Keep your parking lot safe and serviceable.
Potholes in Minnesota are inevitable. The extreme summer heat and the deep freeze cold of the winter is constantly at tug of war with the pliability of asphalt. Over time, the drastic freeze thaw breaks down the asphalt surface, allowing water intrusion, and eventually leading to potholes and drastically deteriorated surfaces. Patching is necessary to protect yourself from liability for vehicle damage and personal injury.
Allied Blacktop has multiple crews available and ready to deploy to fix your repair needs. In many cases, fixing deteriorated asphalt before it becomes a pot hole, can help prevent additional deterioration and liability. We have multiple asphalt patching solutions to fit your budget.
Types of patching:
- Drop and Roll – Just as it sounds, the asphalt is placed in a hole and slightly compacted. This is a good option during offseason times when proper methods are not available, or if a quick removal of liability is required until a proper repair can take place (Life less than 1 year).
- Skin Patching – Slightly better option than drop and roll as the areas are cleaned and tack is applied to increase adhesion, but this is still not a proper repair to damaged asphalt (Life 1 year).
- Mill and Patching – This is the process of milling out the damaged asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt. This process creates a straight edge for the asphalt to push up against (Life 5+ years).
- Remove and Replace – This process includes removing the asphalt completely to the gravel, and in some cases, removing and replacing the gravel as well. The installation is similar to the mill and patch option, but in most cases the asphalt will be installed in multiple layers (Life 5+ years).
- Spray Patching – Process of spraying oil and aggregate into a hole, and to fill in voids. (Life 1 year+).
- Infrared Patching – Heating up the surface and adding new asphalt. Good for minor surface repairs or water flow corrections. (Life 1+ years).
