TL;DR
Edge raveling is the progressive loss of aggregate along the unsupported outer edges of an asphalt driveway or parking lot, where the pavement crumbles inward because nothing confines it laterally. It accelerates where mowers scalp the edge, water undercuts the base, or the original mat was thin at the perimeter.
What it means
Edge raveling is the progressive loss of aggregate along the unsupported outer edges of an asphalt driveway or parking lot, where the pavement crumbles inward because nothing confines it laterally. It accelerates where mowers scalp the edge, water undercuts the base, or the original mat was thin at the perimeter. Sealcoating alone will not stop it; crews patch the broken edge with hot or cold mix and recommend backfilling flush with topsoil or stone to brace the boundary.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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