As you can see, we offer a lot of services. More important to us, is that we offer you the right service. That's why we start every job by surveying your project: existing conditions, expected use, wear and tear, drainage - well, you get the idea. Once we understand your particular situation, we'll tailor a solution to meet your needs, and budget. That's what we mean by quality service. And that's why, with Alaniz, you always get quality paving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Poorly maintained, alligatored asphalt surface

Listed below are some of the more common terms used in the pavement maintenance industry and by Alaniz Construction, Inc. estimators to help you better understand treatments and solutions.

Free Estimates An Alaniz Construction, Inc. professional estimator will visit your site and offer a prompt, written proposal free-of-charge outlining our recommended treatment.

Two-year Warranty Our two-year warranty against workmanship and materials is one of the longest that you will find in the asphalt paving industry. Why would we offer a warranty for double the industry standard length? We want you to be comfortable with your choice of Alaniz Construction, Inc. as your paving contractor.

Removal & Replacement(R & R) This is the most common type of repair in the pavement maintenance industry. An R & R consists of the removal of the damaged asphalt section and replacement with hot mix asphaltic concrete. The actual depth of repair may vary depending on the damage to the asphalt and the condition of the underlying base. Recommended practice is to replace broken or alligatored areas with at least 1.5 times the depth of the existing asphalt. R & R is sometimes referred to as patch paving. A good practice is to remove one foot beyond the end of the last crack. The basic reason for removing and replacing the broken asphalt is to maintain a solid driving surface and prevent water from entering the supporting base layer.

Overlays A layer of hot mix asphaltic concrete is placed over an existing asphalt surface, when the supporting surface is not in need of structural repair. This is often an option for older surfaces in good condition. Underlying cracks may appear on the new surface of an overlay if not addressed. Pull and Plug is the removal and replacement of damaged asphalt beneath an overlay surface. An overlay typically lasts for around 10 years.

Fabric Overlays Sometimes this overlay is referred to by its trade name, Petromat Overlay, a layer of geotextile fabric placed between an existing asphalt surface and a new layer of hot mix asphaltic concrete to provide a moisture barrier and support for the new layer. This is often the recommended choice for surfaces with limited amount of cracking, good drainage, and rough, or aged surfaces.

Sealcoat An asphalt emulsion sealer is applied to the existing asphalt surface to help protect the pavement from exposure to the elements and provide a refreshed surface appearance. This process provides a smooth, dark finish to asphalt with limited cracking and is considered a good maintenance treatment if repeated every few years, depending on weather and use conditions. Some sealcoat products include a small amount of latex to provide flexibility and longevity. Sealcoat is often confused with a slurry seal, which is designed primarily for streets and high traffic areas, whereas a sealcoat is designed for driveways, parking lots, private roads, and similar low-traffic applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Sealcoat of neighboring residential driveways

Striping Painting of indicator lines and symbols usually takes place after sealcoating, overlays, or other surface treatments. Prices are based on the number of lines, arrows, bars, symbols, stencils, or lineal feet of paint applied. Standard latex-based acrylic paint colors include white, yellow, red, green, and handicap blue. Also available are custom stencils, dotted lines, hatched areas, and colored curbing. Double applications are recommended on new pavements because the asphalt usually absorbs the first coat. Striping adds that true finishing touch to a quality paving or sealing project.

Skin Patches A thin layer of asphalt is placed over a low-lying section of asphalt to help with water flow or to fill in areas that have gradually sunk over a period of time. This treatment does not address structural or sub-base problems.

Speed Bumps You have driven countless times over these raised mounds of asphalt placed across a drive path that help control traffic speed through a specific section. The correct height and shape of speed bumps is important due to the complaints that often accompany improper installation. Standard speed bump height usually crests around 2.5.

Asphalt Berms These curbs made of a special hot mix asphaltic concrete consisting of mainly fines, or small pieces of aggregate, are positioned with traffic safety in mind. Often installed on roads lacking concrete curbs and gutters or an even edge, berms are not designed to be hit by tires or to carry constant water flow. Berms with rounded edges are usually installed by hand, and berms with uniform straight edges are usually installed by machine. Since berms cannot be properly compacted due to their shape, they are often subject to cracking, sagging, and limited damage from tires.

A.D.A. compliance Work, Disabled Ramps, & A.D.A. signage Specific A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) rules may vary upon your location, but there are standard regulations outlining the number, size, and location of handicap parking stalls, handicap-accessible ramps up to sidewalks, and the installation of signs indicating handicap parking. We can provide the striping, ramps, and the signs required for compliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  New pavement makes a huge improvement on a private road!

