What’s Better in the Winter? Asphalt or Concrete Driveways
When you decide that it is time to install a new driveway at your home, one of the biggest decisions that you will have to make is whether you should use asphalt or concrete for it. Of course, there are other choices available such as gravel if your budget is low or...
How Long Does It Take to Sealcoat my Driveway?
Sealcoating an asphalt driveway will protect it from oxidization, fuel spillage, cracks, and water damage — and your driveway will last you a lot longer if you sealcoat it, making sealcoating an essential protection of your investment. While you will be guaranteed a...
What are Parking Lots Paved with?
Parking lots are typically paved with either asphalt or concrete. Because the qualities of asphalt make it best suited to cooler climates and it is easier to de-ice, asphalt parking lots are more commonly spotted in northern states. Concrete parking lots, which won’t...
How Long Should Asphalt Sealcoating Last?
When you have asphalt sealcoating completed, one thing you might wonder is how long that it should last. The answer is that with the proper care it should last at least three to five years and possibly longer. When a roadway is completed it is advantageous to get some...
Asphalt Paving for School Blacktops
Most schools are still closed for the pandemic, but with the reduced costs associated with online learning, school budgets are open for business. If you’re looking for places to spend your budget, think about repairing your school’s asphalt paved facilities like the...
What is Grading?
When laying pavement for any surface, whether it’s a driveway, sidewalk or parking lot, an important step of the process is grading. Professional grading services by Brother’s Paving allow your next paving job to go smoothly. But what does “grading” mean exactly?...
Stone Pavement vs. Asphalt Pavement
There are two types of pavement for sidewalks, driveways, and other hard surfaces on commercial or residential properties: stone and asphalt. Stone pavements and asphalt pavements both serve the same purpose, but the differences are worth noting, especially if you are...
What is Sealcoating Pavement?
At Brothers Paving, we specialize in paving, stoning and grading, and other paving services. One of the services we provide to our local customers across Maryland is sealcoating and repair. Not all of our customers know what sealcoating is, or why it’s important, so...
What is a Quality Paving Service?
When choosing a paving company, it may seem like they are all the same. However, knowing the difference in a quality paving service is important in choosing the right paving company to work on your property. Here are a few signs that you’re working with a quality...
How Parking Lot Paving Affect Property Value
Your apartment or commercial building can benefit from re-paving your parking lot in many ways. One way is that your customers and tenants will appreciate a newly paved parking lot, since it shows that you as the landlord are making a lot of effort to maintain the...