Broken Water Pipe Needs New Asphalt Patch

This week we had a small asphalt patch back that our customer needed done. The project basically consisted of 1 area of (4 “) asphalt that needed to be installed. The owner of the building was moving in this week and he was making some last minute repairs. One of those repairs was a bad pipe behind the building. They had dug up and replaced the pipe and now they just needed to get the asphalt replaced. The total size of the patch was about 50 square feet and the asphalt was in great shape around it. The customer had given us specific directions about building the asphalt up a bit to avoid water puddling against the building in the rain. Take a look at this basic asphalt paving

How the Asphalt Patch Was Installed

We arrived at the project at about 12 noon. It was a vacant building so we knew we had the luxury of scheduling it in the middle of the day. Once we arrived we compacted the soil and base. We do this to be sure we have proper compaction. We do this to avoid air holes and voids that can go onto to eventually form low spots, or worse sink holes. After compaction was completed we poured the first lift of asphalt into the area and compacted it manually. Again multiple lifts are the best way to avoid getting low spots in your asphalt. Once that was compacted we installed the second and final lift into the hole and raked it properly per the customer’s request. Once all of the asphalt was raked in to place we rolled it and used an iron to seal all of the edges. Ironing is critical in having seams that don’t unravel. Strangely enough you hardly ever see other paving companies do this anymore. Once the ironing and rolling was finished we roped off the area and performed a cleanup of any loose asphalt and or mess.

About Empire Parking Lot Services

When it comes to asphalt repair and concrete repair no other contractor cares about you and your property the way Empire Parking Lot Services does. We give you more quality and value than any other asphalt contractor hands down. We always leave our customers happy and satisfied or we don’t leave at all. It imperative for us to do the best we can do on every asphalt contracting project that we take on. If you have an asphalt repair, concrete repair, seal coating, or parking lot striping project please give us a call. We would love to serve you today. Call us toll free at 877-760-2757 or check us out online at www.empirepls.com