DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway
DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway
Yes, we like all things ‘country’ here in DeLand, but our roads take a beating! Our gravel roads have a lot of dust and mud, but recycled asphalt can be a game changer. Here’s an closeup of what it looks like. The benefits and more info follow:
DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway
Former roadways and temporary construction roads are milled and delivered to asphalt plants for processing. They crush the asphalt into small pieces and offer it for sale or use it to make new hot mix asphalt. We purchase it for use as a top-coat and it is brought in with a dump truck for paving.
DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway
Because it holds up! Recycled Asphalt, although a cold granular, tends to pack well and hardens over time. DeLand is perfect for this curing process because of our heat and humidity. The tar in the asphalt does not wash off over time, so it retains much of its original properties. In fact, asphalt plants use a percentage of recycled asphalt to make new hot mix asphalt. The studies have all been done and recycling asphalt is a government approved standard. That tells us its strong!
DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway
We use it in the field every day… cars, trailers, and heavy trucks bear down on the residential and commercial projects we’ve installed and it holds up. In the event that soil movement or other damage occurs over time, it can be added to. This means that a few shovels full here and there could fix issues down the road. Maintenance with recycled asphalt is not as demanding as other paving methods.
Here’s why recycled asphalt is awesome in DeLand:
• Negligible dust
• Reduces the likelihood of mud
• Super Strong
• Hardens over time
• Low maintenance
We’ve all seen construction crews redoing city streets by tearing up chunks of asphalt and applying a fresh layer of asphalt. With recycled asphalt pavement (RAP), asphalt that has been milled from old roads, driveways, parking lots and construction sites is collected.
This trend is so popular that a growing number of homeowners are installing reclaimed asphalt driveways. Homeowners and contractors like working with these materials because they are reliable and affordable while also being beneficial to the environment.
Often referred to as recycled asphalt pavement (RAP), recycled asphalt is simply old asphalt that is then ground to size. When it’s compacted, the material is able to bind together over time, but will not turn into a surface as hot-mix asphalt. This makes it a great pick for use on driveways because it serves as a strong and cost-efficient base or sub-base material.
BENEFITS OF RECYCLED ASPHALT
Affordable:
One major advantage of using RAP for driveway construction is that it’s very low cost. Recycled asphalt requires far fewer raw resources than virgin asphalt.
Environmentally Responsible:
These days, all of us are trying to do our part to reduce, reuse and recycle. It’s much more environmentally responsible to choose a material that minimizes waste by re-purposing old asphalt.
Excellent Bonding Qualities:
Asphalt that has been recycled still has some tar in it. This means that, it remains in place better then just gravel.
DeLand Recycled Asphalt Driveway Since 1999
