Planned Development Services

Why do we keep spending so much HOA budget on seal coating!?

Some Arizona HOA neighborhoods have already, or will be soon, experiencing limited access to community streets due to routine seal coating.

It’s a pain, right?! Why do we keep spending dollars seal coating so often? Just to make the HOA “look pretty?”

Quite the contrary. Seal coating is more than a pretty paint job to our HOA driveways, streets, and parking areas. Ultraviolet rays, water, and chemicals deteriorates asphalt. Driveway seal coating, even though the expense rears its ugly head each year, is a cost effective way to keep the asphalt from pricey repairs. Repairing asphalt from environmental conditions is VERY expensive.

Seal coating is maintenance and should be considered in your HOA budget planning each year. There are two common types of seal coating. Asphalt emulsion and coal tar emulsion, as well as a formula of blending the two together (which is less common here in the Phoenix Valley, more common in colder climates).

Each manufactured seal coat is specifically designed, not only for location and use, but for the time of year it is applied. Therefore, it is critical that all the specifications for the seal coat are followed during the application process. If the seal coating process is not professionally monitored, you may be at risk for increasing chances your asphalt will deteriorate more quickly.

Make sure the HOA Board hires a recommended, licensed, and professional seal coating provider. Your board may also contact PDS for a list of recommended Arizona seal coating vendors.