Driveway Cleaning and Preparation in Rochester, NH

Yes, cleaning is required before sealcoating in Rochester. Sealer applied over dirt, oil, or road salt will not bond and will peel off quickly.

Preparation includes removing dirt, oil stains, loose debris, weed growth, and edge buildup from your Rochester asphalt surface. The driveway must be clean and dry before any sealer goes down.

Rochester winters leave road salt, sand, and freeze-thaw debris ground into the asphalt surface. That residue must be fully cleared before sealcoating will hold.

Yes, cleaning and preparation are part of the process CJT Driveway Sealcoating completes before applying sealer at your Rochester property. Both steps happen before the sealer is ever opened.

Surface oil stains are treated during the preparation process to stop them from bleeding through the sealer. Deep or heavy staining may require spot treatment before the full clean.

Your Rochester driveway is ready when the surface is fully dry, free of loose material, and shows no standing debris or active weed growth. CJT Driveway Sealcoating checks the surface condition before starting any sealer application.