Important information to know about your new driveway:
Your New Blacktop will soften and harden as temperatures rise and fall. Watering down your driveway with a hose on hot days will cool and temporarily harden the blacktop. Although every effort is made to avoid puddles in your driveway, some small ones are inevitable depending on the natural slope and drainage of your ground.
During the first 6-9 months while your driveway is curing don’t park in the same spot every time. Do not turn your steering wheel back and forth when your car is not moving. This will cause scaring in the blacktop and may not be able to be fixed.
Kick stands on motorcycles and bikes will cause depressions in the blacktop. We suggest placing a piece of plywood under the stand to avoid this problem. Also try to avoid jack stands and other narrow bases, for these will also cause depressions. Oils, gas, and other car fluids can also harm the blacktop and cause it to deteriorate.
Excessive weight from large, heavy vehicles can depress your new blacktop. Keep heavy trucks off your new driveway.
Your driveway may look smoother in some areas than in others because of the makeup of blacktop. Blacktop has various sizes of stone, sand, liquid asphalt, and other ingredients that cause a varied texture of the surface. Also, blacktop areas that have been raked and spread with hand tools may appear different in texture from those spread by a machine.
The edges are the weakest part of you driveway due to the lack of side support. Avoid driving on the edges since they will crack and crumble over time. We suggest building up the sides of your driveway with topsoil. This will support the edges, lengthen the life and enhance the appearance after the grass has grown in.
