It's never too late to seal cracks, but having them sealed before the annual precipitation can penetrate the cracks will prevent any heaving when the freeze/thaw cycle begins.  The more time you give the water that has made it through time to dry out, the better.  With less heaving in the asphalt, you will more importantly have less potholes developing in the spring, thus, saving you money on pothole repairs.  Crack sealing is a proven technique that works. This is the reason our governments fund crack sealing programs every year on our roads, simply because it works and it's cost effective.  For more information regarding crack sealing and how it can save you money, visit our home page and click on crack sealing.

Another example of what happens when cracks are not sealed:    Notice how the water pools in the cracks and slowly deteriorates the asphalt causing gaps.        All asphalt patches must be sealed around the edges. Here's why!   Here, money was spent on patching a damaged area of asphalt.  After the patch was laid it wasn't sealed around the edges. The water eventually eroded the perimeter and made its way through the joints around the patched asphalt and started to soak the sub base under the patch. After the water froze, it caused the asphalt to heave, creating all kinds of cracks. Back to square one! Always seal around new asphalt patches like the image to the left and you will maintain a dry sub base.          Here asphalt was patched and was never crack sealed around the edges. Water has eroded the edges away and debris has made its way inside, consequently undermining your investment.    Here asphalt was patched in an area so badly damaged by cracks that any efforts to cut out the bad areas were ineffective. Can you spot the wasted money?