Asphalt services for the Providence metro
Rhode Island winters are unusually hard on asphalt. Between December and March most Providence-area driveways absorb a few dozen freeze-thaw cycles — water seeps into a hairline crack, freezes overnight, expands, and widens the crack a fraction of a millimeter every time. By April the cumulative damage shows up as new cracks, raveling at the edges, and the first potholes.
Snow-plow scarring is a Rhode Island specialty. The skid plate of a wing plow clipping an unprotected driveway apron will scar the surface in three or four hits over a winter, and the salt-and-sand mix left behind keeps eating the binder for weeks after the snow is gone. The same plow blades on commercial lots gouge into line striping and curb-stops.
Below is the catalog of services we run year-round. Sealcoating is the spring-and-fall workhorse; crack filling and patching run May through November; line striping and pothole repair we will do any month it stays above 50°F.
Residential
- Driveway SealcoatingProtect residential asphalt driveways from UV, gas, oil, and freeze-thaw cracking with a fresh coal-tar or asphalt emulsion sealcoat.
Commercial
- Parking Lot SealcoatingCommercial parking lot sealcoating for retail, office, multifamily, and HOA properties — extends the life of your asphalt by 3-5 years per cycle.
- Line Striping & MarkingsFresh parking-lot stalls, handicap spaces, fire lanes, stop bars, and directional arrows with traffic-grade waterborne paint.
Repair
- Crack Filling & RepairHot-pour rubberized crack filler stops water intrusion before it turns a hairline crack into a pothole.
- Asphalt PatchingSaw-cut, remove, and replace failed asphalt sections — full-depth or surface-level — for driveways, lots, and roads.
- Pothole RepairCold-patch and hot-mix pothole repair for emergencies, with proper compaction and tack coat for a lasting fix.
Services FAQ
What's the difference between coal-tar emulsion and asphalt emulsion sealer?+
Coal-tar emulsion is the traditional product — it provides excellent protection against gas, oil, and UV. Asphalt emulsion (asphalt-based sealer) is lower-VOC and increasingly required by some municipalities. We carry both and select the right product for your job and any local code restrictions.
Why not just use the driveway sealer from the hardware store?+
Consumer-grade sealer is generally 50-60% water by weight and lays down a thin film. Commercial-grade sealer is applied at manufacturer-spec dilution rates and goes down in two coats, with each coat 2-3 times the film thickness of a hardware-store product. The commercial job lasts 2-3 years; the consumer job is usually visibly degraded by the following spring.
How long does a typical residential driveway sealcoating job take?+
Most residential driveways are a two-day job. Day one is power-wash, crack repair, and any patching. Day two is the two-coat sealcoat application. After day two you stay off the driveway for 24-36 hours.
What size jobs do you take?+
Residential driveways from about 200 sq ft up. Commercial lots from a 6-space medical office up to 500+ space shopping center lots. We do not do FAA airfield work or state highway projects.
Do you work in winter?+
Sealcoating requires surface temperatures above 50°F so we do not seal between roughly mid-November and mid-April. Pothole repair, hot-pour crack filling, and emergency patching we will do year-round as long as we can get hot-mix delivered.