Chip seal driveway in Eastern Connecticut
Protection of access way so contruction activity does not damage anything
Protection of during spraying of asphalt cement
The priority is to have clear clean surfaces prior to application
Stone truck
Gage shows how hot the asphalt cement is
A view of the texture of the stone we use
Closely graded and washed stone
Contrasting textures with sharp deliniation
Looking down at a section of stone that has just been installed and rolled
A finished driveway in Western CT
Public walk way in a park
Textured path a resivor
Equipment staged prior to starting the job.
Loading the small hot asphalt tanker so large truck does not have to be on the pathways that are not designed for that weight
Clearly not for sport
How to tank is heated by two burners
The smallest and the longest walks can be chip sealed by us because of our tooling
Hot asphalt were no full sized truck can go
The truck has burner on it to keep the material at the right temperature for application
Spraying the asphalt and spreading the stone right along with spraying
Hand spraying of the hot asphalt cement
Stone application over the base asphalt
As soon as it cools the stone is locked in place
Stone is spread right away as asphalt is sprayed so it sinks into the asphalt cement
The black asphalt is to be chipsealed so it blends with the stone covered walkwy at the bottom
Preventing a problem is much easier than cleaning up a mess
It looks decorative but you do not want it on you at all
With this you can see the chip seal "look" and job details
Close up of the details
spreading the stone into place
Stone needs to be in place before the asphalt cement cools
Speed in placement counts
An even coat of stone
Creating an even coating of stone on top of the hot Asphalt cement
Narrow walk leading to the house
Finished chip seal in Connecticut
Rubber tired roller to set stone in asphalt cement
Bench along chip seal path
Chip seal used because of the grade down to the main path that is gravel
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