FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & statements

We are not the most expensive and not the cheapest, either. Our price is based per square footage and we take ZERO shortcuts! We clean what needs to be cleaned, we tape every hard border surface surrounding your asphalt. We take as much time as it takes to do the best sealing job possible. PERIOD! 

K. FINLAY CONTRACTING & SEALCOATING also does our best to seal all surfaces with a 'blending' application to TRY not to streak the surface that we are cleaning and sealing. Many other sealing businesses purposely streak/pool every surface to save time. That sucks for the property owner. Streaks can happen on very windy days, even when trying not to. We are not perfect, but we are always trying to be!

K. FINLAY CONTRACTING & SEALCOATING orders all of our supplies from the GTA/Ontario and not from overseas (some of our products come from the USA, but they are ordered via local suppliers that pay taxes and duty.) We do everything we can to help our local suppliers. 

We supply a superior sealing service when compared to our competitors. On our website we are very forward about our crew, who we are, and what we can/cannot do.. We have nothing to hide. Yes, our prices might be more than the random person in your neighbourhood at any given day or time. There are many reasons for that. We have also chosen to brand our fleet and if you have any questions please contact us and ask. We are always available for questions/concerns.

On all sealing project quotes, OUR PRICE IS OUR PRICE. Please, do not ask for a better deal. Everyone gets the same price per square foot based on the surface being sealed & the condition/work involved. Please see our pricing page.

You can either get Great work or Cheap work but never both at the same time. We choose the former, most other businesses chose the latter.

Ok. We don't know what that has to do with K. FINLAY CONTRACTING & SEALCOATING or the services that we provide.

Do they use a trimmer to clean your grass edges? Do they tape HARD SURFACES surrounding your asphalt/concrete to keep the black sealer from staining those surfaces? Do they remove all of the weeds, or just seal over them? Do they even clean all of the dirt/dust/loose stones? When sealing your concrete/interlock/asphalt, do they use any masking tape? Do they even TRY keep the sealer off of your house/front door/sidewalk/grass/gazebo/shed?

Do they even use stakes at 2-4 feet high to section off your sealing job? Or do they just tie ribbon to trees and garbage cans? Or worse, do they tell you to just park your car in front of your driveway to block it off? OUCH. Parking a vehicle on the road and blocking off your driveway can result in a fine. Check with your local fire department.

Did they even try not to STREAK your sealing job? 

Did they even try to use tape? TAPE, TAPE, TAPE. We use cases of tape every week.

We do not skimp on materials for any project. PERIOD!

Do we really have to explain this? This is the law in the Province of Ontario for the services that we provide. HST is not our choice, it's the law! Did you get a quote from a similar business that only accepts cash? Good luck with them....

NO.  Sealing asphalt is not mandatory.

Every other sealing company will tell you that it is mandatory. We DON'T! 

Proper sealing with a petroleum based sealer WILL prolong the lifespan of your asphalt SURFACE. Most asphalt problems come from the base. A properly packed and prepared base with a high grade base layer, and a high grade top layer with concrete borders should last at least 10-15 years if installed properly (we have seen 30 year old asphalt driveways that have ZERO cracks.) Most are not installed properly, that's why we do what we do. We always recommend to property owners that they have solid concrete borders surrounding their entire asphalt surface.

K. FINLAY CONTRACTING & SEALCOATING also chooses to use a petroleum-based sealer (not emulsion/water-based) on your asphalt surface because your asphalt is made with petroleum products. Emulsion/water-based sealers might last longer, but they dry out and eventually cause unsightly hairline cracks.

It's your property after all. Decorative concrete spalling & colour loss mostly comes from unskilled concrete work/installation in the first place (most times it's from expired concrete and poor workmanship.) Sometimes a new property owner inherits problematic decorative concrete that has been mistreated/neglected over time.

Then add to that, there are property owners that choose to neglect to treat/seal their decorative concrete regularly because treating/sealing decorative concrete is an expensive process. After a few extra years without sealing decorative concrete, property owners wait even further which allows chemicals and salts dripping from vehicles to penetrate the original seal from the installer. Waiting another year to protect decorative concrete WILL NOT make it better or cheaper to maintain. Once the colour/surface layer is gone (on decorative concrete) 'it is gone.' We can use a coloured sealer, but it's very expensive and not recommended at all because it does not repair the original problem.

We have had homeowners wait a year or two after their decorative concrete should have been sealed before they call us back. Most times, we have refused to provide services for them. Stamped/Decorative Concrete MUST be sealed regularly, PERIOD.

We CANNOT fix/repair damaged concrete. If your decorative concrete is cracked, it's cracked. There is no way to fix cracks in decorative concrete. Any attempts to fix cracks in decorative concrete makes the problem look worse. We CANNOT fix neglect, spalling, or poor workmanship during installation. If that is the case, you need to contact a concrete restoration company! 

The sealer we use is a clear virgin acrylic and made to protect the surface from the elements. Concrete/Interlock sealer will not repair any damage/neglect/abuse.

We only use a "Low VOC" Solvent-based non-slip Virgin Acrylic sealer from 

Kimbol Sealer Ltd. located in Woodbridge, ON. http://www.kimbolsealer.com

WE DO NOT USE CONCRETE SEALER WITH RECYCLED ACRYLIC. Recycled Acrylic turns yellow over time and will need to be stripped.