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Best tips for taking care of your new                                                                                                                                      asphalt driveway

3/6/2019

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Get the most life out of your new asphalt driveway by following some basic tips and precautions.
  •  Do not drive on your asphalt driveway for 24 hours. 
  • For the first year, be sure to always keep your vehicle moving while turning.  Avoid sitting still
    and turning your steering wheel.  This can grind the surface if repeated.  This is especially
    important in temperatures above 80 degrees. 
  • If you have Zoysia or Chickweed grass, be sure to keep it away from your driveway’s edges. 
    These types of grass have roots that spread out horizontally and can “burrow” into your
    pavement; causing holes in the asphalt.  Keep it edged with a line trimmer or herbicide.
  • If your edges have more than an inch exposed, it is a good idea to “back-fill” those edges with
    soil or crushed aggregate to support the edge and deter erosion beneath the asphalt pavement.
  • Be sure not to drive your vehicle off your driveway’s exposed edges if they are not back-filled. 
    Also avoid parking vehicles for extended amounts of time within 6 inches of an edge.  Sinking
    may occur. 
  • If a vehicle or heavy object is to be placed on your driveway for an extended amount of time,
    periodically move it around or place a piece of plywood under the object to disperse loads that
    cause sinking.
  • Avoid spilling fuels or oils on your driveway.  They will soak into the pavement and cause the
    asphalt cement to lose adhesion.
  • Any cracks that may develop should be filled prior to winter time.  Cracks that develop within 1
    year of installation are generally symptoms of expansive soils (example: clay).  During a drought
    clay shrinks due to loss of moisture.  When that happens it causes cracks or shifting that
    transmits through the rock base of your driveway; eventually causing a shift or crack in the
    asphalt surface.
  • If you decide to seal-coat your driveway, the best time to do it is at least 90 days after its installation. 
    Seal-coating applied prematurely can lock in oils and solvents causing your surface to stay soft
    and impressionable.  Asphalt driveways should be sealed within the first year of their installation
    to prevent too much oxidation from the sun's UV rays.  
  • Some driveways will need to have seal-coating applied in cooler temperatures.  Driveway sealer
    takes 21 days for a full cure and is susceptible to scuffing while it’s curing, especially in
    temperatures hotter than 80 degrees.  Driveways with tight turn around areas such as rear or side
    entry should be sealed in cooler temperatures.  The aggressive nature of maneuvering a car in
    and out of a rear entry garage during hot temperatures will cause uncured sealer to scuff and
    possibly track.  You can prevent scuffing of your driveway if you keep your vehicle moving
    while turning the steering wheel.  
If you have other questions or concerns, please feel free to check out our FAQ to see if one of your questions might be answered there.


23 Comments
Sam Li link
4/2/2019 01:40:12 pm

I like your advice about not spilling oil or other fuels on your asphalt. Proper maintenance ought to be performed by qualified asphalt contractors. If I were to fill in the cracks in my driveway, I would call a contractor that could get me the help I need in no time.

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Millie Hue link
4/19/2019 09:27:13 pm

Thanks for helping me understand that seal coating should be done after the first year of the installation to ensure that it will not be affected much by the UV rays. I will follow your advice now that we will be moving into the new house that we bought. Its driveways were made from asphalt that is why I researched about the proper ways to take care of it, so we should contact a paving contractor to seal coat it at the proper time.

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steele honda link
5/1/2019 09:18:03 pm

Thanks for pointing out that if you decide to seal-coat your driveway, the best time to do it is at least 90 days after its installation. My husband and I are thinking about repaving our driveway with asphalt because we think it would be more durable than what we have right now. I think that getting it sealcoated would be a good idea to help it last longer, so I'll have to remember to have that done soon after we have it paved.

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Keith Harper link
7/1/2019 12:48:26 pm

Great tips for taking care of new asphalt driveway. This helps a lot of home owners that have an driveway sealcoating.

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Elisabeth Southgate link
9/17/2019 10:00:37 am

Thank you for your tips on keeping your asphalt driveway in good condition. I like how you said to avoid fuels and oils from getting on the driveway. My husband and I are thinking of getting our driveway repaved soon. It will be good to know how to keep it maintained.

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Jenna Hunter link
9/26/2019 04:44:27 pm

My aunt is thinking about getting the cracks in her asphalt driveway filled. She would really like to get them filled by a professional. It was interesting to learn about the best tips to take care of an asphalt driveway.

