When Maintenance Ends and Asphalt Paving Begins
Sealcoating, crack filling, and localized patching protect pavement that still has a sound foundation. Once the surface shows widespread alligator cracking, deep rutting, or base stone that has washed out under Piedmont clay and Charlotte rainfall, those preservation tools stop working. Fresh sealer over a failed structure peels. Skin patches over soft subgrade sink again within a season.
Asphalt paving resets the driving surface the right way: remove or mill the failed profile, correct grade and drainage, place hot mix at the thickness your traffic demands, and compact to density. Property managers and homeowners get a clear fork in the road — preserve what is still solid, or pave what has structurally failed — instead of paying twice for a coat that cannot hold.