A small crack in your pavement never stays small for long down here in South Florida. Between the torrential summer downpours we get across Broward County and the relentless baking sun, moisture slips right into those tiny fissures and wrecks the sub-base. When you start noticing alligator cracking or a crumbling depression near your garage apron or commercial entrance, waiting it out is the most expensive mistake you can make.
All Star Asphalt spends a lot of time looking at pavement that started as a minor nuisance and turned into a safety hazard. If you own property near the Sawgrass Mills area or manage a commercial strip off Sunrise Boulevard, heavy delivery trucks and daily traffic will quickly turn an unaddressed flaw into a full-blown pothole. Water pools easily during afternoon storms, and if your sub-base is not properly drained and compacted, the surrounding Asphalt Patching surfaces lose their structural integrity fast.
How We Approach Quality Asphalt Patching
You cannot just throw cold mix into a hole and call it a day. That style of fix usually pops right back out after the next heavy rain shower. A permanent Asphalt Patching repair requires actual preparation.
- Saw-cutting clean, vertical edges around the damaged area to eliminate weak, feathered margins
- Excavating the failed material down to a stable, well-compacted sub-base
- Applying a tack coat to bond the fresh hot-mix asphalt securely to the existing pavement
- Rolling and compacting the new Asphalt Patching surface flush with the surrounding grade for proper water runoff
Doing the job right means looking at why the failure happened in the first place. Sometimes it is root intrusion from nearby landscaping, and other times it is just natural fatigue from years of thermal expansion. Taking care of Asphalt Patching early keeps your overall paving investment protected and saves you from a massive repair bill down the road.