Suncoast Asphalt & Sealcoating

Suncoast Asphalt & Sealcoating is a southwest Florida pavement maintenance and paving company with an office in North Port. The company is licensed and fully insured, and its staff brings more than 25 years of asphalt experience. It began by working in Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and Englewood and later added Sarasota and North Port; Arcadia is also part of its territory.

Its main business is protecting and extending the life of asphalt on parking lots, roads and streets. Services include sealcoating, pothole repair, paving, parking lot striping and traffic sign installation. Typical properties are gated communities, private roads, medical parks, shopping centers, malls and big box stores, and the company works for builders, homeowners associations, property managers, owners and municipalities. Its posted client list includes Burnt Store Marina, Riverwood Golf Community, Heron Creek Association and Promenades Mall, along with several restaurant and hotel properties.

Maintenance planning is a central theme. The company explains that the Florida sun dries out new asphalt within about a year, turning it gray, loosening sand and opening stress cracks that let rainy-season downpours erode the base and form potholes. To slow that process, it advises sealcoating new pavement within 12 to 18 months of installation and then every three to five years depending on traffic, and it offers on-site evaluations to identify problem areas.

All work is done by the company's own employees rather than subcontractors, and the owner supervises every project. Crew members wear uniforms and undergo drug testing and background checks. The company reports that repeat customers and referrals make up roughly 70 percent of its work, and it keeps up with new equipment by attending Paving Expo trade shows. Materials are chosen to satisfy federal and state specifications at a minimum.