TL;DR
Hot pour crack sealant is a rubberized asphalt compound melted in a kettle to around 380 degrees F and banded into pavement cracks, where it bonds to the walls and stays elastic through freeze-thaw cycles. It outperforms cold-pour emulsions on driveways and lots because it cures in minutes and stretches with crack movement instead of pulling loose the first winter.
What it means
Hot pour crack sealant is a rubberized asphalt compound melted in a kettle to around 380 degrees F and banded into pavement cracks, where it bonds to the walls and stays elastic through freeze-thaw cycles. It outperforms cold-pour emulsions on driveways and lots because it cures in minutes and stretches with crack movement instead of pulling loose the first winter. Crews rout or clean cracks with heat lances first, fill those between about 1/4 and 1 inch wide, and squeegee a tight overband before sealcoating over it.
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