Why sealcoat?
The pavement of asphalt driveways are made up of stones, fine sands, and asphalt binder. The binder acts as the glue to hold all of these aggregates together and provides the pavement with the rich, black color.
However, over time, the binder begins to oxidize with exposure to sun, rain, extreme heat and other elements – this is shown by the pavement color fading to gray. As the asphalt oxidizes, it becomes less flexible and cracks more easily with loads (such as cars) and with weather changes (such as the heavy rains and high temperatures). Combine this deterioration with exposure to harmful chemicals like motor oil and landscaping or household chemicals and your driveway doesn't stand a chance.
To prevent the harm caused by leaving your pavement unprotected, sealcoat is applied to “seal” out the sun's UV rays, rain and harmful chemicals. In fact, many studies have shown that maintaining pavement with sealcoat prolongs the life of your driveway and will prevent the need to repair or replace it for many years.
What is the price of sealcoating?
As your house and driveway are unique, each driveway sealing price is different. Based on the size and condition of your driveway, we use our unit pricing model to give you the most fair, competitive price possible.
When you call 954.237.9864 or email your request for a free estimate, Within 24 hours, a South Florida SealCoat technician will schedule a visit to your home or small business to provide a FREE written driveway sealing estimate. We will measure and evaluate your driveway and provide you with a detailed quote. In many cases, special discounted pricing is available for "First in neighborhood" or for "Neighborhood discounts" (performing several driveways in one neighborhood at the same time.)
What about the cracks?
Cracks are a serious concern when it comes to asphalt, they allow moisture and harmful chemicals to seep into the pavement's base, slowly eroding away the base (sometimes not so slowly) which will cause further cracking and will over time completely ruin your driveway. As moisture works it's way into your asphalt and eventually into the base, it will cause the asphalt to expand and contract with temprature changes, the cracks will multiple and enlarge the pavement will break and the driveway will fail. To prevent this, we offer as an option to you (additional costs will apply), to install one or more (dependent on the requirements) highly specialized products designed to fill and minimize the appearance of the cracks before sealcoating. Depending on the product(s) we use the cracks may or may not still be visible, however in all cases, the sealed cracks prevents moisture entering the base in these areas causing further damage.
What about oil stains?
To eliminate oil stains from your driveway, we apply an oil spot primer onto the stain to prevent it from eating through the new layer of sealcoat. Unfortunately, not all stains can be completely removed but this primer usually eliminates normal oil stains.
How is the sealcoat applied?
South Florida SealCoat, LLC driveway sealing products are meticulously hand-applied and diligently worked into all the pores and crevices of the asphalt surface. Cracks are filled and material is spread smoothly and evenly, this application process provides a more uniform, neat look and wears more evenly over time.
How do I pay for the driveway sealing?
South Florida SealCoat, LLC accepts checks, money orders, and soon we will accept all major credit cards. Payment can be made the day of service or pre-payment can be made thru our office.
After sealcoating, when can I park on my driveway?
Dry times for sealcoat depend greatly on the exposure to the sun and temperatures. In most cases, you can walk and drive on the driveway within 24 hours after sealcoating. If you have any questions, please call our office at 1-888-556-SEAL to avoid any issues.
How do I approve the work? When can you schedule my driveway?
To approve the work, please sign the estimate and give it along with the deposit to our estimator or mail it back to us for prompt scheduling. South South Florida SealCoat, LLC operates throughout South Florida and can work with you on scheduling to fit your needs. Typically jobs are scheduled within a week after we receive the signed estimate and deposit. We will call a couple of days before your driveway is scheduled to confirm dates with and to answer any additional questions you may have to ensure the process goes smoothly. Please keep in mind that all schedule dates are weather permitting.
If the schedule date changes, how will I know?
South Florida SealCoat, LLC keeps staff on call 24-hours per day to focus on customer service. If weather or other variables affect your schedule date, one of our dedicated scheduling coordinators will contact you to discuss alternate dates. If you have any questions, please call 1-888-556-SEAL.
What time will the crew arrive?
Driveway sealing depends greatly on driveway size and condition. Because the crews are performing sealcoating on several driveways per day, it is difficult to determine when they will arrive at your driveway. However, please feel free to call 1-888-556-SEAL to get an update of the crew's progress to help gauge their arrival time.
What about the South Florida SealCoat signs?
One of the most inexpensive, effective ways to advertise for South Florida SealCoat is the job sign. Leaving these signs up means keeping our costs down, which is passed along to you in competitive pricing. Please leave these signs up as long as you like and we appreciate your cooperation in showing of our work and your driveway.
What do I need to do to prepare for sealcoat?
The only thing we need from you as a customer is to clear your driveway of all vehicles, equipment, dumpsters, basketball hoops, large flower pots, furniture, or any other items that would hinder the sealcoating of your driveway. If you are unable to do this we will put them to the side of your drive. If the items seem to be in disrepair and we feel that they can not be moved without causing possible damage we will seal around them.
Please trim any bushes the may be hanging over your driveway so we can provide 100% coverage.
Please make sure if you have an automatic sprinkler system that it is turned off. You may also want to check with your neighbor if you get run off from their system.
We do not need you to clean or prepare the driveway in any way. We clean and prepare the driveway for sealing when we arrive. We offer power cleaning services at an additional charge.
Does South Florida SealCoat, LLC repair broken asphalt?
South Florida SealCoat specializes in crack, pothole and edge repairs and offers these services as an option in their quote (These services are subject to additional charges). For these repairs we use specialized commercial grade products which will vary depending the requirements of each project .
When is the best time of year to sealcoat?
Sealcoating must be performed when the temperature is above 55 degrees over night. Because of the SealCoat products we use we are able to sealcoat driveways year-round.
How can I prevent sealcoat from getting on my fence, wall, or stone walkway?
South Florida SealCoat crews are professionals, we take precautions to prevent sealcoat from contacting these areas of your property. However, should sealcoat somehow contact areas that were not to be sealcoated, please call 954.237.9864 and we will dispatch someone to fix the issue.
If sealcoat gets on my grass, will sealcoat harm my lawn?
Occasionally sealcoat could overlap slightly onto the lawn. The sealer will not harm the grass; a mowing will get rid of the sealer.
When I park on my driveway, why do tire marks appear?
Because the sealcoat takes time to fully cure, tire marks sometimes appear 1 to 2 weeks after the sealcoat is applied, especially during humid summer months. After the sealcoat cures, the tire marks will disappear.
Sometimes the sealcoat dries grey or brown. Why does this happen?
Like any liquid-based coating, the sun helps sealcoat dry. In areas of shade, such as under a tree, the sealcoat may dry differently than the rest of the driveway. Over time, the sealcoat will dry to a uniform appearance and color.
Why do the edges of the driveway appear different?
In order to assure proper adhesion to edges and high wear areas, we sometimes have to work the sealcoat into the pores and hairline cracks of your driveway with a special brush that may leave a slightly different appearance. Over time, the appearance will become uniform and the difference will not be noticeable. |
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