Local Conditions
What actually shortens joint life in Placentia.
Older established neighbourhoods have the most overlays, and overlays are why a joint that was resealed two years ago can already be splitting. Sealant only performs when it is bonded to sound, clean, textured concrete on both walls and to nothing at all underneath. Layer it onto old material and the new bead is only ever as good as the crumbling thing it was stuck to. Across Placentia the pattern is consistent enough that we can usually tell from one photo how long a joint has left. The decks around Alta Vista, Morningside and Bradford Place are no different, and neither is the fix: the whole bead out, wall to wall, and a new one that can actually move.


