A Complete Guide to Get Your Residential Driveway Paved

We regularly hear home improvement experts talking about enhancing “curb appeal”, which is how your house looks to approaching visitors or people passing by on the street.

To make the first impression, you want to assure that your driveway is tidy and attractive, your siding isn’t faded.

But, have you considered how your driveway figures into the presentation?

You may not think much about that paved or stone surface that connects your home to the actual curb and beyond if it’s in poor condition or made of subpar material, it’s quietly undermining all your hard work and ruining your home’s appeal. 

Especially if you’re planning to sell your home in the near future, having a professional contractor pave or resurface your driveway should be at the top of your improvement to do list.

Today’s post highlights a few of the materials your home’s driveway and parking area may be surfaced with now and shows you why asphalt is undeniably the better choice for Residential Driveway Paving.

The Most Popular Driveway Paving Materials

The materials you select for your driveway must be attractive and durable. Your driveway will be driven on nearly every day and needs to hold up to tire marks, oil drips and other hazards.

Popular driveway paving materials include:
• Gravel
• Asphalt
• Pavers
• Concrete

Asphalt driveways are very easy as compared to other materials, but they do require some care, such as seal-coating on a regular schedule.

Other Driveways surfaces you may currently have included:

Stone/Gravel

Gravel driveways or parking filling are often installed because they are initially very affordable. 

You can hire any number of landscaping businesses or material retailers to drop a load of stone on your property that you can rake into place yourself.
And stone will offer a decent look for a while, especially if the area you are covering is perfectly flat. 

Gravel/Stone material is also good for drainage.

Concrete

Concrete can be easily colored and offers a more delicate look that some homeowners prefer. 

It’s also more expensive that asphalt to install, which heads many to believe that it’s a more “premium” choice.

Unfortunately, in winters it can be sometimes harsh and cold, concrete is no ideal as a large surface covering.

Ever with excellent professional installation, the materials itself simply isn’t very cold hardy-it cracks and buckles due to temperature changes and quickly becomes hazardous as it breaks apart and crumbles.

Read more to know about concrete work.

Brick/Pavers

Another option for your Paving Driveway that’s considered “premium” because it costs more.

While these individual blocks are strong and typically quite resistant to damage individually, problems arise because they do not form a solid surface. 

For this reason, they are prone to freeze/thaw cycle damages like concrete and do not keep weeds at bay over time.

How Asphalt Paving Is Better?

If you’re not sure whether to replace it with asphalt or not, here are some of the advantages of installing a Driveway Asphalt Paving Material…

Cost Effective

Asphalt is a durable material that can last for years when installed properly on a suitable granular base. Compared to concrete products like interlock or pour-in-place concrete, it’s less expensive to replace and maintain.

Time

Asphalt installations are often aided by heavy machinery such as skid steer loaders, that can greatly improve the efficiency of work, and the therefore the amount of time it takes to complete a job. Often we are able to complete some driveway projects within the same day of removal.

Cleanliness

As there is little to no cutting involved in asphalt installations, dust generated is less. So you and your next door neighbors are left with little to no cleaning to do after the installation.

Why Quality Paving is Key?

When it comes to cost to repave driveway, it is important to understand the quality process to get the final product.

The Main Infrastructure all team focuses on creating clean layers that build on one another, leading to the perfect driveway.

How We Can Help?

Our team will work with you to understand your needs. They will then be able to offer the correct solution for your driveway, which can include:
• Driveway Overlays
• Repairs to surface damage
• Removal and replacement of old asphalt
• Annual Maintenance plans

Contact us today to receive your free quote and more information on how to get started with our services.