A good way to protect your driveway and make it look good for many years is to seal it. When the drive is sealed, any fluids that should leak from your car are much easier to clean up, oil for example will not soak into the drive when the surface is sealed. There are a number of sealers available for the DIY enthusiast or you can have your driveway sealing in East Lyme CT done by a professional company.
The key to successful driveway sealing is to apply it at the correct time. A concrete drive can be sealed far sooner than asphalt drives, a concrete drive can be sealed within a few weeks of lying. On the other hand, you may have to wait months before an asphalt drive can be sealed, it must cure completely. It is not difficult to determine when an asphalt driveway sealing in East Lyme CT can be done; when the water no longer beads on the surface, it can be sealed.
Concrete driveways should be sealed on average, every four years whereas a driveway made from asphalt should be done more frequently, perhaps every two to three years. The defining factor as to when the driveway sealing should next be done is the weather. In northern climates where the driveway is subject to more severe conditions, it will require sealing more frequently than in the south where the weather is more benign. If Driveway Paving In East Lyme CT is not done often enough, the drive will be bereft of protection whereas too frequent of application can result in a driveway that peels and cracks.
Whether the drive to be sealed is concrete or asphalt, the weather must be watched carefully. The recommendation is that the sealer should be applied in warm, dry weather. The temperature should be ideally between 65 and 90 degrees F and these temperatures should be forecast to be such for the day preceding the application, the day of application and the after the job has been completed.
If the temperatures are either too high or too low, the sealer may not cure correctly and it’s most important that there is no rain in the forecast.
Preparation prior to Driveway Paving In East Lyme CT is very important. Any large cracks or holes in the surface must be repaired and the drive must be clean. The cleaning can be done with a broom, but a high pressure washer is ideal if you can get one. If there are more persistent stains such as oil, these should be removed. There are special cleaners available to remove the oil but an equally good job can be done with detergent, water and a strong bristled brush.
Do not apply the sealer too thick, this can result in a surface that quickly peels, it is better to apply two thin coats.
Driveway sealing in East Lyme CT is one of the services provided by Sullivan Paving Co., Inc. Residential driveways as well as commercial spaces can be paved and later sealed by Sullivan Paving.
