Chip Seal Driveways
Let a professional who can safely work with the equipment and hot asphalt install your driveway residential road or parking lot.
Chip seal driveways. Chip sealing is a coating of hot applied liquid asphalt emulsions. Chip seal paving is a cost effective way to both build a durable decorative driveway or private road. It s a little more expensive than gravel but gravel isn t nearly as smooth or pleasant to look at. Chip seal driveways are a cheaper alternative to asphalt.
The more traffic on the chip seal the shorter its lifespan. Typically you re looking at about 5 7 per square foot. Of course this varies on conditions and surfaces. Unlike asphalt it doesn t need to be repeatedly sealed and small cracks tend to heal themselves.
Little upkeep is required with tar and chip driveways. The focus of our chip sealing efforts is to be a specialty contractor focused on this niche and know it very well. Asphalt projects can last anywhere from twenty to thirty years while chip seal projects typically last ten to fifteen years. Not long lasting due to its low durability a chip seal is often used for low traffic purposes like private roads and driveways.
The surface can be renewed every 10 years or so by spreading additional hot bitumen and loose stone.