Milwaukee Seal Coating Contractors

How Wisconsin Seal Coating Works

Seal coating is a practice that can save you considerable amounts of money over the life of your asphalt, and extend the life expectancy of the asphalt pavement by 200% or more. Asphalt pavement, also referred to as “blacktop”, is exposed to many harsh and extreme weather conditions throughout Wisconsin and Illinois; all of which reduce the life of your asphalt pavement if not maintained properly. Seal coating and crack filling are great ways to get the most out of your asphalt pavement. Milwaukee seal coating has many benefits besides the protection of your investment. Milwaukee asphalt seal coating will prevent UV light damage to the surface of your pavement, fill the tiny cracks and voids that water can sneak through, and conceal any “patch work” by making everything a uniform color. Seal coating will make your old asphalt driveway or parking lot look as good as new.


Asphalt sealer can be applied with a brush, a squeegee, or by spraying. Different methods of application are appropriate for different jobs, but the job of the sealer is always the same: to protect the underlying asphalt from the elements, and to beautify the pavement to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Asphalt sealer comes in many forms, and all are not created equal. For example: The blacktop sealer you can buy from local hardware stores is not commercial grade sealer, and usually is only designed to make your driveway look black again. It lacks many qualities of the premium commercial grade sealer MUDTeCH applies. The sealer MUDTeCH uses in Milwaukee and Madison differ as well.  In Milwaukee and the surrounding areas, we generally recommend a coal tar based sealer with silica sand and latex polymer additive added in the recommended ratio. In Madison and in Dane County the mixture is very similar, but in place of the coal tar sealer, asphalt emulsion sealer is the base. Asphalt emulsion sealer is supposed to be more environmentally friendly and is an option throughout the state and in northern Illinois but not generally used due to its lower wear resistance. In Dane County, asphalt emulsion sealer is the only option mandated by county ordinance.

How MUDTeCH Seal Coating Differs From Others

MUDTeCH applies asphalt sealer in the nationally recommended ratios and always adds latex polymer additive to prevent tracking and increase the life of the sealer making the seal coat last considerably longer. Other Wisconsin sealcoating companies offer asphalt repair services at a lower price than MUDTeCH. THERE IS A REASON THEY CAN CHARGE LESS. Many other companies out there water down their sealer and don’t add the latex polymer additive or silica sand. The extra water makes the finished seal coat much thinner and lasts a very short time. It is not uncommon for us to get calls to sealcoat a parking lot or driveway that has already been seal coated this year and the business or individual has to have it done again because the sealer already wore off. Lack of the latex additive is a common problem with tracking of the sealer where the seal coat is brought into the home or business on shoes and can destroy carpeting and other flooring, costing thousands in clean up or replacement.  There is no way to see if these additives have been added and you are left to trust the company if they say they mixed their sealer to the recommended ratios. That is just another reason you should choose a reputable company like MUDTeCH so you don’t have to worry about your sealer wearing out prematurely or having the sealer tracked into your home or business.

Milwaukee Seal Coating Benefits

Regular Wisconsin asphalt seal coating is necessary to reduce Wisconsin weather damage and extend the life of your asphalt. Wisconsin seal coating applications should be applied every other year for maximum resilience and stability of your asphalt. Replacing an asphalt surface can cost up to twenty-five times as much as Milwaukee seal coating. Seal coating and crack filling from MUDTeCH can extend the life of your asphalt pavement by as much as 300%! Asphalt seal coating is also resistant to oil and gas, and slows the impact our Wisconsin climactic conditions usually have on asphalt.

The elasticity of asphalt pavement is one of its best features. It can flex slightly with the freeze and thaw and remain undamaged. Without seal coating, asphalt is left unprotected from salt, water, and UV light rays from the sun. Over time the asphalt becomes more brittle, thus reducing the asphalt’s natural flexibility. Without any flexibility, the asphalt pavement will begin to develop hairline cracks caused by the elements. These cracks allow dirt, water, and other foreign materials to penetrate the surface, which can lead to rapid deterioration of the asphalt (i.e. potholes). In order to make your asphalt pavement last as long as possible, regular Madison and Milwaukee seal coating applications are needed to protect the asphalt and keep it pliable.

