Asphalt Sealcoating in Chesterfield, IN
Chesterfield sits against Anderson's east side, mostly in Madison County's Union Township, with a small piece reaching into Salem Township in Delaware County. The White River runs east to west along its northern border, State Road 32 is Main Street, and Interstate 69 passes just east of the town limits at Exit 234. The 2020 Census counted 2,490 residents, a little under the 2,547 of 2010. This is an old town that has held steady: platted as West Union in 1830, renamed Chesterfield in 1834 and incorporated in 1858.
The housing shows that age. Census estimates put the median Chesterfield home at 1959, about a third of all homes went up in the 1950s, and fewer than four in a hundred have been built since 2010. Whatever the age of the asphalt on top, most of these lots have been shedding or holding water for more than half a century. That is why the first job on a Chesterfield driveway is judging the base, the second is hot crack filling to keep water out of it, and sealer comes third.
What Chesterfield driveways deal with
Ground conditions change across town. Madison County's 1967 USDA soil survey notes nearly level areas of Fox soils south of Chesterfield. Fox is a well-drained series, silt loam and clay loam over stratified sand and gravel or limy till, with the sand and gravel generally about three feet down. A driveway on that kind of terrace drains through its base and tends to wear from the top, turning gray and shedding fine aggregate as the binder oxidizes, unlike drives on the clay till around Anderson. The same survey puts Eel soils on the bottom lands along the county's major streams, where flooding comes principally from December to June.
This August showed what the low ground is up against. Heavy rain that began August 11 pushed the White River to a record 24.93 feet at the Anderson gauge on August 14, above the 23.60-foot crest of March 1913, and residents of an RV resort in Chesterfield were advised to evacuate as the water rose. Any driveway that stood in water or carried runoff for days should dry out before anyone judges it. Then look for soft spots that flex underfoot, edges undercut by moving water, and silt packed into cracks. Sealer over a base that is still wet only hides the problem.
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Asphalt Sealcoating Services Available in Chesterfield
Every service we offer in Anderson is available to Chesterfield homeowners and businesses at the same pricing:
- Driveway Sealcoating
- Hot Rubber Crack Filling
- Asphalt Patching & Pothole Repair
- Parking Lot Sealcoating
- Line Striping & Layout
- Asphalt Maintenance Plans
See the full pricing guide for typical ranges.
Chesterfield FAQs
Does having State Road 32 as Main Street matter for a Chesterfield driveway?
It matters because of the salt. State Road 32 and Interstate 69 are INDOT routes, and INDOT pre-treats its highways with salt brine and works them with chlorides from mid-November to mid-March. Every car that uses Main Street or the interstate picks some of it up and sheds it on the driveway once it is parked. A sealcoat keeps most of it out of the asphalt; a bare, oxidized surface lets it soak in and adds to the damage every freeze does.
Do driveways on the gravel ground south of Chesterfield need less upkeep?
Less base trouble, not less upkeep. Fox soils are well drained, and the sand and gravel under them pass water quickly, so soft spots and heaving are less common than on wetter ground. The surface is another matter. Sun, air and road salt dry out the asphalt binder on a well-drained driveway just as they do anywhere else, and an unsealed one will still gray, ravel and crack. Filling cracks as they appear and keeping a coat on the surface are what hold it where it is.
Is coal-tar sealer banned in Chesterfield?
Not that any published source shows. In 2018 a state Senate bill to ban coal-tar pavement products, SB 168, was heard in the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee with no vote taken, and lists of local bans kept by watershed groups and sealer suppliers name no Indiana town. That leaves the choice between coal-tar and asphalt-emulsion sealer to the owner and the contractor. Asking which product is going down, and having its name written on the quote, is a fair request on any job.