Mill and Overlay, or Tear It Out? What Your Parking Lot Actually Needs
The base decides it. If the compacted rock under the lot is still solid and the damage is confined to the asphalt on top, milling that layer off and overlaying it...
M&S Asphalt Insights
Expert advice for perfect driveways and parking lots.
What Does Sitework Add to a Paving Quote, and Why Is It a Separate Line?
Sitework is everything that happens before any asphalt arrives: clearing, grading, drainage and building the compacted base. On a raw lot it is frequently the...
How Often Does a Florida Driveway Actually Need Sealcoating?
The first coat goes down six to twelve months after the asphalt is laid, then roughly every two to three years after that. Florida runs a shorter interval than most...
What Should an HOA Board Ask Before Approving a Paving Bid?
Four things: what the base is made of, how many inches of asphalt you get after compaction, what the warranty actually covers, and who will physically be on the...
Your Driveway Is Three Years Old and Already Cracking. What Went Wrong?
Almost always one of two shortcuts. Either there was no proper rock base under the asphalt, or the asphalt went down thinner than the quote said. Florida weather...
Alligator Cracks in Your Driveway: Patch or Replace?
If the cracking is spread across most of the driveway and the cracks are wider than about a quarter of an inch, the surface comes out. Isolated damage sitting over...
How Do You Tell a Good DeLand Paving Contractor From a Cheap Quote?
Compare what goes under the asphalt before you compare the price. Two quotes for the same DeLand driveway can sit thousands of dollars apart because one of them...