Frequently Asked Questions

National guides list new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot (HomeGuide) and $7 to $15 per square foot (Angi). A 24 by 24 foot driveway runs about $2,900 to $4,000 in Angi's figures. HomeGuide notes extreme climates can add 10 to 20 percent. Your written estimate is the price.

HomeGuide puts asphalt driveways at 15 to 30 years with maintenance. In the desert, sun is the main limit, so a sealcoat every few years and prompt crack sealing make the biggest difference.

Yes, when it is built and maintained for the climate. Asphalt costs less than concrete and is easy to repair. It does get hot and can soften, so it needs the right thickness for heavy vehicles and regular sealing. Concrete costs more but stays harder in summer.

Before monsoon season, ideally in spring. Open cracks let storm water reach the base, and that is when potholes start.

Many Peoria HOAs do. Check your CC&Rs. We provide the scope, materials and schedule your HOA needs for review.

Be careful. Unsolicited "leftover asphalt" offers are a well-known scam: thin material laid without base prep, often for far more than first quoted. A legitimate contractor visits first and gives a written price.

Usually one or two days of work, plus a few days before you drive on it. Angi notes most Phoenix-area residential projects take 1 to 2 days.

Yes, subject to HOA approval. Changing the curb cut is right-of-way work, which we confirm with the City of Peoria first.

It makes digging slower and can trap water, but it is not a reason to avoid paving. We plan for it in the base work.

Asphalt costs less and is easier to repair; concrete stays cooler and harder in summer. Many HOAs specify one or the other, so check your CC&Rs.

Sometimes, where lighting and local rules allow. More often we start at dawn and finish before the worst heat.

HomeAdvisor puts resurfacing at roughly every 15 to 20 years with sealcoating every two to five. Desert sun pushes toward the shorter end without regular sealing.

Yes. We provide written scopes, phasing plans and resident notices.

Usually, by regrading low spots so water reaches existing retention. Larger drainage changes may need an engineer.

Yes. Most church lots can be done during the week in phases.

Yes. We lay out accessible stalls, aisles and signs to the 2010 ADA Standards.

Yes, once the asphalt has cured, usually 3 to 6 months after paving.

Only very early in the morning, before pavement gets too hot. Most sealing is done in the cooler months.

Fresh sealer is black and absorbs heat, like new asphalt. It fades to dark gray over time.

Usually 12 to 72 hours. In dry weather, often sooner.

Yes. Sealing on a schedule is far cheaper than repaving streets early.

One or two, depending on the surface and traffic. Busy lots and drive lanes often get two.

We mask and hand-cut along concrete so sealer stays on the asphalt.

Usually two to four years in full sun, depending on traffic and the sealer used.

Yes, throughout the West Valley.

Check every year or two. New cracks open as the pavement ages, and sealing them while small is cheapest.

Yes, as dark lines. Sealcoat over them makes the surface more uniform.

Not effectively. Interconnected cracking means the base has failed, and that area needs a patch.

For crack work, yes. It finishes before monsoon storms and avoids the hottest pavement.

HomeGuide lists crack filling at about $0.50 to $3 per linear foot and Angi at $1 to $3. A typical driveway runs about $100 to $400.

Yes, early in the day. Spring is best because it is before the monsoon.

Our crack sealing is for asphalt. Concrete joints and cracks use different materials.

Often a few years, depending on crack movement and traffic. We recheck and reseal as needed.

Always. Sealcoat does not bridge open cracks.

Water gets into cracks and softens the base, and traffic breaks out the weakened asphalt. Sealing cracks before the storms prevents most of them.

Light raveling can be slowed with sealcoat. Heavy raveling needs a new surface layer.

If damage is limited to a few areas, repair. If most of the surface is failing, replacement is usually the better value.

Yes, in phases with resident notices.

Only as a temporary fix. Permanent repairs are hot-mix.

Yes, with sealcoat for light raveling or an overlay for heavy wear.

Usually once it has cooled, often the same day. We give you timing.

Yes. We cut it out, recompact the backfill and repave level.

Yes, in phases to keep businesses open.

Every year or two for busy lots, because sun fades paint quickly, and after every sealcoat.

It depends on total stalls under the 2010 ADA Standards table, with at least one in six van-accessible.

Yes, as part of a layout agreed with management.

Yes, where lighting allows, to keep lots open during the day.

Old lines can be covered with sealcoat or masking paint so the new layout is clear.

Yes, as part of a new or existing layout.

Traffic paint made for asphalt, applied on dry pavement.

A typical lot takes a few hours of paint time, and paint dries quickly.

Yes. HomeGuide lists curb painting at about $0.75 to $1.00 per linear foot.

Yes, once the asphalt has set, usually within a day or two.

Yes, including cart crossings and walkways.