Asphalt Paving in Independence, MO

Asphalt Paving in Independence often means working on a driveway that has been in service a long time. Census figures show 89.2 percent of residents were living in the same house a year earlier, and 18.7 percent of the population is 65 or older. In a city where people stay put, many drives have been patched, resealed and patched again, and owners who want to know whether one more repair is worth it or whether it is time to start over.

Repair, overlay or rebuild?

That is the first question we answer on most Independence visits. Our rough way of sorting it out:

• Isolated cracks and a pothole or two on a firm base: crack sealing and a cut-and-patch repair.
• Surface wear across the whole drive but no soft spots: an overlay may give it another run of years.
• Sinking areas, alligator cracking or puddles that never drain: the base has given out, and only removal and a new base will fix it.

We will show you what we find, including probing soft spots, so the recommendation is not a guess.

Historic blocks around the Truman Home

Independence was founded on March 29, 1827, and is one of two county seats of Jackson County. The Harry S. Truman Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1971 and designated a National Historic Landmark district in 1974, covers 153 acres after a 2011 boundary increase and includes the Truman Home at 219 North Delaware. On older streets like these, lots tend to be tighter, trees are larger and driveways are often narrow. We size equipment to fit, protect curbs, lawns and roots where we can, and keep the new surface in proportion to the house. If you live in or near a designated area, check with the city about any review that applies before changing the footprint of a drive.

Weather on the south bank of the Missouri

The city sits on the south bank of the Missouri River, a few miles east of where the Kansas River joins it. The area shares Kansas City's long freeze season: on average, freezing temperatures run from the end of October into early April. That is many cycles of water freezing in cracks and thawing again. For older asphalt the cheapest protection is still sealing cracks in the fall, before the first hard freeze.

Easier footing for every age

With nearly one in five residents 65 or older, smooth and well-drained walking surfaces are not just cosmetic. Heaved edges, broken patches and ice that forms in low spots are trip hazards. When we regrade a drive, we try to keep water from collecting where people step out of the car or walk to the door, and we can tie the asphalt in neatly at the garage slab and the sidewalk so there is no lip to catch a shoe.

Commercial and church lots

Independence draws visitors to the Truman Library and Museum, the Truman Home and the courthouse on the Square, and it has plenty of churches, small businesses and apartment buildings with their own lots. For those owners we handle resurfacing, pothole and utility-cut repair, sealcoating and restriping. Restriping a lot triggers the 2010 ADA Standards for accessible parking, so we lay out the correct number of accessible and van-accessible spaces when we repaint.

What we offer here

• Driveway removal and replacement with a new compacted base
• Overlays on sound older driveways
• Pothole, crack and edge repair
• Hot crack sealing before winter
• Sealcoating on a regular cycle
• Parking lot paving and line striping

Getting a quote

Call (816) 307-2608 and we will look at the drive or lot, explain what we see, and write up a quote that lists the scope line by line.

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