Asphalt Paving

Asphalt Paving for Ohio's Paving Season

Asphalt is a lower-cost alternative to concrete for driveways and larger paved areas, and it flexes with ground movement better than concrete does — a real advantage through Ohio's freeze-thaw cycles. That flexibility only pays off if the base underneath is built right: we excavate to proper depth, install and compact a graded aggregate base course, then lay and compact the asphalt in the correct lift thicknesses.

Asphalt paving in Ohio is a seasonal trade — ambient and base temperatures need to be reliably above roughly 50°F for the mix to compact and bond properly, which generally puts our paving season from spring through fall. We'll give you a realistic install window at the estimate rather than promising a date the weather won't support.

"A lot of the asphalt driveways we get called out to repair in Licking County were paved on a cold, wet day just to hit a customer's deadline. Asphalt laid too cold doesn't compact right, and it shows up as rutting and surface breakdown within a couple years — sometimes faster. We'd rather push a start date two weeks than pave in conditions that won't hold."

• Graded and compacted aggregate base under every driveway
• Correct lift thickness and compaction for residential and commercial loads
• Paving scheduled to Ohio's actual temperature windows
• New driveway installation and full resurfacing