Slurry Seal Maintenance Information
What is Slurry Seal? Slurry Seal is a cold-mix paving system that can remedy a broad range of problems on streets, airfields, parking lots and driveways. Think of Slurry as an Industrial Grade asphalt surfacing.The principal materials used to create slurry seal are aggregate, asphalt emulsion and fillers, which are mixed together according to a laboratory’s design mix formula. Water is also added for workability.
Advantages of Slurry Seal: As the most versatile of any pavement surface treatment system, slurry seal is also unique in its ability to deposit a durable bituminous mixture in accordance with the demands of a variably textured surface: filling cracks and voids, sealing the surface weather-tight, and providing color and texture delineation in a single pass
Low Cost: Economical to install, highly cost effective to use.
Rapid Usability: Easy, swift application of a new overlay makes slurry especially attractive for rehabilitating busy thoroughfares, parking lots and airport runways.The new surface is ready to use in just hours after application.
Correcting & Preventing Problems: Existing distresses in older pavements – surface cracking, raveling, loss of matrix, increased water and air permeability and lack of friction due to flushing or aggregate polishing – can be corrected through a slurry application. Waterproofing is also achieved, preventing further deterioration. An all-weather, long lasting surface is created that offers skid resistance and improved handling characteristics for drivers.
Aesthetic Value: With one simple application, existing pavement receives a new wearing surface of uniform black color and texture. Enhanced appearance means increased property value, marketing potential and buyer acceptance.Thoroughfares, shopping center parking lots and other public or commercial pavements treated with slurry seal become more attractive and eye appealing.
Benefits of Pavement Maintenance: Even the best of surfaces are subject to the wear and tear caused by time, weather, and traffic. No surface is permanent. By undertaking a program of planned pavement maintenance, considerable savings in rehabilitation costs may be achieved. Your pavement surface will remain sound, usable, and safe. Extensive downtime needed to repair deep cracks and potholes will be reduced or eliminated.
The application of slurry seal will significantly extend the life of existing pavements by protecting the under-surface from damage caused by water seepage. Improved surface performance is an added bonus.
A pavement maintenance program using slurry seal will not only help to protect your pavement, it will help to protect your paving investment.