Winter is Wisconsin and Illinois’ pavements’ worst enemy. Salt oxidizes the asphalt and water expands when frozen. They will damage the roadbed and the surface of the asphalt. The continual freezing and thawing cycle can ruin asphalt very quickly. Freezing and thawing can rapidly create cracks and potholes. Plows scraping across loose asphalt can remove pieces and expand cracks in pavement. Patching any holes, replacing areas with loose asphalt, filling cracks with hot tar, and sealcoating driveways and parking lots will prevent further damage from the harsh winter weather experienced here in Wisconsin and Illinois.

Water is one of the most harmful climactic elements to asphalt pavement. Water that collects in the pores and cracks of asphalt can freeze, reducing the structural integrity of the asphalt pavement and even harboring the growth of moss, mushrooms, and other plants, rapidly accelerating the deterioration of the pavement. Having MUDTeCH fill any cracks with hot tar crack filler and sealcoat any asphalt surfaces with premium commercial grade seal coat will minimize the damage of water and extend the life of the pavement.

Sunlight will bleach out the asphalt oil from the asphalt pavement making it look old and gray. Over time, the sun’s harmful UV rays will make the asphalt more brittle and the asphalt will crack more easily. Seal coating the asphalt pavement will protect the surface from the sun’s rays and make the asphalt black again, looking as good as new.
Asphalt driveway and parking lot repairs or asphalt replacements can get expensive if you neglect your pavement. Utilize the seal coating experience of MUDTeCH and you’ll instantly see the difference a seal coating application can make to your Wisconsin or Illinois blacktop driveway, sidewalk, or parking lot.

MUDTeCH uses hot-pour rubberized crack and joint sealing products on Milwaukee and Madison residential, commercial, and industrial parking lots, driveways, and streets, to ensure your asphalt pavement lasts as long as possible. By hiring MUDTeCH to clean, crackfill, sealcoat, and patch badly deteriorated areas, you can reduce the harmful effects of winter weather, water, sunlight, oil and gas on the asphalt pavement and effectively extend the life of your pavement. Whether you live in Milwaukee, Madison, or anywhere within MUDTeCH’s service area, adding protection and curb appeal to your home or business by seal coating your pavement is a good decision.

 

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We service these Wisconsin and Illinois communities and everywhere in between:

Beaver Dam WI	Janesville WI	Pleasant Prairie WI	Antioch IL
Belleville WI	Jackson WI	Port Washington WI	Belvidere IL
Beloit WI	Jefferson WI	Portage WI	Grayslake IL
Brodhead WI	Juneau WI	Poynette WI	Gurnee IL
Brookfield WI	Kenosha WI	Racine WI	Harvard IL
Burlington WI	Kewaskum WI	Saukville WI	Lake Forest IL
Cedarburg WI	Lake Geneva WI	Slinger WI	Lake Villa IL
Clinton WI	Lake Mills WI	South Milwaukee WI	Loves Park IL
Columbus WI	Lodi WI	Stoughton WI	Machesney Park IL
Cross Plains WI	Madison WI	Sturtevant WI	McHenry IL
DeForest WI	Marshall WI	Sun Prairie WI	North Chicago IL
Delafield WI	Mayville WI	Sussex WI	Poplar Grove IL
Delevan WI	McFarland WI	Twin Lakes WI	Rockford IL
East Troy WI	Menomonee Falls WI	Union Grove WI	Rockton IL
Edgerton WI	Mequon WI	Verona WI	Roscoe IL
Elkhorn WI	Middleton WI	Waterford WI	South Beloit IL
Evansville WI	Milton WI	Waterloo WI	Wadsworth IL
Fitchburg WI	Milwaukee WI	Watertown WI	Waukegan IL
Fort Atkinson WI	Monroe WI	Waukesha WI	Winnebago IL
Franklin WI	Mukwonago WI	Waunakee WI	Zion IL
Germantown WI	Muskego WI	Wauwatosa WI
Grafton WI	Mt. Horeb WI	Windsor WI
Greenfield WI	New Berlin WI	Winthrop Harbor WI
Greendale WI	Oconomowoc WI	West Bend WI
Hartford WI	Oregon WI	West Allis WI
Hartland WI	Paddock Lake WI	Whitewater WI
Horicon WI	Pardeeville WI	Williams Bay WI