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Gee Quality Products and Expert Service year after year!

All our clients know they can depend on Gee for the best Gee Quality Products and Expert Service year after year! “Thank you for an excellent job at ISU this year… I know we are a challenging customer, we have a lot of events, issues, etc. that we need to try to satisfy and your crew is always willing to help in any way they can.” --Les Lawson, Iowa State University, Facilities Planning & Management, Manager, Campus Services The Gee Quality MAKES the Gee Difference: Becaus

Asphalt Preservation: Does it really make a difference?

A Road Comparison: Two roads were paved in 2017. The first Road was sealed with GSB-88® within a month or so of it being paved. The second Road was paved, then left unsealed. Both Roads were routinely checked for decay. 2 years later, the difference is impressive! The first Road sealed with GSB-88® still looks Great, while the second Road, left unsealed, is showing clear signs of decay—the top coat is wearing away exposing loose aggregates. The County Engineer (Marion Co.)

What's a 1970’s oil filter slogan have to do with pavement maintenance?

Many of the National Park Service’s deferred maintenance issues could have been avoided with proper preventative attention. "‘You can pay me now or pay me later,‘ says a 1970s oil-filter commercial, which advised spending on preventative auto care to avoid costly repairs later. The slogan is a good analogy for how the deferred maintenance backlog at America’s national parks has climbed to nearly $12 billion. The mission of the National Park Service is to preserve and protec

Tests show Gilsonite-based sealer extends pavement life.

The Central Church of Christ in Cedar Rapids, IA, applied a GSB ® sealcoating product to its newly paved parking lot in 1978. The organization has followed the initial application with treatments of the same product every five years. (Information for this article was provided by Asphalt Systems Inc., Salt Lake City, UT.) Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction: 03/01/19 What do Oregon’s Portland International Airport and Mulino State Airport, Utah’s Blanding Municipal Airport

Integrity Matters!

(After a citizen unexpectedly got GSB® on his vehicle.) “Complements to your Lincoln, NE crew!" "…Following the A St. incident, James at Lincoln Roads put me in touch with Myles and, after some uncertainty about available time, we were able to connect. Myles and his two guys, Will and Clifford, were cordial and went out of their way to get my vehicle cleaned up. Sparkles plenty now! My thanks to them and you for doing things the way we wish others would. Great example of how

GSB® Performance Stands the Test of Time!

This 2003 e-mail about GSB® performance, written by an industry expert, is just as relevant today as it was then! From: Peter Sebaaly Sent: 1/ 22/2003 To: Dan Gee Subject: Preventive Maintenance Dan, …for your meeting with the Iowa Highway Research Board. The first thing you want to do is to educate those in charge that preventive maintenance is the best way to keep up with their pavement system. Preventive maintenance means that you do something to the pavement before you st

GEE ASPHALT SYSTEMS, INC. Est. 1950

Why did the Gee Seal Change? For the observant among you, the math doesn’t add up. We seemed to go from “In Business for 44+ Yrs” to “Est. 1950”. The explanation is an easy one. While the company name “Gee Asphalt Systems was launched in 1973, it rose up on the stable foundation of Gee Grading & Excavating, est. in 1950 by Albert Gee. It was through the daily work of Gee Grading & Excavating, Albert became aware of the growing health and environmental concerns associated with

"Thank you for many years of quality service."

It’s not easy striving to be the best at whatever you do, but when you hear it from a client, well that means so much more. We’re not bragging, we just get the work done! Dear Mr. Gee, I want to thank you and your staff for the many years of quality service you have provided Iowa State University. We sincerely appreciate your efficient, gracious customer service, and level of detail and accountability you have demonstrated on each project. Jon Kline and Ross Edgerton stopped

Tech encourages pro-active pavement maintenance.

(excerpted from “How Pittsburgh is test driving tech to make your commute smarter.” Sept 6, 2017, Jeffrey Brown reporting) Another problem for drivers and the city, potholes and decaying streets. And there’s a project under way here to deal with that. Pittsburgh has more than 800 miles of roads and, like most cities, a limited budget to maintain them. Professor Christoph Mertz has devised software that could help the city better determine where to send repair crews. JEFFREY

NCAT Study: Crack Sealing Pre-treatment Improves Preservation Treatment Results

(excerpted info) Recently, The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) in Auburn, AL completed a comprehensive three-year study, from 2012-2015, regarding the effects crack sealing has on the success of a preservation treatment. 25 different treatments were evaluated. Key Findings Concluded: 1) Crack sealing reduced development of interconnected cracking and reduced subgrade moisture levels. 2) Crack sealing as pre-treatment improved surface treatment r

Why Pave When You Can Save?

