If you’re considering a new driveway for your home, there are a number of factors that need to be considered. First of all, you need to determine what kind of material you want to use for the driveway. If you currently have a gravel driveway, you know that keeping them maintained can be expensive and keeping them cleared of snow is a real challenge. Concrete is extremely strong and durable, but it also tends to show stains from leaks and drips from automobiles. Our climate is another consideration; with freezing and thawing, there is a lot of ground heave. No material is immune to its effects and you can count on a certain amount of cracking to take place in a concrete driveway which will need to be taken care of. Asphalt is also susceptible to the effects of ground heave, but it’s considerably easier to repair and the repairs aren’t as easy to spot. Asphalt doesn’t show stains, either, which is a plus. It’s true that, since asphalt is a petroleum-based product, its price varies with the price of oil, but it is still usually less expensive to install than concrete. One more point in asphalt’s favor is that it doesn’t deteriorate from road salt like concrete does.
When everything is taken into consideration regarding your driveway, selecting Asphalt in Bloomington, MN just makes sense. In order to protect your asphalt driveway from the elements and keep it looking new, all it takes is sealing it every three years or so. Although it doesn’t add anything to the driveway’s overall structure, it improves its appearance and keeps moisture from seeping in to the base material. Some homeowners opt to do the sealing themselves, since it isn’t that difficult, but you may want to leave that chore to the professionals.
If you already have an asphalt driveway, but it has experienced some serious deterioration, it is probably repairable, but it may be more economically feasible to just replace it. The reason is that most asphalt driveways deteriorate because the base or subsoil under them was not adequate when they were first installed. Although you can continue to do repairs, it might be a better idea to let the experts who know Asphalt in Bloomington, MN give you a brand new driveway. Asphalt Driveway Company can do it right and give you a product that will last for a long time.