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This process involves removing the existing surface (Asphalt, Concrete, Brick pavers, etc.) down to the stone base. Inspecting the stone base is a major key to the process. The stone base material is assessed by checking the depth of the existing stone. Stone base thickness is determined by the type of use intended for the area “6 to 8 inches for residential use, 8 to 10 inches for commercial use, and 10 to 12 inches for heavy commercial use. We “proof roll” our stone base which means to drive a loaded truck over the area. This ensures there are no soft areas such as wet clay, dirt, and or other soft soils. If there are any soft areas discovered, it is recommended to excavate soft areas to at least 12 inches and backfill with 6 inches of 3” crushed recycled concrete. Then cover with 6 inches of CA-6 recycled crushed stone base material and compact to ensure a permanent fix to the issue. After the stone base is assessed, we shape up the stone to all the correct grades. Positive water drainage is achieved by having a slope ratio of 1 tenth of a foot for every 10 feet in length minimum to ensure steady water drainage to any basins or drainage areas . Then the whole stone base to be paved is compacted using a vibratory roller. A thicker asphalt base layer (1&1/2 “ up to 5 inches) is usually installed when heavy delivery trucks, garbage trucks, or any other heavy objects will be used on the area. This base asphalt binder layer is made up of the same materials that go into surface coarse asphalt. The only difference is the binder coarse is made up of 3/4 inch crushed aggregate and fines to ensure a rugged and strong base before adding the final surface coarse layer. The surface coarse layer is made up of much smaller aggregate ranging from 3/8 inch crushed aggregate and mixed with fines such as the size of grain of sand and makes for a very smooth less porous surface when finished. The depth of asphalt to be used is based on type of usage and customer preference. If striping and signage is required/needed we provide that service for an additional cost.

This process involves milling/grinding the existing surface usually down to the top of the base layer. Then applying a bonding agent which is SS-1 Prime tac emulsion. This ensures a strong bonding of the new asphalt layer to adhere to the existing. Then by adding an asphalt leveling coarse to any low areas to insure correct water drainage and compact. Positive water drainage is achieved by having a slope ratio of 1 tenth of a foot for every 10 feet in length. After the process of prep work is completed, the finial layer of surface coarse asphalt is ready to be installed. The depth of asphalt to be used is based on type of usage and customer preference. If striping and signage is required/needed we provide that service for an additional cost.

Asphalt parking areas may be repaired without having to do a complete resurfacing/reconstruction. Call us for an estimate and to establish a repair plan that will bring your parking area back to a useful condition! This process is commonly paired with our crackfill, sealcoat, and stripping services. The patchwork process is to be completed first before any crackfill, sealcoat, and stripping is to be installed. Certain areas are outlined with marking paint where the existing asphalt layer is failing. These areas are then either milled/ground to the asphalt base layer, or saw cut and removed to the stone base layer, depending on current conditions of the existing asphalt layer. Then, we apply a bonding agent which is SS-1 Prime tac emulsion if areas are to be milled/ground to the asphalt base layer. This ensures a strong bonding of the new asphalt layer to adhere to the existing. Depending on the depth of your current asphalt layer you might have to remove certain areas down to the stone base. These stone areas are to be compacted before installing the surface coarse asphalt layer if this process applies. Finally the surface coarse asphalt layer is installed to those areas and compacted. After the patchwork is completed you can continue with the crackfill, sealcoat, and stripping services. These services help aid in slowing the deterioration of asphalt over time in the extreme Chicagoland weather cycle. Sealcoat will also will help match the old asphalt color with the newly installed patch areas to make for a solid, uniform look. The depth of asphalt to be used is based on type of usage and customer preference.

Hot tar crackfill is hot applied. It is a liquid material when warmed up to temps around 250-450 degrees and forms into a very rugged stiff rubber when cooled. It offers excellent cohesive and adhesive qualities the product will not lose bonding in cold weather or melt in hot weather. This product is applied to any medium to large cracks that have formed over time on the asphalt. It is used to ensure proper sealant of cracks to prevent water, snow, salt, or contamination to seep through. All these conditions create soft areas. Also Chicagoland weather can expand and contract asphalt with our extreme hot and cold temps. Once those cracks are sealed with crackfill, then we apply sealcoat using brooms to spread over the entire area. This ensures it forms a tough weather proof barrier on porous asphalt surfaces. We use brooms to spread the material out and also to create a smooth broom finish with no footprints left behind. Once applied, it will look to be a brown color but when fully dried/cured it will be black. To ensure the best wear protection, it is always recommended to apply this sealant to new or used asphalt that is roughly 12-24 months old. This sealant will help protect the asphalt surface from oil, salt, oxidation, moisture and other chemicals. This process should be repeated every 12-24 months depending on the amount of use the asphalt gets. Usually we restripe the area as per original layout, but we can also redesign the stripping layout to customers preferences.

We specialize in new custom design layouts on parking lots that have been recently paved. We try to maximize space and have efficient traffic patterns. We also do restriping of parking lots that have been seal coated and or just need to be restriped. We have all the stencils needed to meet all state requirements such as handycap, fire lane, no parking, visitors, directional arrows, and numbered/letter stalls. We use latex marking paint for asphalt, brick and concrete surfaces. This product has been designed for painting centerlines and edgelines of highways, stop zones, parking lots, traffic aisles, etc.

Catch basin / storm water basins are used on most parking lots to retain drainage of water from rain and melting snow. Before concrete cast basins they were built with bricks overtime and those bricks can be moved by shifting soils and or deterioration. This can be very dangerous in some cases and can actually cave in from weight of cars. So it’s always a crucial to routinely check these basins for any slight movement. We only use steel reinforced cast concrete replacement parts to ensure they are going to last.

We specialize in stone grading for all applications from semi truck parking lots all the way down to driveways, and stone parking pads. We can either custom design areas for parking applications or just regrade existing stone areas. The process for a custom design can very in depth and size by excavating the area and backfill with CA-6 recycled crushed concrete or decorative aggregates depending on customer preference. To regrade stone lots or other stone areas we can try to use the existing stone material. Areas might need more material to be hauled in to fill holes and repitch grades to the correct areas. The types of materials commonly used in these applications can range from virgin limestone, CA-6 recycled crushed concrete, asphalt recycled/millings, and or any other aggregate materials.