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Angela Waterford link
10/7/2019 10:37:33 am

Thanks for informing me that I have to avoid spilling fuel onto my asphalt pavement if I'm going to have one built. I think I'll hire a paving contractor to do this for me since I don't know where I can get the materials. I'll be sure to keep these tips in mind so I can make sure that it will last a long time.

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Ellie Davis link
11/4/2019 03:36:11 pm

I liked that you mentioned you need to avoid driving on your asphalt driveway at least for 24 hours after installation. My husband and I are thinking about remodeling our driveway, and we are looking for advice. I will let him know about your recommendation to make our driveway last longer.

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Levi Armstrong link
2/12/2020 04:25:48 pm

Thank you for the tip to regularly move heavy loads around on your pavement to prevent it from sinking. When your pavement has reached the end of its lifecycle, though, it'd probably be useful to recycle it. I'm sure there are plenty of uses for those materials.

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Sabrina Addams link
3/3/2020 06:12:53 pm

My grandparents are wanting to find an asphalt company in Adelaide to install a new driveway for them sometime next month. It helps to know that you should have it sealed within the first year and to not drive on it for the first 24 hours. I will make sure to tell them these things once they have one installed.

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Fort Wayne Asphalt link
3/6/2020 02:48:00 am

Great tips. I personally love this article. Thanks for sharing it. Now asphalt driveway owners know what to do with it.

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Ellie Davis link
3/19/2020 08:46:27 am

It's interesting to know that one of the best times to seal coat your driveway is 90 days after its installation. My husband and I are thinking about remodeling our driveway, and we are looking for advice about what to do. I will let him know about your recommendations to help us remodel our driveway.

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Concrete Driveways North Shore link
6/19/2020 04:15:29 am

Whenever we do asphalt to our driveway we need to take care of that . You have provided all the information including the video which helped me a lot to take care of asphalt of my driveway. This solidcivilsurfaces.co.nz/ is very useful and its related to what you have actually mentioned here.

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flat work link
8/29/2020 03:16:37 am

Great tips to maintaining concrete pavings. Thanks for the great blog. Would like hear more from you. Good website. Thank you

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concrete contractor link
8/31/2020 05:15:00 am

Thanks for your tips. I think new asphalt driveways should be maintained accordingly. Good blog. keep it up

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foundation contractor link
9/4/2020 10:42:35 am

Asphalt driveways are better then concrete driveways. I think its easy to maintain asphalt driveways if we follow the tips. Great article.

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Philip Fox link
9/5/2020 04:24:52 am

Thanks for the tips. Really good article about driveway. Thanks for sharing the video. Great job!

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Earthworks link
9/25/2020 08:47:50 am

Thank you for sharing this information about best tips for taking care of your new Asphalt driveway video included. It was useful and interesting. You indeed have written it in a layman way so that anyone can understand and work accordingly. You have done a great job... Great post!!One must check this Earthmovingandcivil.co.nz it gives us more info on this topic.

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Zachary Tomlinson link
10/15/2020 10:40:19 am

My brother wants to improve his asphalt driveway and what you said about how seal-coating can help protect your driveway from harmful UV rays is very convenient. I'll push this idea to him as soon as we meet. This way, he can use his new asphalt driveway for a long time.

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Bob link
12/29/2020 04:26:17 pm

I like your asphalt tips. I need to get a new driveway. I'll have to consider getting a contractor.

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Larry Weaver link
1/27/2021 03:32:35 pm

It was helpful to learn that it is best to avoid driving on an asphalt driveway for 24 hours after it has been constructed. I am thinking of getting an asphalt driveway for my home this summer when I remodel my home. I'll make sure to avoid driving on the driveway once it has been constructed.

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emily bennette link
1/27/2021 10:53:19 pm

This is some really good information about concrete contractors. It is nice to know that it would be smart for me to not drive on an asphalt driveway for a full 24 hours. That is good to know because I have been thinking about getting an asphalt driveway this spring.

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Chelsea Hamilton link
2/25/2021 09:31:19 pm

Awesome stuff about driveway maintenance. Please keep writing more things like this. I really like the fact you went so in depth on this and really explored the topic as much as you did. I read a lot of blogs but usually, it's pretty shallow content. Thanks for upping the game here! honestdrivewayrepair.com

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