Serving Residential Customers
Asphalt & Concrete Services, LLC is dedicated to enhancing your home's value and beauty. We bring exceptional craftsmanship to every residential project, from sidewalks, walkways, and driveways, ensuring lasting quality for your property.Serving Commercial Customers
As a trusted specialty contractor, Asphalt & Concrete Services, LLC understands the demands of commercial construction. We provide reliable, large-scale solutions including comprehensive site paving, road preparation, and planning.You can generally walk on the new asphalt within a few hours. For vehicle traffic, we recommend keeping off the surface for at least 24 to 48 hours, depending on the size of the area and the outdoor temperature, to allow for initial cooling and hardening.
Newly laid asphalt can appear slightly gray or rocky because it hasn't fully cured and the top binder layer hasn't completely oxidized. It will darken to a uniform black over several weeks. A sealcoat application (recommended after 6-12 months) will give it the deep, uniform black finish.
New asphalt remains soft and flexible as it cures (which can take up to a year). Power steering marks (turning the wheel while stationary) and heavy objects with small contact points (like motorcycle kickstands or trailer jacks) can easily leave indentations, especially on hot days. Avoiding sharp, stationary turns helps prevent this.
For foot traffic, you can typically walk on new concrete the next day (24 hours). However, you should generally wait 7 to 10 days before driving or parking a vehicle on a new slab to allow it to reach sufficient strength.
Those lines are called control joints. Concrete shrinks as it cures and will crack to relieve internal stress. Control joints are essentially planned, weak spots that encourage the inevitable cracks to occur neatly beneath the joint line, making them less visible and easier to manage.
Yes, sealing concrete is highly recommended. A quality sealer protects the surface from water absorption, freezing/thawing damage, de-icing salts, and stains. It should typically be re-applied every 2 to 5 years, depending on the traffic and weather exposure.