Blacktop Paving Associations
Summary: To make sure your blacktop driveway lasts for 20 plus years, you might want to get some great information from the many blacktop product associations that exist. Often these are state level and many states have one.
Blacktop & Asphalt Paving Associations
Many manufacturing industries have associations. These associations foster a spirit of cooperation and act as a clearing house for new ideas and technologies. Blacktop and asphalt is no different. There is a national association of paving contractors. Many of these individuals are from companies which do large roadwork. However, the technology that they foster eventually trickles down to those of us who need it on the smaller residential driveway scale. There are also several state organizations as well. All of these organizations offer helpful information for homeowners.
The National Asphalt Pavement Association is the main organization. They offer a very nice consumer's guide entitled "Hot Mix Asphalt: Best for Your Driveway."
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance also has some great pamphlets available for free download.
A site geared specifically to the public is beyondRoads.com. It is a "source for information on the asphalt industry, its operations, its products and issues, brought to you by the Asphalt Education Partnership (AEP)."
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A sampling of state organizations are as follows:
CALIFORNIA: Asphalt Pavement Association
ILLINOIS: Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association
KENTUCKY: Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky
MICHIGAN: Michigan Asphalt Paving Association
NEW JERSEY: New Jersey Asphalt Pavement Association
OHIO: Flexible Pavements of Ohio
Once again, contact the association in your state. They are generally very helpful. They want you to have up-to-date information concerning asphalt. They also want to make sure that it is installed properly so that you, the end user, are satisfied. To this end, they will provide you with vast amounts of useful information. In many cases, they can also assist you with help in selecting a professional blacktop installer. It might not be a bad idea to check out several of these web sites, as they may provide you with a wide variety of useful information.
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Comments:
ruben berrios 26 Mar 2008, 13:42
i just had a new driveway put in and the old one taken out.the driveway has
developed these big white stains on 50% of the driveway looks bad.driveway
on slope so rain is draging stain down to drain.contractor telling me that
i need to put drains under driveway never had a water problem can you tell
me why stains are bleeding trough.
AsktheBuilder 27 Mar 2008, 07:13
Ruben,
I can't tell you without seeing it. Sorry.
tony 29 Mar 2008, 23:09
i am a paver myself and have never heard of stains just appearing. did you
use alot of salt this winter? and is the rain washing it towards the drain?
David 14 May 2008, 13:09
How can I make a fairly steep asphalt driveway less slippery, even when it
is clean and there is no moss to be an issue? I keep wondering if there was
a way to texture a path up the center or off to the side it would provide
better traction, but at the same time I don't want to make the driveway
unsightly. I don't know the grade percentage, but it is steep enough that
when wet I have fallen. I want to make sure it is safe for guests to walk
on regardless of the weather. I live in the Pacific Northwest so, as you
might imagine, we get a small amount of RAIN here! Thank you!!!
John M. 29 May 2008, 21:10
I just had a new asphalt driveway installed. I've read in this site that
you never seal a new driveway because the oil need to evaporate. My
question is; When can I seal the driveway? One month later, two months, 6
months...? Also, should I consistently water down the drive way? my
neighbors are all watering theirs and I'm not sure if this is needed, and
if so, Why?
Rich Purin 27 Jun 2008, 10:59
Last August 2007 we had 1 1/2 overlay of blacktop layed over our existing
paved driveway. At first it was smooth and looked great. This spring the
black asphalt wore off exposing the stone aggregrate. It seems like the top
surface is disintegrated and looks pockmarked exposing the stone
aggregate./ Is this caused by a poor mix and what if anything can I have
the backtop contractor do to make it right?
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