A Fredericton driveway takes a beating every winter. We seal asphalt across Devon, Nashwaaksis, Silverwood and out to New Maryland so the freeze-thaw cycles off the Saint John River valley do less damage, year after year.
Hogan Paving has been a family-run shop since 1990, and we have sealed a lot of driveways on both sides of the river. We know the difference between a Devon lot that bakes in full sun all afternoon and a shaded driveway in Marysville that never quite dries out, and we time the work and the product to match.
Most Fredericton homeowners call us because a neighbour pointed them our way. We show up when we say we will, we tell you honestly whether sealcoating is the right call or whether a crack needs filling first, and we do not push work your asphalt does not need.
Sealcoating is one part of keeping a driveway healthy. If you want the full picture, our sealcoating service page walks through how it works, and the Fredericton hub covers everything else we pave around the city.
The damage to a Fredericton driveway rarely happens all at once. Water seeps into hairline cracks, freezes overnight, expands, and pries the asphalt apart a little more with each cold snap. By spring those small openings have widened, and the salt and grit from the plows finishes the job.
A proper sealcoat lays down a protective skin that keeps water, UV, gas and oil from working into the surface. We clean the asphalt, fill the cracks that matter, and apply the seal in dry weather warm enough to cure, usually late spring through early fall along the Vanier and Hanwell corridors.
Done on a sensible schedule, every two to three years for most driveways, sealcoating keeps your asphalt flexible enough to ride out the next round of freeze-thaw instead of cracking through it.
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Late spring through early fall, once overnight temperatures stay reliably above about ten degrees so the seal can cure. We avoid sealing right before a wet stretch, and we will not coat a driveway in the shoulder season when a hard frost could ruin the finish. For most homes in Nashwaaksis or New Maryland, June through September is the sweet spot.
For most residential driveways around Silverwood, Devon and the Hanwell corridor, every two to three years is about right. The salt, grit and freeze-thaw off the Saint John River valley are hard on asphalt, but over-sealing wastes money and can build up. We will look at your surface and tell you honestly whether this is the year for it.
Call the Fredericton crew for a straight answer and a free estimate. We will tell you whether your driveway needs sealing now or whether it can wait a season.
