Small cracks become expensive failures when water reaches the base.
Stormwater that enters a surface crack moves beneath the asphalt into the aggregate sub-base. Repeated wet-dry cycles and heavy commercial traffic loosen that support. Once voids develop, the surface begins to flex and collapse, creating potholes and broken pavement edges.
Timely repair isolates the failure before it spreads across the lot and reduces the vehicle-damage and trip hazards that come with deteriorating pavement.
Three repair methods, selected around the failure
Hot-pour rubberized crack sealing
Commercial crack sealer is heated on site and placed into properly cleaned cracks. Larger cracks may be mechanically routed to create a reservoir that holds material below the surface and allows the seal to move with temperature changes.
Full-depth saw-cut patching
For failed pavement and soft base conditions, damaged asphalt is saw-cut, removed, and rebuilt from the base upward. This is the permanent repair path when the underlying structure has already failed.
Infrared thermal asphalt repair
Infrared heat softens existing asphalt in place so it can be reworked with fresh material and rejuvenator. The goal is a smoother thermal bond with fewer cold joints than a conventional edge patch.