DuraTherm

DuraTherm is a decorative asphalt surfacing system designed specifically for high-traffic areas.

DuraThermBrick and its faux cousins (pre-cast pavers and stamped concrete) are expensive and time-consuming to install. Installations cause undue traffic and community disruption. Uneven settling gives Public Works and city attorneys headaches.  From a design perspective, these materials constrain creativity.

DuraTherm is a win-win solution for both communities and road maintenance stakeholders alike. It is cost-effective, easy to install, and has a long life cycle. DuraTherm is ADA compliant; offering slip and trip free properties. It caters to the community desire for a unique, decorative identity that enhances and beautifies neighborhood streetscapes.

DuraTherm is an easy way to create dramatic visual improvements to neighborhood streetscapes quickly and inexpensively.

Advantages of DuraTherm

  • Highly visible for pedestrian safety
  • CA DOT Approved
  • ADA Compliant
  • Trip Hazard Free
  • Minimal Maintenance
  • Fast Installation
  • Design Flexibility

With DuraTherm You Can:

  • create attractive pedestrian crosswalks and intersections
  • customize walkways, crosswalks and intersections to complement your overall design
  • provide safer walkways with reflective, slip-free pathways.

Ideal For:

  • Crosswalks
  • School Zones
  • Transit stops and stations
  • Community enhancements revitalization projects

Installation Process

DuraTherm means fast installation. Crosswalks can be installed at night and can be ready for traffic in as little as 90 minutes per lane.

Installations are performed by Licensed DuraTherm Applicators — owners and employees of professional paving and construction companies who are trained and certified by IPC for this specific technology.

In technical terms, a specialized pavement heater gently softens the existing asphalt. Templates, in the chosen decorative pattern, are pressed into the surface. Pre-cut sections of DuraTherm are then set into these impressions and the specialized pavement heater is used again to fuse DuraTherm to the asphalt surface. The result is a surface that is integral and completely flush with the asphalt.



1. Asphalt is heated by the StreetHeat SR-60 heater.
2. DuraTherm templates are pressed into the warm asphalt using a plate compactor.
3. Custom-formulated DuraTherm thermoplastic grid is inlaid into the asphalt.
4. DuraTherm thermoplastic is melted in place using the StreetHeat SR-60 heater.
 

Patterns and Colors

 

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