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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Close to 6 in 10 homes in Vallejo were built before 1980, by the Census Bureau's count. Many sit on hillside lots, where clay soil lies over soft shale and sandstone. Others sit near the water on fill and reclaimed marsh. Once the base under a driveway gives out on either kind of lot, the pavement cracks and holds water.
Trinity Paving and Concrete is an asphalt paving contractor based in Dixon. Vallejo is part of our service area, straight down I-80. We handle asphalt driveway paving from Mare Island to Hiddenbrooke, plus parking lots for landlords, HOAs, churches and shops. 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.
Mare Island was the first naval station on the West Coast, open from 1854 to 1996. Vallejo grew into a shipping and Navy town, and its housing shows that age. The Census counts about 3 in 10 homes here built before 1960, and about 1 in 10 before 1940.
In the Architectural Heritage District, the city says many Victorian homes date from the 1850s. Newer homes went up in Northgate and Hiddenbrooke. Even so, only about 2 percent of Vallejo homes date from 2010 or later.
On an older drive, the base decides the job. When the base is sound and the damage is on top, asphalt resurfacing puts a new surface over it. When the base has failed, the old pavement comes out and the base gets rebuilt. About 4 in 10 Vallejo homes are rented, and we pave and patch for landlords and HOAs too.
On the NRCS soil survey, the most common soils in Vallejo are the Dibble and Los Osos clay loams. They cover the hills along Columbus Parkway and around Glen Cove, on slopes up to 50 percent. Soft shale or sandstone sits about 20 to 30 inches down.
The clay subsoil rates high for shrink and swell. It swells with the winter rain and shrinks as it dries in summer. On a sloped drive, runoff also chases every crack downhill. We shape the grade so water sheds off the surface and away from the base.
The city's guidelines for adding a second driveway cap its grade at 15 percent onto a residential street. Onto an arterial or a state highway, the cap is 10 percent. Steep cuts often call for retaining walls, which Vallejo's encroachment rules keep on the property line or private land. A large cut or fill can also need a city grading permit under Chapter 12.40.
A lot of Vallejo's waterfront is made land. The Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District says fill narrowed the Napa River channel between Mare Island and the city. On the Vallejo side alone, it added nearly 500 acres. Sonoma Boulevard between Curtola Parkway and Lemon Street sits on river mud dredged and pumped in starting in 1913.
On Mare Island, the soil survey maps fill and reclaimed salt marsh. The city's excavation sheet adds a state rule there. Where the Department of Toxic Substances Control has not cleared the ground, digging over 6 cubic feet takes its permit.
The district says many homes near Lake Dalwigk need sump pumps, and so do parts of the historic downtown. The flats crossed by Tennessee Street and Georgia Street carry a lot of Clear Lake clay, which drains poorly. Ground like this needs the water moved off before any base goes down, so grading and drainage comes first. If the work changes a storm drain connection, the district's engineering department reviews the plans.
The driveway approach is where your drive meets the street. In Vallejo, replacing an approach or the sidewalk beside it takes a city sidewalk permit under Chapter 10.04. The city's permit sheet says it does not install or repair approaches for property owners. That work falls to the owner, who can do it or hire it out.
A city inspector checks the job before the concrete is poured, and again at the end. The work follows the city's standard drawings. We build concrete driveway approaches to those drawings and tie new asphalt drives into them.
The city's second-driveway sheet adds two rules for the front of a lot. Vehicles may park only on concrete, asphalt or brick paving. No more than half of the front yard setback may be covered with non-porous material. The Central Permit Center at City Hall answers how those rules apply to your lot.
Communities and areas we serve around Vallejo: Mare Island, Downtown Vallejo, Vallejo Waterfront, Architectural Heritage District, Saint Vincent's Hill, South Vallejo, Lake Dalwigk, Glen Cove, Blue Rock Springs, Northgate, Hiddenbrooke, Columbus Parkway.
Vallejo ZIP codes served: 94589, 94590, 94591, 94592.
Vallejo 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 Vallejo. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us about the job and the town it is in. Call or text (707) 396-7730 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
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.