Driveway Paving Across Northwest NJ and the Lehigh Valley

Driveway Paving: what the industry says

The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association's driveway best-practices brief, published through the Asphalt Institute, says a base of 6 to 8 inches of crushed aggregate is usually adequate for a residential driveway, topped by a 2-inch asphalt bottom course and a 1.5-inch surface course.

The same brief says a well-designed asphalt driveway gives trouble-free service for up to 20 years, and that new asphalt is best left a few days before it is opened to traffic.

The National Asphalt Pavement Association says a driveway contract should state the pavement thickness, site preparation and drainage responsibilities, the payment schedule and the warranty, and it calls standing water the leading cause of driveway failure.

• How thick should an asphalt driveway be?
• How long before you can drive on new asphalt?
• How long does an asphalt driveway last?

Sources: Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (via the Asphalt Institute), “Best Practices” for the Use of Asphalt Driveways, Technical Brief; National Asphalt Pavement Association, Hiring an Asphalt Contractor for Driveways.

Who does the work

• Owner-operated by Naylor Harrison, a third-generation paver.
• Every crew member has at least 5 years of experience.
• Licensed and insured in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (NJ HIC #13VH14153800 and PA HIC #171373).
• Free estimates. Minimum job 1,000 square feet. Standard 1-year warranty.
• Mostly residential work. All County does not do concrete.