08 / 10 · Rural lanes · long drives
Chipsealing.
Done right.
Chipsealing, sometimes called tar-and-chip or surface treatment, is hot liquid asphalt sprayed onto a prepared base, with stone aggregate spread on top and rolled into the surface. Rougher texture than hot-mix, lower cost per running foot, and well-suited to long rural drives and RM roads where the smoothness of hot-mix isn't required.
When chipseal is the right call
Long country approaches. Ranch lanes. Rural municipality roads with moderate traffic. Acreage drives where you don't need the polished look of hot-mix. Anywhere the cost per foot matters and the surface only sees a few vehicles a day.
Texture and traction
Chipseal has a rougher, knobbier surface than hot-mix. That texture actually gives better traction in wet and icy conditions, which is why provincial highways often chipseal rather than overlay. It's a feature, not a compromise.
Care
Sealcoating doesn't apply to chipseal, the surface is the sealcoat. Maintenance is mostly crack-fill as needed and a re-chip every 7 to 10 years depending on traffic. Lower-maintenance surface than hot-mix asphalt.
What we handle under this service
- Long rural driveways and approaches
- Ranch lanes · farm roads
- RM road surface treatment
- Country property entrances
- Lower cost than hot-mix
- Better wet/icy traction than smooth asphalt
Or maybe you
need both.
Most jobsites need more than one service. Sealcoat plus crack-fill. Driveway plus an apron patch. Take a look at the rest of the menu.