Asphalt Welding - Patch Edges and Asphalt Cracks

by AsphaltKingdom.com
(Michigan)

Asphalt Welding: You can earn $5 to $7 per linear foot. As a sealcoating contractor you will come across driveways and parking lots that have patches or ridges that are a bit of an eye sore. You may also see residential driveways that have been affected when the city came through and repaved the roads.

Asphalt welding is a process where you take a propane powered tiger torch and heat the patch seam (around the edges) for about 3 to 4 linear feet along the seam and then rework the asphalt with an asphalt rake and blend the edges of the patch seam into to main body of the surface. Once you have spread the asphalt around on the edge making it uniform you can then use a steel hand tamper or a vibrating plate to tamp the asphalt back down to a solid form.

It's important that you don't burn the asphalt during this process. You do not want a direct flame touching the asphalt at anytime as this will burn the tar and bitumine out of the asphalt leaving it fragile and exposed to cracking. You will know that you're burning the asphalt if it starts turning a grayish white color. The goal is to heat the asphalt to blackish oily color so it can be worked with a rake and then tamped.

You can set yourself up for this service for under $1500 and we carry all the equipment that you'll need to get this job done right. Call one of our specialists about asphalt welding and get advice on the best tools and equipment to get setup. We will also be happy to train you via telephone so that you can start earning on your first asphalt repair job.

You can take a look at the vibrating plate at http://www.asphaltkingdom.com/asphalt-repair.html

You can also take a look at our AK4000 Hot Asphalt Box at http://www.asphaltkingdom.com/hot-asphalt-box.html.