Driveway Sealcoating Experts - S1:E1 - "Longer Than A Football Field"

150' longer than a football field to be precise.
Tag along as we meticulously clean, crackfill and sealcoat this 8,600 square foot, endless driveway with cracks larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon.
We'll talk and walk you though some of the behind the scenes thoughts and techniques used to achieve perfect results every time.
00:00 - Walkthrough & Equipment
3:34 -Trimming
4:28 - Cleaning & Blowing
5:41 - Filling Deep Cracks With Aquaphalt
7:20 - Hot Rubberized Crackfilling
8:18 - Driveway Sealcoating Begins
10:11 - Surprise Wife & Pizza Delivery
12:10 - Final Results
#sealcoating #youtube #asphalt #business #oddlysatisfying

[@Starphot]

Nice work! My dad was a seal-coater from the early 1950's to around 1996 in the LA basin. I didn't really know his method as my parents divorced in 1960 when I was 8 and had no chance for a taking your kids to work day thing. I do remember his old tar wagon with compressor and tar pots parked in the apartment complex we lived in. Me and my siblings had to bring him to our town towards the end and we had to make sure there was no open work tickets around. He did his last sealing job about 2 months before we took him to a home. He did make a living sealcoating driveways and parking lots. This after googling his name and I found a lot of filed California work orders.

[@royerfromjersey]

Much appreciated! What a cool story, thank you for sharing! Your Dad sounds like he was a hard worker. I had no idea that they were sealcoating that early in the 50s, just thought it was paving. I can imagine how things were a lot harder / more work back then without the advent of all the new equipment with the bells and whistles. My uncle is the one who got me into the business and he started in the early 70's in his early teens with a wagon, bike, and buckets he bought from the local hardware store. He's since retired and now building storage facilities, so it's my turn to get the next generation going! It's neat to hear these origin stories and understand how far things have come along.

[@avi130avi130]

wonderful work.. 👍🏻

[@royerfromjersey]

Thank you!

[@c.michael9649]

Way to be with those cracks homeskillet, top flight.

[@royerfromjersey]

Appreciate the kind words my man! For sure the most time consuming part but something that gets easily overlooked and nitpicked the most by customers.

[@jalexasphaltsealcoating8798]

Good job, guys 😊

[@royerfromjersey]

Thank you! Hope you're having / had a great season!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Awesome job!!

[@royerfromjersey]

Much appreciated! We got our steps in on this one for sure!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

@@royerfromjersey You sure did and keep up the great work!👍

[@chrisknights4604]

That’s how we do it jr style - love it mate

[@royerfromjersey]

Appreciated brother! Thanks for watching and the support!

[@chrisryan8863]

That looks like perfection!

[@royerfromjersey]

Thank you! It was fun one to turn around

[@ALMOST1342]

Awesome job. What did you use for sealer? Crafco LP by any chance?

[@royerfromjersey]

Much Appreciated! This is Sealmaster' Ultra Blend. I've heard great things about Cracfo' Action Pave & LP blend. Eager to give it a try, just don't have a distributor close by yet to get the tank filled!

[@benz5242]

Word of advice, i fill the cracks the same way i use to fill interior concrete floor cracks and joints.

[@royerfromjersey]

Good to know!

[@ddawg3974]

Is that using a tube of joint filler?

[@alexfawcett]

great technique but really my applause comes from your music selection!!!!!!!!

[@royerfromjersey]

Much appreciated! Hands down my favorite part of making the videos is finding new tunes to add in there!

[@ddawg3974]

looks beautiful! great job! Question for you, what circumstance do you fill the crack with aquaphalt and then hot pour crack filler, vs just hot pour crack filler? Just by the width of the crack or what?

[@royerfromjersey]

Thanks for the kind words! Anything that's usually about 3/4" - 1"+ in width and depth. Sometimes I'll fill smaller ones if I can see they are deep and go down the base just so we don't dump material in and over and over. It's not really something we use daily, most regular cracks on the driveway are filled after the first pass or two. I've got a new video tomorrow that has a lot of cracks we filled you can see it to give you a better idea!

[@ddawg3974]

@@royerfromjersey thank you, that's helpful. I'll definitely check out the video!

[@codysullivan7302]

Beautiful! from the 7:20 - 8:20 mark of hot rubberized crackfilling, what is the material and process youre doing with that white ace bucket?

[@royerfromjersey]

Thank you! We use sandblasting abrasive overtop all the hot rubber to help with sealer adhesion, hot tire pickup, being able to open lots back up immediately after crackfilling and making it not as noticeable through the sealer. A bit more work but we're able to charge more for it where most companies around us don't even offer hot rubber crackfilling. Thanks for watching!

[@Gosselinfamilyfarms]

Good afternoon, do you think you could answer some questions about starting a sealing business?

[@royerfromjersey]

I'd be more than happy to! Shoot me an email @ [e-mail] with any questions / rundown of what you'd like to accomplish and we'll see if we can come up with a game plan!

[@kylesmiley5215]

Wow only took 10 minutes!

[@royerfromjersey]

We try to average 800 square feet a minute to clean, crackfill and sealcoat, so we were right on time with this one!!! Thanks for watching!

