Resurfacing and Overlays
Asphalt resurfacing puts a new layer of hot mix over pavement that is still sound underneath. We level the low spots, repair what has failed and keep the tie-ins flush at the garage, the walks and the road.
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Asphalt driveway paving starts below the surface. We grade the site first so water runs off it. Then the stone base goes down in layers and gets compacted. Hot mix asphalt is laid with our own paver and rolled while it is still hot.
Georgia red clay holds water and softens when wet, so base and drainage decide how a driveway holds up. We pave new asphalt driveways on bare ground and over existing gravel drives. It is the same hot mix asphalt paving we lay for businesses, sized for a home. Call or text (706) 844-2123 and we will come look at the site.
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A gravel driveway can usually be paved in place. We check that the existing stone is deep enough and sitting on firm ground. Soft spots get dug out, low areas get filled, and the grade is reshaped so water leaves. No more mud, no more dust.
Building from bare ground takes more work up front. Topsoil, roots and soft spots come out first, because that material will not carry a driveway. Graded stone then goes down over the prepared subgrade in layers and gets compacted. Fill around a new house can keep settling, so we look at that before paving.
Some driveways are past patching. Where the old pavement is broken through and the ground under it has given way, we take it out. The driveway then gets rebuilt from the subgrade up. Around Cartersville and Bartow County that usually traces back to a thin section or standing water.
Published asphalt industry guidance puts a residential driveway at about 3 inches of compacted asphalt over 4 inches of stone. Where the subgrade is weak, that guidance calls for 6 inches of stone under the asphalt. A full depth asphalt section runs thicker, closer to four and a half inches with no stone base.
That guidance also says the finished surface should fall at least a quarter inch per foot. On Georgia red clay the slope matters as much as the asphalt above it. Water that stands on a drive works down into the base and softens it. Where a site cannot shed water on its own, a pipe under the drive carries it off.
Your estimate spells out the thickness, the base work and the square footage for your driveway. Where a drive meets a state route, Georgia DOT requires a permit for work in the right of way. That application comes from the property owner, and counties set their own rules on county roads. We build the driveway to what the road owner requires.
Long driveways are normal out here. We pave gravel drives that run 1,000 feet and more, plus farm driveways between pasture fences. On a long run the crown and the side slope do the work. They move water off the drive before it can stand.
Steep driveways come with the wooded lots toward the Blue Ridge foothills. Water picks up speed on a grade and pulls loose gravel down the hill with it. A paved surface holds, as long as the water has somewhere to go at the bottom. On a long low traffic drive, tar and chip is the other way to get a hard surface.
Most driveways need more than a strip of pavement. Turnarounds, parking pads by the house and wider aprons at the garage go in at the same time. New asphalt can be driven on soon after rolling. Industry guidance still says to give it a few days and keep heavy trucks off a fresh mat.
Site visits and estimates across Northwest Georgia and the north side of metro Atlanta, about 50 miles around Cartersville.
(706) 844-2123From the first call to the day you can drive on it, here is how it goes.
Call or text (706) 844-2123, or send the form on this site. Tell us what you have and what you want paved.
We come to the property, look at the site and measure it. Then you get an estimate with the square footage, the base work and the asphalt thickness.
We shape the site so water runs off it. Stone base goes down and gets compacted in layers, or failed pavement comes out first.
Hot mix asphalt goes down with our paver and gets rolled while it is hot. Edges are cut clean and tie-ins are kept flush.
We tell you how long to stay off the new pavement and how to look after it. Where a lot calls for it, we schedule the striping or the sealcoat.
Common questions about asphalt driveways across Northwest Georgia and the north side of metro Atlanta, about 50 miles around Cartersville. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Asphalt resurfacing puts a new layer of hot mix over pavement that is still sound underneath. We level the low spots, repair what has failed and keep the tie-ins flush at the garage, the walks and the road.
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Sealcoating puts a protective coat over asphalt that is still sound. We clean the pavement, fill the cracks, treat oil spots and spray the sealer on driveways and parking lots.
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Tar and chip paving, also called chip seal, puts a sealed stone surface over a prepared base. It suits long rural driveways, farm lanes and private roads around Cartersville.
Learn MoreThe site gets graded for drainage, then stone base goes down and is compacted in layers. Hot mix asphalt only goes on top of work that is already solid.
We run our own paver, rollers, dump trucks and a track loader. The asphalt gets laid and rolled while it is hot.
Driveways, parking lots, farm lanes and private roads all get paved the same way. We work for homeowners, businesses, churches, HOAs and private road owners.
We work Northwest Georgia and the north side of metro Atlanta, about 50 miles around. Larger paving projects go farther out.
Asphalt driveway cost in Georgia: published per square foot ranges, totals by driveway size, and what moves the price. Call or text (706) 844-2123.
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What a tar and chip driveway costs in Georgia, from published cost guides, next to hot mix asphalt and gravel. Call Georgia Asphalt Pros at (706) 844-2123.
Read more →Georgia Asphalt Pros is an asphalt paving company based in Cartersville. Call or text (706) 844-2123, or send the form and we will come look at the site.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will call or text you back.