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How Do We Repair Pavement to Prevent A Puddle or Birdbath?
It’s all about the pitch. Our infrared patching method is the only cost-effective tool available on the market to fix pavement grade and repair sunken areas where water puddles collect. To correct this, we use infrared pavement patching to fill in dips and low spots in asphalt and regrade asphalt areas that are too high. Our experienced experts create a new swale in the pavement, allowing water to drain away from the problem area and ensure your pavement has the necessary pitch from proper drainage.
How Do Puddles and Birdbaths Form in the First Place?
Here are the significant reasons why a puddle will form in your asphalt pavement:
New Pavement
When elevations are kept incredibly tight during a new paving project, it’s easy to miss the proper slope or fall.
Even the slightest dip or discrepancy in the final paved surface can result in a birdbath forming where asphalt damaging water collects.
Soft Sandy Sub Base
Here in Florida, puddles can quickly form when the sandy soil under the original site becomes soft or saturated with groundwater,
allowing the asphalt pavement surface above to sink slowly. This settling causes a new low area to form and hold water, creating a puddle.
Potholes & Pavement Damage
Another cause of puddles is potholes or pavement areas in need of repair left unattended.
Any compromised location that is not repaired promptly will continue to expand, creating a more significant problem to fix.
Improper Drainage
It is essential to keep the roadways and parking lots draining correctly.
It’s not uncommon for the asphalt around catch basins to settle, creating puddles around the storm drain basin.
These puddles can contribute to premature deterioration of asphalt surfaces of the surrounding drainage basin.
Water then gets around the drain box, causing the connecting pipes to fail over time.
If not corrected, this condition will lead to a much larger, more dangerous sinkhole under the pavement.
