How to Repair and Maintain Your Driveway for Long-Term Durability

You will need the services of the driveway contractors if your home’s driveway requires improvement work. Has your driveway developed cracks on its surface, and started to look unattractive? Do you want to restore its lost glory, as and when it was newly installed? These are the instances when you will need such a service.

There are several notable paving companies that can help repave your driveway using improved materials like Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) or concrete, depending on your needs.

Let’s look at how to keep a driveway in top shape throughout the year. You can count on Simmons Stone to handle the challenges if your driveway needs improvement work.

What Causes Damages to Driveways?

Before you plan the improvement work, it is important to understand the reasons for damage to the driveway. There could be multiple reasons and here are the details in brief.

Weather conditions	Mostly, in the winter season, when the water and moisture penetrate the pores in the surface, it tends to freeze and expand. This causes cracks on concrete surfaces. If not taken proper care and early steps, the cracks can deepen over time, and lead to major gaps, crevices, and potholes on the driveway surface.
Excessive load	Your driveway could also get damaged due to the falling of heavy objects, like machinery or large boulder rocks on the surface. This can cause a big dent or a pothole.
Shifting of earth and soil	The earth is constantly moving and initially, it is unnoticeable. However, over a while, they tend to cause the soil beneath the driveway to shift. This makes the area uneven and could lead to cracks in the driveway.

The Steps Necessary To Protect Your Driveway

You must take some basic measures to protect your driveway and here is what can be done in this regard. 

Sealcoat Your Driveway Every Year

The best way to get your driveway to look new again is to apply a fresh layer of seal coat. It helps your driveway to look new for at least a couple of years or more. Seal coating prevents the penetration of moisture or water into the small cracks and pores in the surface. This happens when the snow or ice melts. 

Resurfacing Is Another Solution

Though ‘Resurfacing’ is a long-drawn, cumbersome, capital-intensive, and complex activity, it can last for many years to come, without requiring any maintenance or repair. Most concrete contractors remove three inches of the top layer or surface material of the driveway and replace it with ‘Warm Mix’ or ‘Cold Mix’ Asphalt or concrete. Some homeowners go for pavers, to give their home exteriors that aesthetic and curb appeal. This helps increase the resale value of a property. This can provide a life of at least 5-7 years before it needs another major upgrade, repair, or replacement.

More Driveway Maintenance Measures

You can do more to maintain your driveway and here are some ideas to try out. 

• Regularly clean the driveway 
• Plow carefully
• Protect the edges 
• Refrain from salt cement 

 

Driveway Repair And Maintenance Services

So, if proper care is taken, your home driveway can last for a decade easily. But for that, you need to hire the services of a local paving company or a concrete contractor that can help manage cosmetic repairs, whenever you notice cracks or potholes slowly developing on the surface. Whether it is your concrete or Asphalt driveway, both require professional care and maintenance.