A crack in your asphalt isn't just cosmetic — it's an open door for water to get underneath and start breaking down the base. Sealing it early is the cheapest fix you'll ever make on that spot.
Crack filling uses hot rubberized sealant, applied directly into cracks in the asphalt surface. As it cools, it forms a flexible, water-tight seal that moves with the pavement instead of cracking again. It's routine maintenance — quick, affordable, and the single best way to keep small damage from spreading.
19 years of the owner's hands-on paving & sealcoating experience, an in-house Amarillo crew, and work completed for the City of Amarillo — ALL STAR has been serving the Panhandle since 2023.
Once water gets under the asphalt surface through a crack, it starts breaking down the base layer — that's how a hairline crack turns into a pothole.
Every freeze-thaw cycle through an Amarillo winter widens an unsealed crack a little more. Left alone, a small crack this year is a bigger one by spring.
Crack sealing is one of the lowest-cost maintenance items on a parking lot or driveway. A full-depth patch or repave costs significantly more — and starts with a crack that could have been sealed.
Debris and loose material are cleared out so the sealant can bond directly to solid asphalt.
Rubberized sealant is heated and applied directly into the crack, filling it completely.
The sealant cools into a flexible, water-tight seal that flexes with temperature changes instead of cracking again.
No. Crack filling repairs individual cracks; sealcoating is a full-surface protective coating. We often recommend crack filling first, then a seal coat over the whole surface.
A properly applied hot-pour seal typically holds up for several years, though it depends on traffic and how the crack continues to move seasonally.
Widespread cracking (sometimes called alligator cracking when it's interconnected) can signal base failure. We'll tell you honestly if it's a crack-fill job or something that needs patch repair instead.
