Asphalt Driveways
New asphalt driveways and full replacements for homes and rural property around Dixon. We build a compacted base and pave it with hot mix asphalt.
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Elk Grove grew fast, and Census estimates show nearly two in three homes here went up from 1990 to 2009. The driveways built with them are now about 17 to 36 years old. Most of the city sits on flat ground over clay and a hardpan, so rain soaks in slowly. Water that sits along a driveway edge works into the base, and that is when cracks spread and potholes open.
Trinity Paving and Concrete is an asphalt paving contractor in Dixon, and Elk Grove is part of our service area. Here we build new asphalt driveways over a graded and compacted base. We also repair and resurface older asphalt, and we pour concrete flatwork. Call or text (707) 396-7730, and we will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the driveway, parking lot, private road or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
NRCS soil maps show San Joaquin soils as the main soil on about 81 percent of Elk Grove. That covers Old Town and neighborhoods from Laguna West to Sheldon. About 42 percent of the city is mapped as leveled ground with slopes of 1 percent or less. Another 6 percent is Redding gravelly loam, which has a hardpan about 22 inches down.
San Joaquin soil has a dense clay layer about two feet down, with a cemented hardpan just below it. The NRCS rates water movement through it as very slow, so water that soaks in can sit on the hardpan. For local roads and streets, the NRCS rates it somewhat limited and names shrink-swell as the reason. For shallow digging, it rates the soil very limited because of that cemented pan.
On ground this flat, a small slope does the work. The city's lot grading standards set a 1 percent minimum slope for asphalt, about an inch every 8 feet. Before we pave, we shape the grade so water sheds off, then build the base in compacted lifts. Where a yard holds water, grading and drainage work comes first.
Census estimates count about 57,000 homes in Elk Grove. About 37 percent were built from 2000 to 2009, and 27 percent in the 1990s. Fewer than one in ten went up before 1980. Detached houses make up 86 percent, and a street built in one stretch has driveways of about the same age.
An asphalt driveway laid in 2005 has now seen about 20 winters. Over time the surface fades to gray, and small cracks open. Those cracks let rain reach the base. Once the base goes soft, the surface breaks into an alligator pattern.
If the base is still sound, asphalt resurfacing puts a new layer over the old one. We cut out and patch failed spots first. Where the base has failed across the driveway, a full replacement is the better fix.
Under state law, the part of a driveway that sits in the public right-of-way counts as an encroachment. In Elk Grove, any work in the public right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from Public Works. The city's permit form lists up to 10 working days to process an application. A meeting with a city inspector comes before any work starts.
In residential neighborhoods, the form calls for door hangers about seven days ahead of the work. Work in the right-of-way follows the city's Improvement Standards and Standard Construction Specifications. The permit covers the right-of-way only, so other rules can still apply on your side of the line.
Paving more of a front yard can raise zoning or HOA questions. The city's Planning Division and your HOA answer those, and we point you there early. Before any digging, California law requires notice to 811 at least two working days ahead.
Along Sheldon Road, the city zones some lots for 2 acres or more, and drives there can run long. In rural areas zoned for lots that size, the city's standards allow open roadside ditches. A drive that crosses one needs a culvert at least 12 inches across, made of reinforced concrete pipe. Where a drive meets a street without curbs or sidewalks, city standards call for paving that keeps dust down.
We build those culvert crossings and pave long rural drives with hot mix asphalt. A gravel drive can also get a base built so it can be paved later.
Parking lots across Elk Grove sit on the same clay and take the same winter rain. Our parking lot paving runs in sections, so a business can stay open while we work. After paving, we stripe the stalls. ADA stalls get their access aisles and the painted accessibility symbol.
Communities and areas we serve around Elk Grove: Old Town Elk Grove, Laguna, Laguna West, Lakeside, Stonelake, East Franklin, Laguna Ridge, East Elk Grove, Sheldon, Elk Grove Park, Kammerer Road, Grant Line Road.
Elk Grove ZIP codes served: 95624, 95757, 95758.
Elk Grove is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(707) 396-7730 New asphalt driveways and full replacements for homes and rural property around Dixon. We build a compacted base and pave it with hot mix asphalt.
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Parking lots and commercial drives for offices, apartments, churches, business parks and farm yards, built from a graded base. We pave in sections so your business stays open.
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We pave long rural drives and shared private roads across Solano and Yolo counties. The base goes down in compacted lifts, and the road is shaped so water runs off.
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Asphalt resurfacing puts a new layer of hot mix on a driveway or parking lot with a sound base. Failed spots get cut out and patched first, and the edges get milled where the new layer meets concrete.
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Sealcoating for driveways and parking lots, with cracks and soft spots repaired before any sealer goes down. We schedule the work ahead of the winter rain.
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Pothole repair and asphalt patching for driveways and parking lots around Dixon. We cut each failed spot back to solid pavement and compact new hot mix in place.
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We stripe new parking lots and restripe faded ones, including ADA stalls and fire lane markings. Striping is also the last step after we pave or sealcoat a lot.
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Walkways, sidewalks, curbs, slabs and pads for homes and businesses. We tear out broken flatwork and pour new concrete with a broom finish and control joints.
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New concrete driveways and full replacements for homes around Dixon. We compact the clay under the slab first and finish the top with a broom for grip.
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Broom finish and stamped concrete patios for homes around Dixon. Each slab sits on a compacted base and slopes so winter rain runs off.
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Site grading and drainage for homes and rural property around Dixon. We shape the ground and add drains so winter rain has a way off the lot.
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New gravel driveways and regrading for homes and rural property around Dixon. We roll the base rock in lifts and shape a crown so rain runs off.
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Block and stone retaining walls along driveways and slopes around Dixon. Each wall sits on a compacted base, with drain rock and perforated pipe behind it.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Elk Grove. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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Tell us about the driveway, parking lot, private road or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.