Sealcoating in Edmonton, maintenance rather than repair
A sealer is maintenance, not a repair. It slows the oxidation that turns asphalt grey and brittle, and keeps water out of the top layer. It will not bridge a crack or hide a surface that has already broken up.
Sealing too early does more harm than sealing late
Fresh asphalt is still releasing the oils that keep it flexible. Sealing over it traps them, and the surface stays soft enough to scuff under a turning tyre. Six to twelve months is the usual wait, and the first season has its own rules.
After that the interval is driven by sun and traffic rather than the calendar. A drive that sits in full sun greys faster than one under trees, so how often to recoat is a judgement about the surface in front of you.
Cracks come first either way. Sealer poured across an open crack sinks into it and leaves a line that reopens, so crack sealing happens before the coat goes on, not after.
Squeegee coat
How a coat goes on
How Edmonton sealcoating is done
Check the surface is worth coating
A sound surface takes a sealer well. One that has broken up will not, and we say so rather than take money for a coat that hides the problem for a month.
Clean, then seal the cracks
The surface is blown and scrubbed clean, oil spots are primed, and open cracks are sealed first so the coat has something solid to sit on.
Cut the edges by hand
Edges, garage aprons and the line against the kerb are done by hand before the body of the surface, which is what stops the finish looking sprayed on.
Apply and keep traffic off
The coat goes on in even passes and needs to cure before vehicles return. The wait depends on temperature and humidity more than on the clock.
Sealcoating services
Sealcoating work across Edmonton
Five jobs, from a single driveway to a lot on a maintenance cycle.
Every two to three years for most Edmonton drives, and longer where the surface sits in shade. Coating annually wastes money and can build a layer thick enough to flake.
No. A sealer is a coating a few millimetres thick. Cracks are sealed as a separate step before the coat goes on, which is why the two appear as separate lines on a quote.
Usually a day for foot traffic and up to two for vehicles, depending on temperature and humidity. Turning a wheel on a coat that has not set leaves a mark that stays.
Sunlight oxidises the binder that holds the stone together. Grey is the visible stage of that, and it is the point at which sealing still helps rather than being cosmetic.
Yes, once the patch has cured. A coat over the whole area is what makes a repair stop standing out, because new asphalt stays darker than its surroundings for months.
On a lot the case is stronger, because fuel and oil drips soften asphalt faster than weather alone. Most lots are on a shorter cycle than a residential drive.
Get Edmonton sealcoating quoted on the surface you have
We will look at the surface, say whether a coat is worth doing yet, and quote the crack work separately so you can see what you are actually paying for.