What’s IT About? Peanut-butter vs. Butter Typical sealcoats lay up on the surface much like peanut-butter sits on top of bread. These coatings do not penetrate into the matrix and therefore performance is tied directly to how much is left on top to protect the binder. So, once the surface erodes away, the binder that holds your pavement together is exposed to the elements. Even if you patch the damage, the structural break-down continues; water and seepage expand and contract

Celebrating 44+ yrs in Asphalt Preservation

As we are now well into 2017, Gee is celebrating over 44 years in Asphalt Preservation! That’s 44+ yrs of advancing research, 44+ yrs of know-how and industry leadership, and 44+ yrs of building trust and partnering with great clients nationwide. The result: 44+ yrs of preserved pavements; measurable benefits and significant cost-savings! And, because of all of this, everyone here at Gee Asphalt extends our warmest thanks to everyone who has grown with us through the years.

It’s too cold, but Gee is ready to travel to you!

When your 50+ properties are scattered across the country do you make 50+ calls to contractors from each location and cross-your-fingers, just hoping the quality will be satisfactory? Or, do you choose 1 reputable company that travels nationwide–even during our Midwest off-season–to all your properties? The Gee promise: We provide the highest quality products and services possible for a reasonable and fair price anywhere in the U.S.! We've traveled coast to coast, border

Asphalt Preservation— Does it REALLY make a difference?

Seeing is believing! Both lots were installed in 1978 but ONLY ONE lot was carefully maintained and received a steady diet of Asphalt Preservation treatments with GSB®! The other lot was completely neglected and left to the typical structural pavement deterioration cycle. Now 35+ years later the neglected lot is experiencing COMPLETE FAILURE and is overdue for expensive total reconstruction while the GSB® treated lot remains in Good Condition — binder strength a

April Showers Bring May...POTHOLES!

Remember the old adage, April Showers Bring May Flowers? Well if you own asphalt pavement, you know the Spring Thaw will reveal cracks that opened up and froze repeatedly during harsh winter conditions—and damaging cracks brings out-of-control potholes to deal with sooner than you think! But, with a little forward thinking, you don’t have to nervously watch your budget and “wait and see what Spring brings.” Understanding the Cycle Leading up to Potholes Makes Regular Pavem

GSB-88® Saves Money / Improves Safety in Parking Lots!

While thousands of people slip and fall in parking lots each year, statistics have shown that most parking lot accidents are the result of slippery conditions in poorly maintained parking lots during the winter. And any other time during the year, very rarely does the average patron talking on their mobile device or carrying oversized packages–otherwise distracted–consider the safety of the pavement they are walking on. No matter the size, every inch of your parking lot needs

Road Maintenance: We need to change our thinking–NOW.

Not just up to Congress to fix: In the news, the ASCE graded our 4+ million miles of public roadways a “D” and ranked us 16th in the world! Our economy is impacted as freight is slowed down, diverted, impeded on the way to ports, railways, and city centers—and the cost is passed down to the consumer.This is making news alongside our almost bankrupt Federal Highway Trust Fund. But, ear-marking more money and resources to reconstruct a lot of failing roads now just means t

Sustainability and the case for Pavement Preservation

(adapted from ASI research) All of us in the pavement industry are ultimately responsible for how to best sustain our pavements.    FACT There is an enormous amount of pavement in the world, and the quantity is growing every year; Economically & environmentally, it is infinitely cheaper & better for the planet to maintain pavement than to replace it; Some methods of pavement preservation are much “greener” and therefore more sustainable than others; To move forward sustaina

New FAA P-608 Specification Calls for Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat

Proven on 400+ airfields and 300+ runways nationwide, GSB-88® qualifies for AIP funds! The recently published Federal Aviation Administration’s revised Advisory Circular contains new and revised “P” Specs. One of the new additions is P-608 Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat which calls for Gilsonite Modified Asphalt Emulsion to be used on ALL airfield pavements, including runways and high-speed taxiways. Although P-608 is a new FAA specification, Gilsonite Modified Asphalt Emuls

Diverse Research Proves the Benefits of Preservation

As a family business, here at Gee, we have been conducting research on preservation products for close to 50 yrs and counting. But, as we all have observed firsthand, the asphalt industry has changed while costs have risen--and roads just don’t last as long as they used to. And, in response and under the mandate of reducing costs and sustaining vital infrastructure, many other entities (only some are listed to the side) have done independent research with all the same results

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Gee Quality Products and Expert Service year after year!

Asphalt Preservation: Does it really make a difference?

What's a 1970’s oil filter slogan have to do with pavement maintenance?

Tests show Gilsonite-based sealer extends pavement life.

Integrity Matters!

GSB® Performance Stands the Test of Time!

GEE ASPHALT SYSTEMS, INC. Est. 1950

"Thank you for many years of quality service."

Tech encourages pro-active pavement maintenance.

NCAT Study: Crack Sealing Pre-treatment Improves Preservation Treatment Results

Why Pave When You Can Save?

Celebrating 44+ yrs in Asphalt Preservation

It’s too cold, but Gee is ready to travel to you!

Asphalt Preservation— Does it REALLY make a difference?

April Showers Bring May...POTHOLES!

GSB-88® Saves Money / Improves Safety in Parking Lots!

Road Maintenance: We need to change our thinking–NOW.

Sustainability and the case for Pavement Preservation

New FAA P-608 Specification Calls for Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat

Diverse Research Proves the Benefits of Preservation

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