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Asphalt Paving Cost
Q: I’m looking for asphalt paving costs for my driveway. Help! A: Hold on there, pardner. I know that you’re looking for the quick-and-easy answer to your question about asphalt paving cost, but let’s provide a little context first. You’ll need context, because that’s the first thing that the contractor will bring up when he... »
What is Hot Mix Asphalt Paving?
Learn a few basics about hot mix asphalt paving–you’ve seen road crews use it to build and repair roads. Strange to think, but the asphalt paving that will go on your sweet little old driveway is the same stuff that road crews put down. While you can’t expect a team of orange-vested workers to... »
Overlay or Full-Depth Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving
Did you know that you can overlay hot-mix asphalt over your existing driveway? Read on, though, to find out why full-depth is preferable to the overlay method. Overlay Asphalt Paving If you have an existing asphalt or concrete driveway, but it’s in poor repair, you can overlay another layer of asphalt paving on top. Still, the existing surface... »
Benefits of Installing Asphalt Rather Than Concrete
Homeowners may have a hard time deciding to install asphalt paving or concrete. This list of asphalt paving benefits should help make the decision easier! Asphalt paving is more flexible–and therefore less prone to cracking–than concrete. Asphalt paving is done by the hot-mix method and therefore sets faster than concrete, which needs to dry. Asphalt paving... »
Asphalt Paving Timetable
Looking for a Window of Opportunity to Install Driveway Asphalt? We can help. Homeowners often ask asphalt contractors if there is a best time of year to lay down asphalt. Yes there is. All other factors being equal (that is, the temperature of the delivered asphalt being 300 degrees F and final... »
Asphalt Paving Season
Is There a Best Time to Install Driveway Asphalt? Yes. Read on… You’ve seen highway road crews laying down asphalt in the worst of conditions. So you might think: how hard can it be to lay down asphalt on my driveway? Hot-mix asphalt is finicky and its installation depends mainly on the temperature... »
Asphalt Paving Resources
Unlike a lot of home renovation topics, it’s tough for homeowners to find much information about asphalt paving. The field is littered with asphalt paving companies and industry groupd, and really nothing for the consumer. We try our best for you here: NHMPA The National Hot Mix Pavement Association (NHMPA) is right there on top... »
Install Asphalt Paving – FAQs
Learn a few basics about residential asphalt paving: Q: Can I use a driveway sealer like MasterSeal instead of the more expensive option of an entire new hot-mix asphalt driveway? Yes, you certainly can–if your driveway is in good enough shape. Driveway sealers are only a surface treatment, though–a way to extend the life of... »