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| Pavement management saves paving and maintenance costs, protects the value of this expensive asset and is environmentally friendly when it is fully implemented minimizing the number of times a pavement requires reconstruction. Learn More... |
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| Our pavement condition evaluations are an on-site visual evaluation of the pavement size, type, condition and use. Depending upon the needs of the client we may research and develop an opinion of the current value of the pavement, develop options for its maintenance or reconstruction and/or develop an opinion of the propable cost to repair, rehabilitate or reconstruct the pavement. Learn More... |
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| Do you provide any services other than the products listed on your website?
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| Yes. We are available for training in pavement and pavement maintenance and for pavement condition evaluations nationwide. We are currently licensed to complete designs in California, Illinois and Utah. |
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| What Industries do you provide information for?
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| Any industry that has the responsability to maintain or that owns pavement. Industries include: Business/Consumer, Commercial, Industrial, Retail, Real Estate, Homeowner Association, Hospitality/Hotel/Restaurant, Healthcare, Educational, Religious. |
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| The PASER (Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating) system is a useful system developed by the Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. It is a good system but it is geared toward small, under-funded municipalities and their need to evaluate the condition of roadway asphalt. Learn More... |
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| No. King Engineering, Inc. is a civil engineering company. Our strength is giving the pavement owner and/or manager the tools to solicit quality bids from many different qualified asphalt pavement and pavement maintenance contractors. We strive to empower and educate the pavement owner. Learn More... |
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| No. That is the strength of using a true materials and installation specification. Any contractor may bid the work as long as they meet the requirements of the specification. Learn More... |
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| Yes. Please use the contact us form for information regarding bulk purchasing and discounts. Learn More... |
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| Do geotextile fabrics really help in an asphalt overlay?
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| Yes. They have been shown to reduce the rate of reflective cracking, they may significantly protect the pavement section from water intrusion (most fabrics act as water barriers) and they add as a rule of thumb the structural stiffness and support of approximately 1" of compacted asphalt surface course. |
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| How long should my pavement cure after a seal coat has been applied before allowing traffic on it
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| Usually it is a good idea to allow at least 24 hours for the seal coat to cure. It is especially important to allow adequate curing on ISSA slurry seal coats to minimize power steering burns or marks caused by rotating front tires on the pavement. |
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| How long should my parking area pavement cure after an overlay project before allowing traffic on it
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| It depends on the temperature but you should allow from between 2 to 6 hours after installation and compaction before allowing traffic back on your pavement |
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| Will increases in the price of oil affect asphalt prices?
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| Yes. All pavement and most pavement maintenance products are derivitives of crude oil and the price of crude oil will directly impact their cost. |
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| I want to start a snow plow business. Do I need insurance?
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| Yes. You will need insurance to show that you are reputable and many clients will require that you have it. |
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| I asked for bids from multiple contractors and got different recommendations. How do I choose?
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| Purchase our Asphalt bundle and go through the process of evaluating your pavement, selecting an appropriate maintenance strategy and short listing the appropriate contractor. Simply going with the low bid can end up being more expensive and lead to repetitive work and headaches. |
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| Usually in a four season climate it is in the winter or very early spring. You will get your best pricing when the contractors are looking to fill their calendars. Be careful that they do not attempt to complete the work in the cold and wet. The time of bidding and the beginning of the work are two different things.
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| I am looking for an asphalt pavement maintenance contractor. What do I look for?
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| Ask if he licensed, bonded and specializes in the type of work you are looking for. If the amount of work you are looking to complete is significant request 3 to 5 references and follow them up with questions and take a look at the results. Older references are better as you can go and actually see how this contractors work holds up over time. For more information see our eBook How to Select a Contractor for Pavement Construction and Maintenance. |
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| What are the different types of asphalt surface deformations?
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| Rutting, Pushing and/or Shoving, Wash boarding, Depressions (Settlement), Frost Heave are the general categories. Rutting, Pushing, Shoving and Washboarding rarely occur in parking lots. |
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| What are the different types of asphalt surface defects?
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| Bleaching, raveling, weathering, polishing and bleeding. |
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| What are the different types of asphalt cracking?
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| Linear cracks, Longitudinal cracks, Transverse cracks, Seam cracks, Edge cracks, Thermal cracks, Block cracks and Alligator cracks are all common terms used to describe Asphalt cracks. For more specific information on what these cracks are please see our eBook How to Identify Asphalt Pavement Problems.
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| Generally two coats are sufficient if the pavement is clean. If it is not then you may want three with the first acting as a kind of tack coat helping the next two adhere to the surface. Learn More... |
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| Probably if it can be shown that you own the pavement and/or have a responsibility to maintain the pavement and that you were negligent in repairing a problem or maintaining the surface. Learn More... |
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| Infrared pavement maintenance is heating the paved surface and either scraping off a thin layer to redress minor grade problems or scraping off a thin surface layer and then adding more asphalt in its place. Learn More... |
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| My pavement is getting grey. Do I need to do anything with it?
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| You should probably look at either a simple fog seal coat or an asphalt seal coat. If you have some raveling and weathering along with the bleaching I would recommend an ISSA Type I slurry seal (parking lot) or an ISSA Type II slurry seal for a local roadway that will not see much if any pedestrian use. |
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| Just about anyone. They need some simple tools such as a camera, notepad, measuring wheel or tape and some education on the types of pavement distress. Learn More... |
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| What is a pavement inventory?
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| It is an evaluation of the quantity, type, use and condition of a pavement
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| Do you recommend using a numerical rating system to rate a pavements condition?
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| Yes. The system we recommend rates a pavement from a 1 (worst) to a 10 (best) and can be found along with pictures and examples of distress criteria in our eBook How to Identify Asphalt Pavement Problems. |
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| What are the causes of asphalt failure?
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| Poor design or construction, water intrusion by no drainage and/or poor grade, weathering (sunlight), fuel spills, excessive loading. |
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| How long should my concrete pavement last?
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| If it has been properly designed and installed it should last from between 30 to 40 years. |
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| If it has been designed by an engineer and installed in accordance with the design and tested in should last between 15 and 20 years without maintenance but also without being exposed to loads beyond its capacity. Learn More... |
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| Salt is the most common and cheapest but it has environmental side effects such as the salinization of bodies of water and accelerating corrosion on metallic surfaces. Learn More... |
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| What Temperature does Salt stop working?
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| Salts eutectic temperature (the temperature that it fails to work at all is -6 degrees Fahrenheit), but if fails to economically function at about 15 degrees Fahrenheit. It should also be placed when there is some moisture present or in a brine solution for it to work more effectively. |
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| The best way is to use what you already have such as a snow blower, a 4x4, ATV, etc. Be sure your equipment is rated to use any plow or spreader attachments you plan on using. Learn More... |
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| What are the downsides of using abrasives in snow removal and ice control?
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| The first is that they do not melt ice. They can clog drains after the snow melt and cause a mess including chipping paint. The greatest serious concern over the use of abrasives is that they can contribute to dust and particulate pollution and in some areas are monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as PM10 contributors. |
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