[@fgjf1079]

@@royerfromjerseyow much did you charge on this job, if you don’t mind me asking? Considering starting a sealcoating part time business, here in CA, that I can do on the weekends

[@royerfromjersey]

Hey brother, thanks for watching! think we were right at $.35 per sqft for sealing and $1.25 for crackfilling, so somewhere around $3,100 I believe. Keep in mind this is pricing here in the NE and not sure what you're about to get out there on the West Coast as everyone's overhead is different. I'd be more than happy to share my spreadsheet breakdown / P&L for this one as we keep accurate data in Google Sheets for each job if it'll help you make a better decision if it's something you wanna do on the weekends. It can be a very profitable business if you get things set up the right way and do quality work. Shoot me an email with any questions. [e-mail]

[@CEO_mom_boss]

Your wife looks like she loves you very much 😂❤😘

[@royerfromjersey]

She's a keeper!

[@yolandahayes1354]

Excellent job. How long will it last? and how much is the price per square feet?

[@royerfromjersey]

Very much appreciated and thank you for watching! We do a two-year guarantee on all our services but have found that the sweet spot is right at the three-year mark. Not that our product doesn't last, it's just that new cracks emerge and different areas experience wear and patterns, so it's more of a preventative maintenance solution.

[@soheluddinmascot3221]

Which material is used for liquid seal coat work Bitumen Or emulsion & Which grade

[@royerfromjersey]

We use a coal-tar based emulsion from Sealmaster here in New Jersey.

[@garyp1930]

what is that broom thing .. does it wear out fast u did the whole driveway

[@royerfromjersey]

It's a fine "horse hair" broom vs. the squeegee or synthetic fiber ones. I think I've used a total of (3) brooms this season since April? We've found they left a much better finish than anything else on the market.

[@andyboy148]

Man thats a long ass driveway. How long did it take you to seal it?

[@royerfromjersey]

It sure was! It took about (3) hours to clean / crackfill and then (4) to actually seal it, so about (7) hours altogether.

[@tony8354586]

What kind of rubber do you use in the melter?

[@royerfromjersey]

Sealmasters - "Crackmaster Parking Lot Grade - LP"

[@brantz648]

Looks good! Could you turn your mic up a little though? Hard to hear you

[@royerfromjersey]

Appreciated! Sorry about that! I'll make sure to adjust the volume level a little higher in the videos moving forward. YT recommends a certain DB level so I just went with what they said!

[@brantz648]

@@royerfromjersey No worries man. I enjoyed the video either way.

[@daviddriver5491]

The audio on this video is quite low. Please consider using a clip-on microphone for future videos.

[@royerfromjersey]

Thanks for the feedback! Videos moving forward should have better audio levels hopefully. I had been setting them at the recommended YT levels in the editing program, but found out that was a bit too low! We did just get a new microphone to plug into the phone as well, but the clip would for sure be the ideal investment. Soon!

[@joelmarcy8027]

There was a lot of streaks. Is that just unavoidable? Do clients not get upset from all them streaks?

[@royerfromjersey]

The material is still wet / hasn't cured fully during the time we're filming. It will look "streaky" the first few hours after application or until the sunshine has time to evaporate all the water from the sealer and the material begins to cure. It dries to a uniform, matt black finish. We've been at this for eight years, with thousands of driveways under my belt and 0 complaints about any streaking!

[@daveklein2826]

When it dries there will be no streaks

[@bendini100]

great job my friend. wondering how much you charge per Sqf ? keep up the good work !

[@royerfromjersey]

Much appreciated. This one worked out to be right at $.30 per sqft. Our averages are right between $.25 - $.35 depending on the condition/age of the pavement.

[@newbievlogger1858]

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[@alexzhu9384]

How much does it cost?

[@royerfromjersey]

Every project is different, we charge by the square foot

[@natureboy123]

Whats the cost for this size job?

[@royerfromjersey]

We came in right at $3,326.35

[@user-eu7ik6sl4r]

Why didn't you spray it a couple times instead of all that hand work

[@royerfromjersey]

99% of our customers want a broom finish vs. spraying. You'd still need to cut in all your edges with a broom and then spray the first coat (wait an hour) or so and then spray the second coat. By the time that's all done and the chance of tire marks, and inconsistencies with spraying, broom finishes provide more sealer per square foot and a much more uniform and consistent end result for the client.

[@johnsonbar5022]

Have you ever heard of a seal coating going on crushed rock before the asphalt is laid on?

[@royerfromjersey]

Yep! I believe it's called Chip Sealing? The material used is very different than the coal tar or asphalt emulsion that you'd use for a driveway or for a parking lot. It's an asphalt-based tack or "binder" that's heated and then sprayed on the substrate prior to paving. I think it's more used in roadways/highway milling applications vs driveway installations.

[@johnsonbar5022]

@@royerfromjersey That's what I thought. I use to drive 18 wheelers and I hauled a lot of curb, crushed rock, and other stuff. I've seen this application for interstate highways, state and city roads, but not for private driveways. Now that I', retired and my driveway needs doing, most if not all of the non commercial sites that I've seen, don't use this "binding" method as you described. In any event, our driveway came out beautifully. I guess skipping the application that I as asking about, is not big deal. Thank you for your response. Your workmanship is very good.

[@royerfromjersey]

Much appreciated and appreciate your service as a CDL carrier! I used to work in logistics at a 3PL company dispatching/finding loads for our carriers and know you all are the backbone of the country! Enjoy your retirement and appreciate the kind words!

[@garyhenry2546]

How Much did that Cost?

[@royerfromjersey]

We came in right at $3,326.35