Hot rubberized crack sealing for General Contractors.

What the work involves

Cracks get cleaned out and filled with hot rubberized sealant that stays flexible through the freeze and thaw cycles. It is the highest-value pavement work at this elevation, because it stops water before water becomes ice inside your pavement.

Why it matters for general contractors

Pavement finish work lands at the end of a project when the schedule is tight, and it is often the visible last step before turnover.

For general contractor properties, the annual crack pass is the highest-value line in the budget. Every winter opens something new, and every opening left alone gets bigger.

How the job runs

The kettle work looks simple and the preparation is where the job is won. A crack full of pine needles, old failed filler, or moisture will not hold a bond no matter how good the rubber is. Clean and dry first, then hot material, then let it set.

GCs do best when the sub reads from the civil plans, flags conflicts in the field before paint goes down, and is reachable a season later for the first seal.

Why it matters at this elevation

A crack is a funnel. Water runs in, freezes overnight, expands about nine percent, and levers the crack wider. The next day more water fits, and the cycle repeats through both shoulders of winter. Sealing the crack shuts the funnel before the base underneath gets wet.

What a job usually looks like

GC work runs to the construction calendar until the mountain calendar says otherwise. If striping is scheduled for October we will say plainly whether it can be done or whether it belongs in spring, in advance rather than at inspection.

On a project, our scope lands at closeout: markings laid out from the civil plans, conflicts flagged in the field before paint goes down, and documentation that clears the file. New asphalt gets its first seal the following season, which we can schedule at turnover.

More on how we work with general contractors on the General Contractors page, or see Crack Sealing across every community we serve. The guides and problem pages go deeper if you are still diagnosing.

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