Commercial & Residential
Driveway Paving and Repair in Pulaski, VA
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Older homes tend to come with older driveways. If yours has been patched, overlaid and patched again, the real question isn't how to make it look new for a season. It's whether the base underneath can carry another layer.
Before you spend money on the top, have someone look at what's under it. That's the first thing a Paving Plus estimate checks, and the shop in Shawsville is about 25 to 30 miles from town. If you're out past the town limits on a gravel drive, your answer is further down.
- Asphalt RepairCrack filling (including hot rubberized crack fill), patching, pothole repair, regrading low spots and resurfacing worn asphalt.
- 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.
- 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.
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Pulaski winters and your driveway
Pulaski sits at about 1,903 feet and averages about 15.8 inches of snow and 40 inches of precipitation a year. That is a little more snow than Roanoke and well under Blacksburg's 23 inches. Winters here are gentler than up the road, but still cold enough for freeze-thaw to open new cracks each year. On an older driveway the damage comes faster, because old cracks and seams give the water a head start.
Older driveways in Pulaski
Pulaski's housing leans older. Older driveways often carry a previous owner's patch that has sunk or pulled away at the seams, or a thin overlay laid over cracks that came right back through. Both mean the problem underneath was never fixed. Older properties also tend to have mature trees close to the drive, and roots can heave asphalt from below, so a raised crack near a tree is worth pointing out at the estimate.
Small business lots near the New River Trail
The New River Trail brings walkers, cyclists and riders into the area, and the small businesses and parking areas that serve them see visitors on top of their regular customers. On a small lot, a pothole at the entrance and faded stalls are the first things a visitor notices. Patching that entrance and painting fresh stall lines are the cheap fixes people see.
Repair, resurface or repave
A patched-over driveway that is still mostly solid needs its failed patches done properly, then sealcoat to protect the whole surface. Cracks running across most of it point to resurfacing or a new driveway. Which one depends on the base, since a new layer only lasts on sound ground.
Getting an older house ready to sell? Fixing the failed patches and sealing the drive is often enough to make it look cared for, without paying for a new driveway the next owner may not need. Gravel drives outside town are a good fit for tar and chip; the chooser checks yours in four questions. Church and small business lots downtown usually need patching, sealcoat and fresh striping more than new asphalt.
Pulaski questions
Can new asphalt go over the old driveway, or does it have to come out?
Sometimes it can go over. If the old surface is cracked but solid underneath, a new layer on top can work. If it has sunk, crumbled or holds water, the base has failed, and a fresh layer will crack along the same lines.
The last owner's patches are failing. Can they be fixed?
Yes. Patches sink or separate when nobody repaired the base under them. The fix is to remove the bad section, firm up what's underneath and patch it level with the rest of the drive.
Is a small repair worth the trip from Shawsville?
Call and describe it. If a job that size doesn't justify the drive, you'll be told so up front.
Get a free estimate in Pulaski
Call (540) 731-3000 or send the estimate form. Tell us how old the driveway is and how many times it's been patched.