Sun-Kissed Asphalt: Beware The Depreciative Fiend In The Blue Colorado Sky

The adage does prove true that an excess of anything turns to spoil. Take the sun-damaged pavement in Estes Park as an example, base camp to the Rocky Mountain National Park, a tourist attraction & a picturesque town. True, summers are mild in Colorado, but the sun is still wreaking havoc on your pavement during the daytime with its degrading ultraviolet properties. 

It’s sensible to plan asphalt repairs on the tourist-trodden pavement in preparation for the winter when the peaks, forests, and the tundra abound in elk and bears, attracting more traffic. That is also when winter roads need the most scrutiny to keep visitors & residents safe from slippage.

The Sun Is Depreciating Your Investment!

1. The asphalt surface begins to disintegrate through the wearing course and exhibits warping.
2. Swellings & indentations are characteristic of sun damage, weathering & load distress.
3. Sun exposure leads to certain chemical reactions in the asphalt and binder particles, causing them to lose their adhesive bonds and resulting in loose pieces of chips & aggregate.
4. Dried asphalt looks very grey and unlike its fresh blacktop counterpart. The UV rays in the sun’s light cause the bituminous oils in the asphalt to break down into their constituents and rob the asphalt of its ‘oily moisture’.
5. Not to be confused with alligator cracking, which is usually borne by pavement subject to water intrusion. The excess dryness causes the asphalt binders to weaken, become brittle, and break off in chunks.
6. Heat softened asphalt can also flush onto the surface to become a traction hazard in the summer months. Don’t discount the sight and have the surface milled and cleaned before any surface seals.

Get Your Asphalt’s Surface Protected!

A seal coat is a category of surface treatments that acts as a surface protectant against the oxidizing effects of ultraviolet light and keeps the driving course bound and sealed from the loss of the asphalt oils essential to the function of the pavement. Chip & tar are an equally effective and economical alternative to ensuring the quality of your tourist attraction town’s roads.

One should have a checklist for asphalt pavement & maintenance if you deal with heavy tourist traffic on your turf, as this can wear your pavement out before the intended time. A damaged and unstripped pavement does you no favor on savings or curb appeal. 

Fortunately, Affordable Sealing & Striping operates in the area to give your asphalt that pick-me-up treatment so your pavement is back to its dark glory for the next tourist season. If you have an urgent need for perdurable asphalt repairs, then drop in for free quotes on our services in Estes Park, CO.

Our seal coats are like an armada of umbrellas over your investment!

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