{"id":88,"date":"2019-02-07T05:06:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T05:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2019-09-17T05:19:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:19:39","slug":"how-snow-can-affect-your-asphalt-driveway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/2019\/02\/07\/how-snow-can-affect-your-asphalt-driveway\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW SNOW CAN AFFECT YOUR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Living in the Front Range, Denver, Colorado with snow and freezing temperatures every winter means that you should always be ready to do some preparation maintenance on your asphalt paving and driveways in the fall. Thinking and preparing ahead of time to protect your asphalt driveway, paving and parking lots will help with minimum damage and repair in the spring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Snow removal is very necessary but the machinery can cause damage to asphalt if not done correctly.&nbsp;&nbsp; The deicers and salt can also have some negative effects on the paving and the environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"457\" height=\"346\" src=\"http:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HOW-SNOW-blog1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HOW-SNOW-blog1.jpg 457w, https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HOW-SNOW-blog1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 85vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption> Tag: Asphalt Driveway Repairs Denver CO | Asphalt Companies Denver CO |  Asphalt driveway crack repair Denver CO | Asphalt Driveway Estimate  Denver CO | Asphalt Driveway Installation Denver CO <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul><li>Snow ploughs should be set \u00bd inch\r\nabove the asphalt to prevent damage.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\nThe city snow ploughs are usually correctly set for this purpose.&nbsp; If you have any uneven surfaces on your\r\nasphalt driveway or parking lot then these raised areas will have some damage\r\nin the spring that will need repairing.<\/li><li>Professional companies will\r\nusually use a polyurethane cutting edge on the blades of their plow to lessen\r\nthe impact it will have on your asphalt driveway.<\/li><li>Place a cone or marker on the\r\ncorners of your curb to help snow ploughs avoid damaging the curb or property\r\nedge of your asphalt.<\/li><li>The biggest culprit of winter\r\nweather on asphalt surfaces is the constant freeze-thaw cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp; When the temperature fluctuates it causes\r\nfreezing and melting which contracts and retracts the asphalt surface.&nbsp;&nbsp; When water freezes inside minute cracks it\r\ncan expand the cracks, causing large potholes and even larger cracks. If this\r\ndamage is visible please contact Bradley Asphalt and we will come out and take\r\na look.<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Winter may cause problems to many areas of your\r\nhome but with a little care, your asphalt driveway shouldn\u2019t be one of them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HOW-SNOW-blog2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\"\/><figcaption> Tags:&nbsp; Repair Driveway | Driveway Paving | Driveway Estimate | Asphalt  Companies Denver CO | Asphalt Driveway Repairs | Asphalt Driveway  Estimate | Asphalt Sealing | Paving Services | New Asphalt Driveway |  Reseal Driveway <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Please\r\ndon&#8217;t hesitate to contact us for any further information you require:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Denver\r\nOffice: 303-467-0631<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Colorado\r\nSprings\/Monument Office: 719-481-9411<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in the Front Range, Denver, Colorado with snow and freezing temperatures every winter means that you should always be ready to do some preparation maintenance on your asphalt paving and driveways in the fall. Thinking and preparing ahead of time to protect your asphalt driveway, paving and parking lots will help with minimum damage &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/2019\/02\/07\/how-snow-can-affect-your-asphalt-driveway\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOW SNOW CAN AFFECT YOUR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":90,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradleyasphalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}