Driveway Sealing in Tavistock

Hickson added a fourth street in 2014, and the township has grown by 10.2 per cent since 2016. New streets and new houses mean some driveways here were paved in the last decade or so, and they are reaching the age where sealing pays off. A driveway that is a few years old usually needs cleaning and a coat to slow oxidation. An old one with cracks and crumbling edges needs repair first, and then the sealer protects the repair.

Not every driveway here is asphalt. Many farm and country lanes are gravel, and gravel is not sealed. Some drives are asphalt by the house and gravel beyond. Sealing covers the asphalt only, so the sealer should stop where the pavement stops, and gravel should be raked back from the edge first, so stones do not stick in the wet coating.

Farm traffic is the last local point. Trucks, trailers and equipment are heavy, and they turn on the same corners each day. Those corners crack first, and they are the spots to ask about. Driveway sealing starts from $450, and the quote separates washing and repair work from the sealer itself. Sealing works in warm, dry weather, so plan for summer, not late fall.

What we plan for in Tavistock

• Age of the pavement: we ask when the driveway was laid, and tell you whether it needs a first coat, repairs or neither yet.
• Turning corners: we look at where trucks and trailers turn, since those spots crack and rut first.
• Gravel transition: we mark where asphalt meets gravel, and rake the stone back so it does not stick to the wet coating.
• Repairs first: crack filling and patching come before the coat, and the quote prices them as their own items.
• Forecast: we book against a run of warm, dry days, and agree in advance what happens if the forecast turns.

Questions from Tavistock homeowners

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