Sealcoating
Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots across the Brazos Valley. We blow the surface clean, fill the cracks, then put the sealer down.
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Asphalt crack filling keeps water out of the cracks in your driveway, parking lot or road. A crack is an open door into the pavement. Rain runs down it, soaks the base and softens the ground underneath. Once that base gets wet and starts moving, the cracks widen and the edges break away.
We fill cracks with hot rubber sealant, on its own or ahead of sealcoating. The work covers driveways at the house, lots at businesses and churches, and private roads and ranch roads. JEJ is based in North Zulch and works the Brazos Valley and about 60 miles around. Call or text (979) 595-5944 for a free estimate.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.
A crack is how water gets under your pavement. Rain runs into it and soaks the base and the soil below. Wet base loses strength, and the asphalt over it starts to flex and break.
The ground around North Zulch is shrink-swell clay. The USDA's Zulch soil series is one of those clays. The official description records cracks half an inch to an inch and a half wide. Those cracks reach 40 inches deep in a dry spell, then swell shut when the rain comes back.
Madisonville averages about 45 inches of rain a year and about 100 days at or above 90 degrees. Ground that opens and closes like that works on pavement from below all year. Filling cracks early keeps the water out while the clay is moving.
Both keep water out, but they suit different cracks. Federal Highway Administration guidance splits them by how much a crack moves in a year. A crack that opens and closes about an eighth of an inch is a working crack. Those get sealed, and cracks that barely move get filled instead.
That same guidance puts both treatments on cracks from about an eighth of an inch to an inch wide. TxDOT starts at an eighth of an inch in its own crack sealing spec. The spec also calls for dry sand in cracks wider than half an inch. Hairline cracks have nothing in them to fill yet.
Some cracking is not a crack problem at all. Alligator cracking, the connected pattern that looks like lizard skin, comes from a weak or wet base. Sealant will not hold that together, so those areas need asphalt repair and patching instead. Heavy cracking across a whole surface can mean an overlay once the failed spots are rebuilt.
Cleaning the crack comes first, and that step decides how long the fill lasts. We blow the crack out with compressed air to clear dirt and old material. TxDOT's spec calls for cleaning to a depth at least twice the crack width. The crack also has to be free of moisture before anything goes in.
Then the hot rubber goes in. The sealant is heated in the machine and pumped into the crack under pressure. That fills the crack to the bottom instead of capping the top. We squeegee the rest into a narrow band over the crack, and TxDOT holds that band to 3 inches wide.
A light sanding over the fresh sealant keeps it from picking up on tires. Cooler weather suits the work, since cracks sit open near their widest then. Driveways and lots take traffic again once the sealant has set and been sanded. On a lot that has to stay open, we plan the work in phases with you.
Free estimates and site visits across the Brazos Valley and about 60 miles around North Zulch.
(979) 595-5944From the first call to the day you can drive on it, here is how it goes.
Call or text (979) 595-5944, or send the form on this page. Tell us what the drive, lot or road is doing now.
We come out, look at the ground, measure the area and see where the water goes. Then the estimate spells out the square footage, the base work and the thickness.
We shape the site so water runs off it, then put the base down and compact it. Soft spots and failed areas get dug out and rebuilt before anything goes over them.
Hot mix asphalt is laid with our LeeBoy pavers and rolled while it is still hot. Chip seal jobs get emulsion sprayed, then rock spread over it and rolled in.
We clean the site up before we leave and tell you how long to stay off the new surface. Striping or sealcoating gets scheduled once the pavement has cured.
Common questions about crack filling across the Brazos Valley and about 60 miles around North Zulch. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots across the Brazos Valley. We blow the surface clean, fill the cracks, then put the sealer down.
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We repair potholes, sunken spots, crumbling edges and failed patches in asphalt driveways, parking lots and private roads. Bad pavement is saw cut out, the base rebuilt where it failed, then a hot mix patch is compacted in.
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We lay a new layer of hot mix over pavement that is worn on top but sound underneath. Low spots get leveled and failed areas get rebuilt before the overlay goes down.
Learn MoreWe grade for drainage, put the base down and compact it, then lay hot mix asphalt on top. The ground under the pavement decides how the job holds up.
LeeBoy asphalt pavers, a double steel drum roller, dump trucks, a lowboy trailer, skid steers and a mini excavator. The base work and the paving run on our own machines.
We pave driveways at houses and ranches, parking lots for businesses and churches, and private roads shared by several homes. Residential and commercial work runs through the same company.
Real reviews from real paving jobs, 40 reviews on Google.
They were professional, efficient, and delivered high-quality work. The team showed up on time, and left the area clean when they were done. You can tell they take pride in their work. Highly recommend them to anyone needing asphalt repair!
JEJ Concrete and Asphalt Recovery went above and beyond from start to finish. Professional, responsive, and they take real pride in their work. You can tell they know what they’re doing—the quality and attention to detail speaks for itself. They showed up when they said they would, got the job done efficiently, and left everything looking better than expected. It’s hard to find companies that still operate with this level of integrity and consistency. If you need concrete or asphalt work done right the first time, JEJ is the one to call. Highly recommend.
Great quality sealer jobs and customer service! Just an all around good company
Tell us what needs paving, sealing, patching or striping, and we will come out and look at it. Call or text (979) 595-5944, or send the form with the details of the job.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.
