Proudly serving Bedford County area
Bedford County is big: 769 square miles and about 79,000 people, from the Peaks of Otter down to the north shore of Smith Mountain Lake. A country drive near the Peaks and a lake driveway that drops toward the water are two different jobs, and this page covers both.
It is also a long haul from the shop in Shawsville, about 60 miles, so a phone call first will tell you whether your job is a fit.
- Asphalt PavingSmooth, hard asphalt for driveways, parking lots and rural roads. The base and drainage get checked first, then hot asphalt is laid and rolled to carry your traffic.
- Asphalt RepairCrack filling (including hot rubberized crack fill), patching, pothole repair, regrading low spots and resurfacing worn asphalt.
- SealcoatingA protective coat that keeps water, sun and oil out of your asphalt and fills small cracks. Plan on it every 2 to 3 years for driveways and lots.
Free estimates in Bedford County
Local conditions in Bedford County
Sloped lake lots
Bedford County takes in the northern half of Smith Mountain Lake, which has more than 500 miles of shoreline. Shoreline lots slope to the water. A driveway on that slope carries runoff toward whatever sits at the bottom, and on a lake lot that can be the house.
Private roads in lake communities
Some lake neighborhoods sit on private roads, and keeping them up is a recurring headache. VDOT looks after state-maintained roads and right-of-way, not private drainage. On a private road, potholes, washouts and resurfacing fall to the owners or the association.
Subdivision driveway rules
Some lake subdivisions write their own driveway standards. One published set requires permanent driveways of blacktop, concrete, brick or stone with defined borders. Read your covenants before you pick a surface.
Newer subdivision driveways
The county's growth is tied to Lynchburg on one side and Roanoke on the other. Newer subdivisions mean newer driveways, and the first few years of a driveway set the tone for the rest: when it gets its first sealcoat, and whether early cracks are filled before they see a winter.
Mountain drives near the Peaks of Otter
The Peaks of Otter and part of the Blue Ridge Parkway are in the county. Homes up toward the mountains deal with longer grades and colder nights than the lake shore, and their drives need water steered off the surface the whole way down.
Smith Mountain Lake, north shore
Lake homes here run from modest cottages to big lakefront houses and golf communities. Three questions save trouble on any lake driveway job:
- Who owns the road to your house? If it's private, the neighbors or the association share it, and they may want a say.
- What do your covenants allow? Get the committee's answer in writing before you sign anything.
- Where will the water go? Settle that before the new surface goes down, not after the first storm.
Driveway surfaces for Bedford County
On a steep lake driveway close to the house, asphalt is the usual pick, shaped so water runs away from the foundation and protected with sealcoat. Long country drives toward Bedford and the Peaks suit tar and chip; the chooser weighs the two for your drive. Association roads that still have a solid base usually need repair and patching before anyone talks about a full repave.
Bedford County questions
Can an association's private road be repaved?
Private roads can be quoted as well as driveways. Send the road's length, how many homes use it and who signs off, and the estimate can be set up as a walk-through with a board member.
The road is past patching. What does the board need to see?
Something in writing it can take to a vote. Ask for the repairs to be priced separately from a full repave, so members can compare both. Bring the road's history if you have it: when it was last paved and what has failed since.
Get a free estimate in Bedford County
Call (540) 731-3000 or send the estimate form. Say whether it's a lake lot, a shared road or a country drive, and roughly how long.