Asphalt Paving in Gladstone, MO

Asphalt Paving in Gladstone is as much about protecting the pavement you already have as laying new. Census figures show 91.6% of Gladstone residents lived in the same house a year earlier, well above Kansas City's 84.3%. Owners who plan to stay get the most value from a steady routine of crack sealing, sealcoating and timely patching, which can stretch the life of a driveway well beyond what neglect allows.

A simple upkeep calendar

Late summer to early fall

This is the best window for crack sealing. Cracks are open but not at their widest, the pavement is dry, and you are sealing them before the first freeze. Rubberized crack filler stays flexible as the asphalt moves.

Warm, dry stretches

Sealcoating needs dry weather and moderate temperatures, roughly 50 to 95 F, and the coating needs time to cure before cars return. Fresh asphalt should wait a few months before its first coat.

Spring

After the thaw, walk the driveway. Look for new cracks, broken edges and small potholes that opened over winter. Catching them now keeps water from undermining the base through the wet months.

Clay ground and why cracks matter here

Upland soils across this part of Missouri are often formed in loess, wind-deposited silt that weathers into a clay-rich subsoil. The Sharpsburg soil series, mapped in Missouri, Iowa and Kansas, carries about 33 to 42 percent clay in its upper subsoil. Clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and it holds water. When rain gets through a crack and soaks the ground under the gravel base, that ground softens and the pavement above starts to sag and break. A sealed surface keeps the base dry, and a dry base is what holds a driveway up.

When upkeep is no longer enough

Sealcoat cannot fix a broken base. If your driveway has wide alligator cracking, deep ruts or sections that rock under a tire, it is time to talk about removal and a new driveway. We dig out the old asphalt, correct the base, compact fresh gravel, and pave a new surface, typically 2 to 3 inches thick on a 6 to 8 inch gravel base for a standard home.

Shopping strips and small lots

Much of Gladstone's shopping lines North Oak Trafficway, and the parking lots behind and beside those stores take a beating from daily traffic and winter plowing. We patch potholes, seal cracks, sealcoat and restripe lots for property owners and managers, and we can phase the work by section so a business stays open.

Services in Gladstone

• Crack sealing with hot rubberized filler
• Driveway and lot sealcoating
• Pothole and edge patching
• New asphalt driveways
• Parking lot repair and restriping

Start with a walk-through

Call (816) 307-2608 and we will look over the driveway or lot with you, point out what needs attention this year and what can wait, and give you a written quote for each piece so you can choose.

Call (816) 307-2608