THE TRUTH ABOUT
SEALCOATING MATERIALS AND WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID CONTRACTORS USING FALSE
ADVERTISING TO SELL INFERIOR MATERIALS!
 
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commercial and commercial quality residential sealcoat applications.
Above is pictured our 6,000 sealer tank (background) as well as part of our
fleet of trucks dedicated to commercial & residential uses
Seal-Kote Corp. is a full service asphalt maintenance company serving the
Chicago area. Our services include residential and commercial
sealcoating, parking lot striping, crack repair and sealing.
WE ONLY USE THE FINEST MATERIALS, SAFE FOR
YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND FAR MORE DURABLE THAN MOST
PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET TODAY.
Because of the facts in the paragraph below we use (and have for many
years) sealers containing REFINED coal-tar as the base product. A safe product
in use since 1933--OVER 78 Years!
Recently some companies have been distributing false information about coal
tar sealers which all started because ONE relatively small city in TX "banned"
coal tar sealer inside the city limits.
To get all the
scientific facts please click and go to
The TRUTH
About Coal Tar by an industry leading scientist.
A personal comment from a nationally known speaker in the pavement
industry and Texas resident:
I happen to be a friend of the owner of this
Chicago company, only see him once a year or so at conventions and such but we
have exchanged tips and ideas for years. As a TX resident all my life I can tell
you what REALLY happened in TX.
Years ago now, Dell moved near Austin TX the
state capitol but a fairly small city compared to big Texas cities with big
rivers flowing through them.
Coal-Tar was NEVER illegal on the west cost or CA but was just too expensive to
ship from sources in the east USA all the way to the west coast. So out there
they developed asphalt based sealers which have a different "smell" while drying
than coal tar.
Austin's population doubled in size as it became the silicon valley of TX with
California residents moving in.
ONE apartment complex had their lot sealed as they had for years with
coal tar and some very environmentally conscious folks from CA who had never
smelled coal tar were immediately sure this stuff had to be bad. (Refined coal
tar has never been shown to be hazardous but contain creosols, the
"aerosol" chemical that gives creosote, which is now banned, it's unique
"chemical" smell. The coal tar sealer contains no creosote but since both
materials start with coal the "smell" is the very similar.)
The web site above will give you
the science behind it but as a Texas sealcoat contractor and consultant let me
mention that
NO OTHER CITY in TX has even considered
banning coal tar sealer and in many
areas it's impossible to get, so by far probably 99% of the sealcoating in TX is
done with coal tar and nobody but a few very politically active folks in Austin
got it banned there while the HUGE TX cities like Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth;
both with much larger inner city rivers; have never even considered
banning coal-tar sealers. So read the info on the site above, and in my
personal friend, writing this for a friend AVOID contractors that use false
documents or advertising to say that coal tar is "bad" causes cancer or pollutes
the environment. That's false advertising and I wouldn't buy from any company
who uses false advertising to sell their products.
In the categories of chemicals used by the US Government refined coal tar is in
the same category as asphalt. So in reality one is as "bad" as the other. Here
in TX nobody else cares what a bunch of "immigrants" from CA got done (it took
them over 12 years) in a fairly small city (by comparison-our state government
in the same city only meets a few weeks every 2 years and so if it's that bad
and the Capitol City banned it why don't any legislators care?) It's common
knowledge here in TX this was/is a "tempest in a teapot" and coal-tar sealers
which last far longer and are far safer to walk and drive on are by far the most
widely used.
Don't fall for any contractor's using negative advertising without going to the
site mentioned above.
Larry, who owns this company was the 2010 President of the
National Pavement Contractors Assn. and I
have been on the board. You can visit their sites or e-mail them if you have
questions but the site with the "truth" above is GREAT explaining why the "test"
results in Austin were because the test was designed to get those results.
Don Turner
Turner Pavement Consulting
Sealcoating and pavement maintenance in Chicago is like no other
place. With the lake effects snows, the famous Chicago winds, and our
sometimes combinations of weather and variations from summer to winter; our
Chicagoland home area presents unique challenges for seal coating. Because we
are a "lifetime" Chicago company we understand the demands placed on asphalt
driveways and commercial parking lots in the Chicago area. Sealcoating in
Chicago takes specially blended & mixed asphalt sealer, starting with the best
"base" ingredients and adding materials to increase toughness and flexibility as
our pavements expand and contract from winter to summer then specialized
aggregate for traction and durability in a precise mix. We have different
designs for residential and commercial uses.
The same conditions also apply to everything from sealing cracks to repairing
asphalt. Chicago is a unique city, this area is a great place we are proud to
call home, but proper pavement maintenance in Chicago must withstand the stress
factors unique to Chicago pavement. And Seal-Kote Corp. has years of experience
in pavement maintenance and sealcoating Chicago's parking lots and driveways.
WE ALSO SPECIALIZE IN AFFORDABLE POTHOLE PATCHING (including emergency
year-round repairs for commercial hazards). Many times a client may
have a pot hole or low spot in their lot or driveway, but the rest of the surface may
be in good shape. Most paving contractors will have minimum charge of $1000 and
up just to get a crew to come out for a repair. Seal-Kote Corp. with the use of
today's state-of-the-art Infrared Technology can do small repairs for a tiny fraction of what most Pavers
charge as their minimum.
Be sure to read our page on The 5 Biggest Mistakes
In Sealcoating people in the Chicago area make for both residential and
commercial in our years of experience and observation. Don't make them... with any
sealcoating company!
We are Located at:
5619 Lavender Ct. Rolling Meadows, Ill 60008
Phone: 847-797-5683
Or toll free:
1-888-WESEALKOTE
Fax: 847-342-8460
Seal-Kote Corp. was ranked one of the top 100 sealcoating contractors in the USA
by the leading pavement industry trade publication Pavement Magazine.
 Seal-Kote
is proud to be a member of the National Pavement Contractors Association and
adheres to their high standards of quality, performance, and their
Consumer Satisfaction Assurance Program.
Our owner has also been named to the 2010 Board of
Directors of the N.P.C.A. as they Celebrate their 10th Anniversary Year.
We also monitor the requirements of our customers and remain responsive to
your needs from year to year. In these tough economic times "cheap" pavement
maintenance is not is not your best value. In the last 3 years asphalt &
sealcoat prices have doubled. So if someone is quoting you a price similar to
what you got when you had work done 2 or 3 years ago they must be
"cutting corners" somewhere. We will work with you to stay within your tight
budget requirements while still providing the best possible solutions to your
sealcoating, crack sealing parking lot striping or asphalt repair needs.
We take pride in our workforce: In their dedication, honesty, and performance
and we continue to train, lead, challenge, and reward their personal growth
with Seal-Kote.
We are obligated to our employees, our customers, our subcontractors and our
vendors, to provide an environment of mutual growth, prosperity and
profitability.
Seal-Kote is an environmentally friendly pavement
maintenance company and employs the latest in asphalt recycling technology.
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