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How Commercial Environmentally-Friendly Asphalt Paving Practices Can Help Minimize Your Carbon Footprint

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Believe it or not, asphalt is the most environmentally sustainable, renewable, and recyclable material in the construction and paving industry. In North America alone, approximately 100 million tons of asphalt paving material is reclaimed and about 95 million of that is recycled or reused for new road installation or repair projects. Considering the sheer volume […]

What Are the Benefits of Asphalt Crack Repair?

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Asphalt crack repair in Toronto is a cost-effective and infinitely beneficial method of keeping your commercial and residential parking lot or driveway safe and operational following the cold winter months. Your asphalt sustains a great deal of pressure and potentially damaging effects as a direct result of being exposed to cold weather, heavy precipitation, and […]

What Are the Different Tools Required for Asphalt Repair?

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It takes more than just excellent skill and know-how for professional asphalt pavement contractors to repair and maintain commercial parking lots, roadways, and driveways. In this line of work, top notch asphalt pavement repair tools and their proper applications are an absolute necessity. A number of different types of equipment come into play when it […]

What Is the Difference Between Flexible Pavement and Rigid Pavement?

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Pavement is an essential component of proper road construction. Its primary function is to allow for the steady flow of traffic, moderate load distribution, and allow for safe passage of vehicles and pedestrians alike. Even in asphalt parking lots, pavement has numerous important purposes that are often taken for granted by the general public. Factors […]

The Affect of Winter Weather on Commercial Parking Lots

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Winter weather can have extremely damaging effects on asphalt and for that reason, as a property manager, you need to implement stringent commercial parking lot maintenance on a regular basis. This is especially true in the winter when snow, rain, hail, ice, and other elements such as rock salt and de-icing agents are just lurking […]

How to Choose Asphalt Paving Contractors for Commercial, Industrial, and Retail Applications

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Commercial, industrial, and retail asphalt paving contractors are hired by property owners or managers to install new pavement and maintain the overall safety of the pavement in public parking lots and driveways. Regardless of the season, commercial properties need to always be in excellent condition so that they can be used safely and prevent accidents […]

The Importance of Having Smooth Asphalt and How It Can Save You Money

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As much as the proven advantages of asphalt pavements are plentiful, many people don’t realize that driving on a smooth and clean surface could actually end up saving them a great deal of money, improve fuel economy, increase the longevity of their vehicles, and even help the environment. Of course, in most cases, drivers don’t […]

Why You Should Repair Potholes in Your Business’s Parking Lot

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Parking lot pothole repair in the GTA is an essential aspect of maintaining your commercial property value as well as its general appeal. Your goal should be to make your customers feel welcome and safe while using your property and you can accomplish this by doing everything in your power to project a strong, professional […]

Why You Should Install Asphalt Pavement for Your Business Parking Lot

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Never underestimate the first impression your business makes on potential customers and passersby. If your parking lot looks disheveled, damaged, and like it’s in complete disarray, then it’s likely that most people will be automatically deterred from wanting to support your business. As superficial as this may seem, a damaged parking lot raises a lot […]

Everything You Need to Know about Repairing or Rebuilding a Catch Basin

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Catch basins perform one of the most important jobs when it comes to maintaining the overall longevity and strength of your asphalt parking lot. A lot of the times, people underestimate just how essential their catch basins are until something goes wrong. When it becomes apparent that your catch basin isn’t operating properly and you […]