Infrared Asphalt Repair

Infrared asphalt repair is the ideal asphalt patching method for potholes, surface cracking, utility cuts, large cracks, and high/low areas. This new and innovative way to repair asphalt is saving clients around half of what traditional repairs cost. Infrared asphalt repair is the process of heating existing asphalt, then adding new hot-mix asphalt, and then leveling and compacting to create a seamless patch. This technologically advanced process and equipment uses infrared wavelengths to heat asphalt pavement without a direct flame.  This helps keep the necessary binding agents of the asphalt pavement intact.  Infrared asphalt repair can be done year round. For more extreme asphalt repair cases when major sub-base issues are present removing a section of the existing pavement and replacing it with new asphalt may be necessary.

Applications and Benefits of Infrared Asphalt Repair

Asphalt Repair at Reduced Cost

Due to the benefit of not having to cut and remove the area that needs the asphalt repair, substantial cost savings are to be expected.  Traditional pavement repairs require cutting the section to be repaired, removing it in it’s entirety and hauling it away.  The base must then be compacted again and the whole patch must be filled with new asphalt pavement, raked, leveled, and compacted.  This leaves a seam where the old asphalt meets the new.  The saw cut area has a tendency to open up, which requires crack sealing or infrared asphalt repair in the future.  On the other hand, infrared asphalt repair is done by heating the existing asphalt where the patch is located for 5 to 8 minutes.  Once the asphalt is hot enough, the area is then raked down approximately two inches.  New asphalt is then added to the old asphalt and raked to make the patch level.  The area is then compacted creating a seamless asphalt patch.  Asphalt repair using the infrared process is fast, affordable, and requires no cutting which helps to prevent future problems.  As you can see there are several additional steps in traditional asphalt repair patching which will result in nearly double the cost of infrared patching.