Asphalt Driveway Information & Recommendations

• Do not drive or park your vehicle on your new driveway/parking area for 24 hours.
• Do not spin or turn your car wheel in one place on the new driveway for a period of seven days. This will prevent scuffing or placing unnecessary indentations into the new asphalt surface. Most normal scuffing or surface marks will disappear with time and use of the driveway.
• A thin film of oil is located on the surface of the newly installed asphalt. This film of oil will disappear within 30 days of use. At this time, we recommend a commercial grade sealer which meets federal specifications, #RP-355e, be applied. This sealer will protect your driveway from substances such as gasoline, oils, greases, kerosene, etc.
• Use a door mat until after one substantial rain in order to protect tracking of a light residue of materials such as oil, sand and loose gravel into your garage, carport or house. It is normal for loose gravel and sand to be present around the joints of the new asphalt for the first 30 days or until the first rain has washed it away.
• In a small tight turn area, the asphalt must be worked by hand instead of mechanical equipment. This will create a different textured surface, but will not alter the life of the asphalt.
• We recommend back filling with soil the high sides of your new driveway to prevent the edges from cracking or crumbling.

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