Michael Blake

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Pavement Maintenance
How to Extend the Pavement Repair Season
Investing in a hotbox reclaimer means you can keep patching all winter
For later use, divide the asphalt into 2 ft. x 2 ft. 'bricks,' 2-3 in. thick.
Pavement Maintenance
How to Avoid the 10 Most-common Infrared Mistakes
How to avoid the 10 most-common infrared mistakes
One of the most-common mistakes occurs when luting the repair. The lute person needs to remove the larger aggregate from the top of the repair, which enables a tighter bond. At the same time, “over luting” will cause large aggregate to roll up at the surface. A good lute man will quickly level the repair with one or two passes, minimizing heat loss and minimizing the need to pull stone from the surface.
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