How to Hire a Las Vegas Paving Company to Pave an Asphalt Driveway

So you’re looking at your driveway, and it’s not a pretty picture. Potholes, cracks, chipping at the edges, and weeds coming up all over the place. You could patch it yourself, but the problem with patching is you have to do it over and over again. Besides, if you don’t have the right equipment or training, all you’re going to wind up doing is wasting a few bags of cold patch, a lot of time and effort, and probably getting a headache.

Luckily, when it comes to Las Vegas paving, there’s J & J Asphalt. They’ve been in business for over two decades, and know how to get the job done right the first time. Whether you’ve got a small residential driveway or a full-size parking lot, they can help you make your drive look great and more attractive to visitors, your neighbors, and your customers quickly, easily, and affordably. The best part is, they can do it without sacrificing quality!

Placing asphalt and making it look like it should starts below the surface, and if it’s not laid correctly at the start, the common problems you notice with asphalt will recur until it is. This usually involves tearing off the existing asphalt and cutting down to the subgrade, or native soil. This soil is moisture-conditioned and compacted until it reaches ideal compaction and mass, which is usually between ninety and ninety-five percent of the soil’s weight at optimal moisture per cubic foot.

Once this is done, a base layer, otherwise known as Type 2 or Type A soil which has been specially processed, is spread and compacted the same way as the native subgrade. Now the surface is prepared for paving. Placing hot asphalt comes with its own problems, because if the mix is too hot or too cool at various stages of the rolling and compaction process, the asphalt will not bind to the prepared grade properly, resulting in the same problems repeating themselves.

A properly executed asphalt driveway will last for years with virtually no maintenance except for repainting the lines on a regular basis, but it starts with having the right materials, equipment, and the ability to do the job correctly. When you’re looking into repaving your driveway or parking lot, don’t take chances with a Las Vegas concrete and asphalt company that may or may not do it right. Contact J & J Asphalt for a job that will stand the test of time.