Asphalt Paving New Hudson, MI

Asphalt Paving Services

Most of our asphalt paving starts underground, in the part nobody photographs. We check what’s under the surface, correct the soft spots, and build a compacted stone base deep enough for whatever will actually be driving on it. Residential driveways and commercial lots are not the same animal. A lot taking loaded delivery trucks at 6 a.m. needs a thicker structural section than a two-car driveway, and pricing both the same way would be lazy.

Sub-base drainage is where the real durability lives. Water that gets trapped under the pavement expands when the ground freezes, and by the third or fourth Michigan winter that trapped moisture has done more damage than any amount of traffic. So we set the pitch before the paver moves, hold a consistent fall across the whole surface, and give the water somewhere to go.

Then it’s compaction. Hot-mix asphalt needs warm ground and warm air to compact correctly, which is why the paving season here really runs from late May through October. Density is what carries weight for the next twenty years, so we roll while the mix is hot and we don’t rush the pass count.

Steep driveway off a gravel two-track near Kensington Metropark? Commercial approach on Grand River Avenue where trucks turn tight? Different mix designs, different lift thicknesses, different plans. Our team will walk you through the reasoning, not just the number.

New asphalt also stays soft for a few weeks in warm weather. We’ll tell you where not to park the trailer tongue and why turning your wheels while stopped leaves scuff marks in July.

Concrete Paving

Concrete is unforgiving in a way asphalt isn’t. Once it sets, it remembers every decision you made that morning.

We specialize in structural pours: driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter, approaches, dumpster pads, and accessible routes. Plenty of the newer residential builds around New Hudson use concrete at the drive and the curb line, and it’s a good choice there. Control joints go in at planned spacing so the slab cracks where we decided it should instead of wherever it feels like. Commercial sidewalks and accessible parking get held to ADA slope and width requirements, which matters for compliance and matters more for the person crossing your lot in a wheelchair in February.

Curing is the part people rush. Foot traffic in a couple of days, vehicles after about a week, full strength around a month. We give you real dates.

For a long private drive, we’ll usually argue for asphalt instead. Cheaper to install, easier to resurface later. We’re happy to make that case either direction.

Parking Lot Paving

Your parking lot does customer service before anyone reaches your front door. Faded striping and a patchwork surface tell people something about how the rest of the business runs.

We plan lots around how they actually get used. Where do trucks swing wide? Where does snow get piled all winter, and is that corner draining or holding? How many accessible spaces does your square footage require, and are they on the shortest route to the entrance? Traffic flow, stall counts, drainage, and storm-water requirements get sorted before anybody grades dirt, because local rules on runoff and ADA layout are a lot cheaper to satisfy on paper than in concrete.

Grading is the whole ballgame in a commercial lot. Standing water is what turns a good asphalt surface into a bad one, and a lot that drains properly will run for decades with routine care.

Line striping happens once the surface has cured. Crisp lines, clear directional arrows, properly marked accessible stalls and access aisles. Restriping is one of the cheapest improvements you can make to a tired lot.

We also work around business hours. Phased paving, weekend crews, half the lot at a time. Closing your only entrance for a week isn’t a schedule, it’s a problem we handed you.

Asphalt Resurfacing & Repair

A lot of our calls open with someone reading a bid from four years ago out loud.

Asphalt rarely quits all at once. A hairline crack opens, water gets in, winter widens it, and one spring you’ve got a pothole with a birthday. Caught early that’s a cheap fix. Caught late it’s full-depth repair.

Cracks reaching about a quarter inch wide are ready for hot rubberized crack filling, which keeps water out of the base and buys years of life. Potholes get cut square and patched, not smeared over. When a surface is too far gone to seal but the foundation underneath is sound, resurfacing renews the whole thing without the cost of a full replacement.

When the base itself has failed, we say so. Sometimes the right move is pulverizing the old asphalt in place, which turns the worn out surface into a stabilized foundation and gives the new pavement something solid to sit on. A beautiful overlay on a broken base is an expensive way to delay the same conversation.

We’re the team that fixes what others miss. Whether it’s a minor crack sealing job on a residential street or a full-depth patch in a retail parking lot near Lyon Center Drive, we know how to handle asphalt repair in New Hudson properly.

We’ll also put a preventative maintenance plan in writing so your property manager knows what’s due and when.

Sealcoating

Sunlight is quietly harder on asphalt than traffic is. UV rays break down the binder that holds the surface together, oil drips soften it from above, and water works on it from below.

A professional-grade sealer blocks all three. First sealcoat goes on six months to a year after paving, once the surface has cured, then every two to three years depending on sun exposure and traffic. More often than that mostly sells sealer.

It looks good too. A freshly sealed drive or lot goes back to that even black finish, and paired with fresh line striping a commercial property can look almost new for the price of a decent lunch order.

Site Grading

Nobody compliments good grading. They complain about the puddle by the mailbox.

New Hudson has rolling ground, clay pockets, and a serious amount of snowmelt to move every March. We grade with laser-guided equipment and decide where water goes before we decide where pavement goes: away from foundations, away from doorways, into swales and basins that can actually take it.

If we spot something outside our scope that’s going to cause you grief later, we’ll mention it. A downspout dumping straight onto a new apron will undo good work in three winters, and it costs nothing for us to point at it while we’re standing there.