Milling/Grinding Utilization of cold-milling machines to remove or grind existing asphalt surfaces has become more widespread in the asphalt industry, especially for removal of straightaway lengths and larger sections. Cold-milling machines provide clean edges, large volume capability, narrow footprints (usually one lane with minimal intrusion into other lanes of traffic), conveyor removal of material into waiting trucks, and limited damage to adjacent asphalt surfaces. In addition, the milled material can be recycled, an important factor in consideration of our limited resources. All of this translates to the fastest method of removal, the ability to remove the exact depth desired, leaving the sub-strata basically untouched and not requiring re-grading, and the ability to shave off the tops of hidden concrete or deeper than expected lifts of asphalt.

Excavation, Headerboard, Billboard, Bollard Poles, Fog Seals, Concrete, Other Services Just call us toll-free at 800-369-6929 for more information on other asphalt related services such as those listed above.

Location We have an office and yard conveniently located close to Silicon Valley, the Peninsula via bridges, and the East Bay, which service the entire Bay Area. Whether your site is commercial, industrial, residential . . . whether it's a church, hotel, apartment complex, shopping center, cemetery, movie theater, bank, golf course, or just a big empty lot, we'll come out and take a look at it.

Listed below are some of the more common terms used in our Road Services/Trench Division by Alaniz Construction, Inc. estimators to help you better understand treatments and solutions.

Cold-milling machine removes temporary fill over street trench

T-Cap Alaniz Construction's Road Services Division has met local municipal approval with its specialty trench paving. A section of the pavement wider than the slurry-filled trench is removed and paved back with asphalt, which bridges the top of the trench and connects the two outside edges of the trench. This repair is referred to as T-Cap because of its T-shape, if viewed from the side, and is generally specified by municipalities throughout the Bay Area. Vehicular weight is thus spread across a wider surface area and this helps prevent the trench from failing.

Base Paving Some municipal specifications call for a deep lift of asphalt paving, which requires the grinder to remove a deeper section of the street and leaves a deeper section of asphalt to be paved. This situation may occur when two or more trenches are within a certain distance of each other and failure to remove the intermediate section would cause the whole area to weaken. Proximity to a curb and gutter is among other reasons calling for base paving.

Close-up of cold-milling machine
(remaining asphalt in foreground and right rear)

Grind and Pave This is a specific form of Removal & Replacement, which consists of the removal of asphalt by cold-milling machines (or grinding of damaged/designated asphalt sections) and subsequent replacement with and paving of hot mix asphaltic concrete.  The surface above the trench is milled, swept free of loose debris, tackcoated, and then paved.  Often referred to as T-Cap, or specified by some municipalities to ensure proper strength over trenches, grind and pave is seen as an improvement over traditional trench repair.

Pave Only Occasionally a customer will excavate a trench and backfill the trench himself. Pave only is the paving of the asphalt and may not include base work and base compaction. This work requires a tackcoat along the edges, re-compaction of the existing base if applicable, and placement, paving, and compaction of the hot mix asphaltic concrete.

Bore Pit Repair Some utilities are installed with the help of laser-guided horizontal boring devices. This approach may be less disruptive to local traffic, asphalt surfaces, and other utilities. Rectangular digouts spaced out along the bore line are often backfilled with base rock and capped with cold mix. The bore pits may be covered with trench plates and left ready for paving and compaction. Bore pits can be more costly to repair due to the smaller size of each repair (hand work) and the greater distances between each location (movement of equipment.)

Chip Seal Utilizing a process in which the asphalt surface is sprayed with a viscous oil and granite chips are broadcast over the oil, the section is compacted with a pneumatic roller and the excess chips are swept up. Some specifications call for the section to be swept again in a couple of weeks. Chip seal is a time-proven pavement maintenance approach and is used in order to match existing street surfaces within communities whose streets are currently maintained by chip seal.

Concrete finisher adding final touches to match existing sidewalk

Concrete Underground utilities must often cross curbs and gutters, sidewalks, approaches, and driveways to connect their services. Standard repair of these concrete sections are a basic part of the road services division. Experienced finishers replace and repair flat concrete structures to like-new conditions, often replicating specialty finishes. Services include demolition, forming, pouring, and finishing of concrete. Although time-consuming, the concrete is often the last piece of the utility connection and the most visible to the customer, therefore treated with the most care and concern to detail.

Slurry Seal Often confused with sealcoat, a slurry seal is designed primarily for streets and high-traffic areas. Sealcoat, on the other hand, is designed for parking lots, private roads, and similar low-volume applications. Slurry seal is a mixture of fine aggregate, asphalt emulsion, water, with filler sometimes added. The materials are blended in a pugmill, usually truck-mounted, and applied by a spreader box, all in one continuous operation. Slurry seals are often specified by municipalities to match existing asphalt surfaces.