Chip Seal
Chip seal, also called tar and chip, is stone rolled into hot liquid asphalt over a firm base. We lay it on driveways and farm lanes around Waycross and start every job with a free estimate.
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Sealcoating puts a thin coat of sealer over asphalt that is still sound. All State Trucking, Paving and Construction does sealcoating for asphalt driveways and small parking lots around Waycross. We sealcoat drives for homeowners and farms, and lots for churches and small businesses.
Hot sun and summer rain wear on asphalt around Waycross. A coat of sealer helps a sound drive hold up. As an asphalt paving contractor, we also pave driveways and small lots, so one call covers new asphalt and upkeep. Call or text (912) 239-0212 for a free estimate, and we will put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the driveway, parking lot or private road and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
With age, an asphalt surface goes dry and brittle. Small surface cracks open, and stone starts coming loose from the top. An asphalt industry institute says sealer renews a surface like that and slows the loss of stone.
The sealer industry's trade council says sealcoat protects pavement from the aging that sunlight and water cause. It also shields the surface from leaking oil and gasoline. Around Waycross, NOAA's climate normals count about 103 days a year that reach 90 degrees.
Sealer coats the surface, and it cannot fix what has failed below it. The council lists wide cracks and soft or sunken spots as signs the pavement or base needs repair or replacement. When a drive is too far gone for sealer, we can lay a new hot mix asphalt driveway. We also top worn asphalt drives with crushed recycled asphalt.
Fresh hot mix needs time to cure before any sealer goes on. The sealer trade council says hot mix usually cures in 30 to 90 days. A state asphalt pavement association's driveway guide says to wait until the drive is at least several months old.
A new drive does not need sealer right away, though. The asphalt industry institute says a well-built driveway should not need sealer for about 2 to 5 years. Climate and the quality of the original work move that number.
On an older drive, the surface shows when it is time. The institute says to apply sealer as soon as the asphalt turns dry and brittle or starts losing stone. The state association's guide calls for sealer every two to five years.
Sealer dries and hardens as its water evaporates in the heat of the sun. The trade council's best practices call for air at 50 degrees and rising, with the pavement at 60 and rising. Sealer does not go down when rain is likely, and two hours of daylight should remain after the work.
NOAA's normals for Waycross show how those rules play out here. June through August bring close to 20 of the year's 50 inches of rain. Measurable rain falls on about 35 of those summer days. Winter nights run cold, with a normal January low near 37 degrees, but most winter afternoons still reach 50.
So the sealcoating season here is long, with two limits. Summer rain cuts into the days, and winter cuts into the hours. April and May pair warm afternoons with some of the year's lowest rain totals, and so does October. On cloudy, humid days, fresh sealer can need up to 24 hours to stand up to rain, the council says.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Waycross across southeast Georgia.
(912) 239-0212From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (912) 239-0212 and tell us about the job and where it is. Send photos if you have them.
We look at the size of the job and the condition of the old surface. We also check where the water drains.
The estimate comes to you in writing, with the material and the work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set a date.
We grade the drive or the lot first when it needs it. Then our dump trucks bring the material, and we lay it and compact it.
We go over the finished work with you. A new recycled asphalt drive keeps tightening as it cures over the next months.
Common questions about sealcoating around Waycross and the rest of southeast Georgia. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Chip seal, also called tar and chip, is stone rolled into hot liquid asphalt over a firm base. We lay it on driveways and farm lanes around Waycross and start every job with a free estimate.
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We grade drives and lots before gravel or asphalt goes down. We also re-grade rutted gravel drives and shape a crown so rain runs off.
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We pave private roads, long rural drives and farm lanes in recycled asphalt, hot mix or chip seal. Church and subdivision entrance roads are part of the work too.
Learn MoreRecycled asphalt is our specialty. We lay pure crushed, screened millings that have been ground twice.
We take on driveways, farm lanes, parking pads and small parking lots. We work for homeowners, farms, churches and small businesses.
We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing. It covers the material, the hauling and the install.
We work across southeast Georgia, out to Brunswick and St. Marys on the coast. Douglas and Hazlehurst are in our range too.
Tell us what you need paved or graded and the town it is in. Call or text (912) 239-0212 or use the form, and we will set up your free estimate.
Tell us about the driveway, parking lot or private road and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
