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Asphalt Milling

Asphalt milling is a method of recycling used asphalt. It is an affordable pavement restoration solution as well as an eco-friendly method of disposing of old asphalt.
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The process involves removing part of an existing asphalt surface. The old asphalt is then crushed into pieces as fine as gravel and used as aggregate in hot mix asphalt. Once compacted, asphalt millings provide a surface as good as asphalt made with gravel. 

What Is Asphalt Milling?

Milling asphalt means crushing old asphalt into pieces the size of gravel. The process requires a milling machine, which digs up a section of an existing asphalt surface, vacuums up the milled asphalt, and crushes it into gravel, ready to be used in a new project.

Milling does not destroy the lower layers of asphalt paving. Therefore, you still have a good foundation for your repaving project.
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Milling asphalt is environmentally friendly as it ensures old asphalt does not end up in a landfill. Additionally, using asphalt millings for your project is cheaper than using gravel. 

What is Asphalt Milling Used For?

​You can use asphalt millings anywhere you would use fresh asphalt with gravel substrate – driveway, parking lot, or a footpath.
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In most cases, asphalt millings are used in driveways. Admittedly, recycled asphalt will not provide the same smoothness as fresh asphalt. However, some homeowners still choose asphalt millings due to the considerable cost savings. Depending on the scope of the job, you can save hundreds and even thousands of dollars by choosing asphalt millings. 

What Are The Advantages Of Using Asphalt Millings?

​The following factors justify the use of asphalt millings over new asphalt.

• Cost - The main benefit of using asphalt millings is cost. Asphalt millings are significantly cheaper than using gravel. Besides, if you have an existing asphalt driveway and you recycle the material you save on transportation costs.
• Environmentally friendly - If you care about the environment, then you should use asphalt millings. Instead of old asphalt ending in a landfill, you will put it to better use and reduce your carbon footprint. Additionally, asphalt millings might earn you LEED credits, depending on the size of the project.
• Withstands extreme weather better than new asphalt - Extreme temperatures make asphalt brittle. New asphalt is more vulnerable to extreme temperatures than asphalt millings.

Additionally, asphalt millings are more porous, meaning they provide better drainage. Also, snow and ice melt faster on asphalt millings. All these qualities make asphalt millings a better choice in areas with cold weather, like the northern states.

• Cheaper maintenance - Maintenance is crucial to the durability of asphalt surfaces. Crack filling, sealcoating, patching, and resurfacing are some of the maintenance measures required. And they are not cheap.

With asphalt millings, the only maintenance measures needed are re-compacting and grading, which are relatively cheap. 

What Are the Drawbacks of Asphalt Millings?

​The main disadvantage of asphalt millings is color. Recycled asphalt does not have the same vibrant jet-black color of fresh asphalt.
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However, to some homeowners, the color is not an issue – you might even find it unique and attractive. In any case, eventually, new asphalt will fade to the color of recycled asphalt. 

How Long Do Asphalt Millings Last?

​Asphalt millings are as durable as fresh hot mix asphalt. In fact, instead of degrading like hot asphalt, asphalt millings get stronger over time. Typically, a driveway made from asphalt millings will last 20 to 30 years.
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The quality of the asphalt millings is critical to durability. When buying recycled asphalt, look for reputable suppliers with years of experience. If you are not careful, you will buy broken asphalt mixed with dirt and other debris. 

Asphalt Paving Weatherford

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