs. 

Some of our past Sealcoating Customers:

Crackfilling

C & R offers Hot Rubber Crack and joint sealing. We have found that cold pours simply can't perform at the same level, although they have come a long way. This process usually goes hand and hand with sealcoating. Generally the pavement is cleaned, crack sealed and sealcoat is applied. We recommend that if a pavement is cracked it be inspected every year. Any new cracks that have formed or old cracks that have reopened should be resealed. Colder temperatures actually promote better crack sealing because the asphalt is contracted opening the crack wider and allowing more hot rubber to flow into the reservoir. Winter months can be good for crack sealing, however you don't want to leave cracks open for freeze and thaw cycles. The intrusion of water into pavement is bad news. Water destroys pavement. It breaks down the rock properties and softens the sub grade (clays and soils) causing eventual pot holes and pavement failures. When water enters a crack and freezes it expands and either causes the asphalt to explode or crack further eventually resulting in a pot hole and further failures.

Most customers agree that black lines of crackfill in a roadway or parking lot are not attractive. They will even look worse than the cracks themselves (unless a fresh coat of sealer is applied for uniform color). However, the alternative of not crack sealing can be devastating economically in the long run.

Striping

Products We Use

There's one thing for sure. You can take a perfect paving or sealcoating project (which may be 98% of the projects value) and completely ruin the appearance of the whole job in the last 2% with a sloppy striping job. Straight, crisp, clean lines and stencils are a must. C & R Asphalt calks all lines on new layout striping to insure straightness. We use high quality tuff wearing traffic paint installed with nothing but Graco Airless Line Laser Striping Machines.

Striping Specs.:

Striping can be done approximately 3 hours after the sealer is dry to the touch. Time will vary depending on temperature.

Sherwin Williams Traffic Marking white, yellow and/or handicap blue will be the paint used unless otherwise specified in the proposal.  Sherwin Williams Marking Paints meet or exceed all federal and state highway paint specifications.

All lines will be applied with a Graco Airless Line Laser 3500. This striper applies paint at the approximate rate of 300-lineal feet per gallon as opposed to an air striper which applies paint at the rate of about 650 lineal feet per gallon. If our competitors don't offer you the specs on their striper please ask them for your own protection. In our opinion there is no comparison to an airless striper when it comes to wear or appearance.

All lines will be approximately 4 inches wide. They will be straight and uniform. All stencils will be clear and well defined.

Paint drying time will vary from 15 minutes to 3 hours.

Latex paint must be used on sealer.

Chlorinated Rubber will be recommended in temperatures below 50 degrees and in extremely high traffic areas.

Oil base paints may be recommended for concrete, or other surfaces than asphalt.

IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE LET US KNOW!

C & R offers asphalt and concrete striping. We use a variety of paints both in chemical makeup and brands. Our 3 standard types of paint are water base (latex), oil base, and chlorinated rubber. All 3 have their place in the market and are used in different situations.

Nothing brightens up a parking lot, parking garage or roadway more than fresh paint on stripes, pavement markings, and curbs.

St. Joseph Hospital Parking Lot

St. Joseph Hospital Parking Lot