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Protect your driveway investment with professional asphalt sealcoating in Shreveport, LA. We clean, crack fill, and apply even coats of premium sealer to block water, sun, and oil damage so your residential asphalt stays darker and lasts longer.
Legacy Asphalt Shreveport provides professional asphalt sealcoating throughout Shreveport, LA, Louisiana and the surrounding area. Our licensed, insured crew delivers safe, clean, on-time work with a free estimate before anything begins. Call (318) 616-9109 or request your free quote.
Asphalt Sealcoating & Crack Filling for Shreveport Properties
Asphalt in Shreveport takes a beating from heat, humidity, and sudden storms. Sealcoating and crack filling are how you keep that pavement from drying out, raveling, and breaking up long before its time. Legacy Asphalt Shreveport focuses on this kind of preventative work for driveways, parking lots, and private roads all over Shreveport and the surrounding parishes.
A good sealcoating job does two main things. First, it locks out water, oil, and UV light so your asphalt stays flexible instead of turning gray and brittle. Second, it fills the tiny surface voids that collect dirt and water, so you get a smoother, easier to clean surface. Crack filling works with it by stopping water from getting into the base layer through visible cracks, which is what really destroys pavement here when those summer downpours hit.
If your asphalt is under constant Louisiana sun, gets regular traffic, or already has visible hairline cracks, you are a candidate for sealcoating and crack filling. Legacy Asphalt Shreveport looks at your existing pavement, age, traffic, and drainage before we suggest a plan. The goal is not just to make the surface look black again but to add several more useful years to the life of the asphalt you already paid for.
How Legacy Asphalt Shreveport Actually Performs Sealcoating
On every asphalt sealcoating project, surface prep decides how long the work will last. Our crew starts with a thorough cleaning using high powered blowers and stiff bristle brooms to remove dirt, leaves, and loose gravel. On commercial lots or heavily soiled driveways, we add pressure washing and a detergent degreaser on oil spots so the sealer has a clean surface to bond to.
Next, we block off edges and sensitive areas. Concrete, curbs, brick, garage doors, and landscaping get taped or cut in by hand so sealer only goes where it should. We also look for low spots where water pools after a rain, since standing water will interfere with curing. If water is present on the day of work, we broom or blow it off before moving forward.
For the sealer itself, Legacy Asphalt Shreveport primarily uses a refined coal tar or asphalt emulsion sealer rated for our climate, then blends it with sand and latex additives. The sand adds skid resistance and a more durable film, which is important for sloped driveways and higher traffic parking aisles. We apply the material with a combination of squeegees and spray systems, depending on the size and use of the pavement. Squeegee application helps work the sealer into the surface on older or more porous asphalt, while spraying gives a consistent finish on large open areas.
Most residential driveways receive two coats applied in a cross pattern so the second coat covers what the first coat might have missed. Busy commercial lots often get a heavier specification in drive lanes and lighter coverage in parking stalls. We always follow product temperature and humidity guidelines, which matter a lot in Shreveport, so the sealer cures properly rather than staying tacky.
Crack Filling: Materials, Technique, and Local Considerations
Crack filling is not just pushing some tar into a crack. If it is done wrong, the crack reopens, lets in water, and sometimes makes later repairs harder. Legacy Asphalt Shreveport separates cracks into two main categories: narrow surface cracks and structural or working cracks.
For hairline and small non working cracks, we use a pourable crack filler that penetrates and binds the sides of the crack. We clean these with wire brushes and high pressure air so dust does not block adhesion. On larger or working cracks typically 1/4 inch to 1 inch wide we use a hot applied rubberized crack sealant. This product heats in a kettle and is installed with a wand directly into the crack so it can stretch and contract with temperature swings.
Before any crack gets filled, we route or shape it when needed. That means we use a crack router or diamond blade to square off the sides of certain larger cracks so the sealant has vertical faces to lock into instead of a thin, weak edge. The crack is then blown out with compressed air to remove grinding dust. In high traffic commercial areas, we often apply a light band of sealant along the surface on each side of the crack so vehicle tires do not peel it out.
With Shreveport weather, timing is critical. Crack filler should not be installed in standing water or when the pavement is saturated from a storm. We watch the forecast so the material has at least several dry hours to skin over and begin curing. On very hot days, we adjust product temperature and working time so the material does not track or scuff when vehicles return.
What Affects Cost and Scheduling in Shreveport, LA
Customers usually want to know why one sealcoating quote is higher or lower than another. For Legacy Asphalt Shreveport, cost is driven first by square footage and crack density, but also by layout, prep work, and traffic control. A wide open church parking lot is faster and more economical per square foot than a tight apartment complex with cars that must be moved in phases.
The amount and type of cracks matter. Light checking and a few visible cracks might only need minimal crack filling before sealer. A lot with long, open cracks in wheel paths will need routing and hot rubber work, which adds time and material but also prevents base failure. If the asphalt has potholes, large alligator cracking, or sinking areas, we will recommend patching or overlay work before sealcoating, because sealer alone will not correct structural problems.
Local scheduling also affects the price. In Shreveport, the best times for asphalt sealcoating are typically from late March through early June and from late September into early November. Temperatures are warm enough for proper curing, yet you avoid the worst of the midsummer surface temperatures that can make freshly sealed areas tacky for longer. During peak season, weekend or off hours commercial work can carry a premium because of overtime labor and the need for additional cones, barricades, and traffic control.
Accessibility influences cost too. If your property has limited access for our equipment or requires hand application in many areas, labor hours go up. We outline all of this in writing, so you can see exactly what work is included and where your money is going instead of just reading a lump sum price.
How to Prepare, What to Expect, and Why Local Experience Matters
Good results depend on the property owner and contractor working together. A few days before your appointment, Legacy Asphalt Shreveport confirms the plan and reminds you to keep vehicles, trailers, and portable basketball goals off the pavement. On commercial sites, we can provide notices you can post for tenants or customers so everyone knows which areas will be closed and for how long.
On the day of sealcoating and crack filling, we start with a walkthrough, mark any problem spots, and set up barricades and caution tape to block access. Expect some noise from blowers and crack routing equipment, but we keep it as organized and short as possible. Most driveways can be walked on after a few hours and driven on after 24 hours, though shaded areas or high humidity can extend that. For shopping centers and offices, we often phase the work so half the lot stays open while the other half cures.
Before hiring any contractor in Shreveport, ask specifically what kind of sealer they use, whether they dilute beyond manufacturer recommendations, and if crack filling is included or separate. Cheap jobs often involve over diluted sealer that looks good for a few months then wears off quickly, or they skip proper crack routing and cleaning. Legacy Asphalt Shreveport provides product data sheets, explains the application rate, and shows you where crack filling is planned so you can compare apples to apples with other quotes.
Local experience matters because our climate is tough on shortcuts. We work with the same weather patterns, soil types, and traffic conditions you see every day, and we design each asphalt sealcoating and crack filling project so the surface will still be performing well after several Shreveport summers instead of just surviving the first rainstorm.
