F & S Asphalt Seal and Stripe: Your driveway and parking lot maintenance experts!

Are spidery crevices starting to appear in your asphalt driveway? Have sprinklers started to fade and erode your blacktop? A little preventive maintenance has proven to pay off in the long run, especially when it comes to asphalt driveways and parking lots.

Having a fresh seal coating applied every four or five years to your residential driveway, and every two to three years at a commercial location, makes a tremendous difference in preserving the integrity of the surface and protecting your investment.

With the methods used by F & S Asphalt Seal and Stripe, Inc., asphalt in poor repair can be made to look new again. On new installations, asphalt currently runs about one-third to one-half the cost of concrete, making it the more affordable choice.

Two Fallbrook couples, Curtis and Lorrie Scarbrough and Robert and Michelle Fuller, started F & S Asphalt Seal and Stripe, Inc. in 2006. The company, an affiliate of Fuller Paving and Development, Inc., focuses on providing the repair and maintenance of asphalt surfaces. Because both companies work on projects throughout all of San Diego County, they are based out of the same location in Vista.

When it comes to advice on how to preserve asphalt and keep it in the best possible condition, Scarbrough and Fuller say water is the biggest culprit for problems.

“The worst thing you can do to your asphalt is to allow water to keep running over it in the same area,” Robert Fuller said. “Be sure your sprinklers are directed properly and do not over-water the area.”

Scarbrough agreed, “That’s always the first place the asphalt starts to break down. Also, people need to be careful to understand that fuel, solvents and oils will break down the asphalt.”

The duo also mentioned that many products people pick up at big-box home improvement centers do not have the quality ingredients needed for long-lasting asphalt repair.

“The cold mix people pick up doesn’t have the necessary type of oil to harden for a long-lasting surface,” Scarbrough said. “Some people also use roof tar to fill asphalt cracks and that gets sticky in the heat.” F & S uses products such as Seal Master, Guard Top and Satin Seal.

While using quality supplies is important to the end result of a job, F & S Asphalt Seal and Stripe also attributes their success to their well-experienced crew members who all have a minimum of 15 years of experience in the industry. These crew members are well-versed in all aspects of the job, including proper striping of parking lots and the careful marking of handicapped spaces to meet ADA requirements.

“Customer service is our priority,” Scarbrough said. “We want to provide professional, personal service.” To underscore that, customers can rest assured they are licensed, bonded and insured.

For a free estimate, contact F&S Asphalt Seal and Stripe, Inc. at (760) 723-3533.