What Are the Cost Factors for Asphalt Sealcoating?

You may already know that asphalt sealcoating is an extremely effective way to help ensure a long, beautiful, trouble-free life for your pavement. However, you might not know the factors that contractors must consider when they give you a quote to sealcoat your pavement. To produce an accurate quote, contractors need to visit your site so that they can evaluate numerous factors, including the location, pavement size and layout, pavement condition, and pavement use.

How Might My Location Affect the Cost of My Asphalt Sealcoating Job?

Asphalt sealcoating contractors typically store their supplies, equipment, and tools in a secure location next to their offices. When they are ready to start a job, they will incur expenses to move everything from the yard to the site, and they normally provide the transportation for their crew members also. The distance between the site and the contractor’s yard is the primary factor affecting mobilization costs, but it is not the only one. Asphalt companies in Orange County can face the same congested traffic that other drivers routinely encounter in certain areas, which can dramatically lengthen their commute time. This is also true if the site is in a remote location with roads that are in poor condition or that have excessively low speed limits. Most crew members of asphalt maintenance contractors are hourly employees, and they are on the clock when commuting between the yard and the job. Between the wear and tear on the vehicles, the price of fuel, and the labor costs, it only makes sense that increasing the distance can also increase the price that the contractor must charge.

How Does the Size and Layout Impact Parking Lot Sealcoating?

A gallon of sealant can only cover a finite number of square feet, and any attempt to stretch the coverage beyond that point will result in a subpar job. However, many parking lots are not simply an unbroken expanse of pavement. There may be numerous structures on or near the parking lot, landscaping islands on every traffic aisle, light poles, cart corrals, trash bins, or other obstacles that will require special attention.

How Might the Condition of the Pavement Affect the Cost for Asphalt Sealcoating?

There is a great deal of prep work that asphalt sealcoating contractors must deal with before they can apply a sealcoat. They must clean the pavement to remove intrusive vegetation, dirt, piles of gravel, and other debris. Potholes and cracks need to be mended, so the cost of your parking lot repair will be added to the cost of the sealcoating job. If it is necessary to apply a primer to cover stains left by automotive fluids, this may increase your cost as well.

How Does Pavement Use Impact the Price for Asphalt Parking Lot Sealcoating?

When your paving company designed your pavement, the number and weight of vehicles that were expected to use the pavement on an average day had to be considered to determine the appropriate construction of the pavement and its foundation. If the asphalt layers were too thin to support the traffic, the pavement would quickly incur damage, leading to a reduction in its life. Similarly, contractors evaluate a pavement’s use to determine the number of coats needed as well as the best type of sealant for that particular pavement. Two coats are typically the norm for parking lots, but exceptionally busy lots may need a third coat in areas where vehicles are heavier or more numerous. Furthermore, sealant manufacturers produce a variety of sealcoats that have special or enhanced properties that can be advantageous if your pavement is subjected to certain types of use.

Contact Peterson Grading & Paving to Explore Your Options

We offer a full range of commercial paving services to clients throughout California. Our services include parking lot repair, asphalt paving, parking lot striping, wheel stops, traffic signs, sealcoating, bollard installation, asphalt overlays, concrete work, line removal, epoxy coatings, warehouse striping, and asphalt milling. We have an impeccable reputation for integrity, workmanship, and customer service. We offer free quotes, so use the online form, email Ryan@GradePave.com, or call 949-402-6979 to submit your request.