Asphalt paving & sealcoating

Asphalt is the quickest and least costly way to a smooth drive, and on a long country drive it is often the right one. Like a paver drive, it lasts as long as the base under it: we take out what’s soft, lay six inches of crushed stone and compact it before the hot mix arrives, so the drive doesn’t rut where the cars park.

The mix is laid hot and rolled while it can still be worked, with clean edges against the lawn and the walk. Asphalt wants sealing once it has cured through its first season and every two to three years after; we fill the cracks first, then lay two coats so the sun, oil and road salt stay off it.