Pura Vida Eco-Products

Description

Service THE CRACK SEALING PROCESS First and most important is to thoroughly clean and prep the driveway surface. This process is done by clearing the cracks with the use of a mechanical router, steel bristle broom, asphalt crack hoe and a high powered push blower. This has to been done in order to remove dust and debris out of the pores in the asphalt in order for it to be sealed properly. The perimeter of your driveway is machine edged to remove overgrown grass and debris. Oil, gas and other stains are removed from asphalt prior to sealcoating. Crackseal all cracks in the driveway and the road seam. FloMix Pourable Asphalt Repair from www.pavepatch.com is used on areas with considerable damage such as fatique cracking and potholes. FloMix is a polymer based liquid that dries to a hard rubber consistency within 20 minutes. All treated areas are coated with a black silica sand. This step provides a barrier between the rubber and your vehicles tires, provides traction on what would be a slick surface and create a bonding surface for further sealcoating or Coal-Tar applications. Finally, the driveway would need to be blocked off for ten to fifteen minutes to allow the rubber to cool. Once this has happened, the driveway may be opened up again. THE SEALCOATING PROCESS Areas adjacent to the house are sealed by hand with a sealcoat brush. This process avoids the use of a sprayer that could cause overspray. Depending on the condition of your driveway sealcoat products used to fill small depressions such as UltraMax 1000 is applied by hand. Other products such as Coal Tar or Acrylic Polymers may be applied by a sprayer. Upon completion the driveway will be cordoned off to prevent vehicle traffic for 24 hours.