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Updated: July 8th, 2008 05:26 PM EDT
Doing what they do best
Contractor makes switch to asphalt sealer.
One million-sq.-ft. job was a big step up for the contractor and presented a variety of challenges even before the issue of material came up.
Originally a driveway sealcoating contractor, Maul Asphalt & Sealcoating decided that if they were going to make "serious money" in the pavement maintenance industry they would have to expand into the commercial market. Today 95% of Maul Asphalt's work is for commercial customers.
Maul Asphalt & Sealcoating usually prepares pavement for sealcoating using walk-behind power blowers, but for the 1-million-sq.-ft. AMC Cantera job, the biggest job theyd ever tackled, the company spent $500 to have the parking lot swept by a contract sweeper.
On the first day an 8-person crew began repairing 55,000 linear feet of cracks. Two workers cut in much of the parking lot to speed spraying, then three 2-person teams began spraying the first of two coats of sealer. Eventually Maul Asphalt painted more than 100,000 linear feet of striping and brought in a subcontractor to install thermoplastic arrows and stop bars.
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"We got that job as it was a direct result of doing a good job on the Warrenville property," Maul says. "They were looking for good service and a quality job, and that's what we provide. It's not only about price. They want to find a quality vendor and we try to go in and cut their problems to a minimum and anticipate their needs."
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