Call Buckeye Asphalt Maintenance & Sealcoating, LLC, for drain & basin repair in Franklin County, Ohio!
When the wind and wintery weather sweep through Franklin County, it leaves its calling card on more than just the temperature. The snow and ice will eventually melt, and that can mean big trouble if you have an asphalt driveway.
Cracks, holes, and other types of breakage in asphalt are a sign that something is going wrong beneath the surface. They also offer a prime situation for water to collect. Water can cause some of the most significant issues to an asphalt surface. When water pools inside these cracks, it can turn to ice and eventually make the cracks and holes larger. This can further result in the creation of severe potholes in the asphalt. The ice can actually maneuver the drain out of place and cause a sinkhole.
Small cracks turn into larger cracks and holes over time. At that point, removal and replacement of the entire area of asphalt is the only option. This is why it is vital to catch pooling water as soon as you can. Having drains or catch basins on the asphalt can help curb wear and deterioration by funneling water away from the surface of the asphalt. This essentially prohibits water from collecting or pooling.
Buckeye Asphalt Maintenance & Sealing LLC offers ways to help keep water from creating mini ponds on asphalt. This is done by repairing catch basins with a 2-foot wide concrete collar around the current drain. The concrete is 8 inches thick with a medium-set type of concrete. It cures in 48 hours, which is another benefit as typical concrete takes two weeks to cure.
Buckeye Asphalt Maintenance & Sealing also pours solid concrete for the inside walls of the catch basin. This way is much more reliable and long standing than concrete block, which does not last as long. Catch basins can collapse or sink into the asphalt. They are typically installed in a sloped fashion to collect and transfer water away from the asphalt and to storm sewers. Sometimes, however, there can be unseen cracks in the concrete or even breaks in the metal grill that covers them.
Another issue with catch basins in debris. Things like leaves, trash and other small items can fall into the basin through the grill and even clog drainpipes. Then the water can back up and eventually overflow the drain’s grill and pump the water collected back onto the asphalt.
Buckeye Asphalt also offers services like concrete pouring, striping and stenciling, asphalt crack sealing, commercial and residential asphalt services and sealcoating.