Asphalt Paving in Warner Robins, GA

Asphalt paving in Warner Robins deals with housing from every decade since the 1940s. In 1940, the farming community of Wellston had about 50 residents. The air depot opened in 1942, the town was renamed Warner Robins that September, and the population reached 7,986 by 1950, 33,491 by 1970 and 80,308 by 2020. Driveways from the early decades are now old enough that their bases have given out, while subdivisions built in the last twenty years have pavement that is still young. Each needs a different approach.

Older driveways: look under the surface

A driveway poured or paved decades ago was often laid on a thin base, and years of rain, roots and traffic have weakened it further. Signs that the base is gone include alligator cracking, ruts, low spots that pond, and edges breaking into the yard. Paving over that kind of driveway gives it a new look for a year or two before the old cracks come back through. In those cases we remove the old surface, rebuild the base and pave. Where the base is still firm, an overlay can work and costs less.

Newer driveways: keep water out

In newer subdivisions, the job is protection. Crack filling and sealcoating every few years slow the sun damage and water intrusion that shorten a driveway's life. Where fill near a garage has settled, we cut out and rebuild just that area.

Climate and soil

Warner Robins sits at about 305 feet on the Coastal Plain, south of the Fall Line that runs through Macon. Average July highs are about 92 degrees, the record is 108, and the area gets about 46 inches of precipitation a year, with July the wettest month. Coastal Plain soils, like the Tifton series common in south and middle Georgia, are typically sandy on top with denser, clayey layers below. They carry pavement well when compacted, but they need a solid aggregate base and slopes that move summer storm water off quickly. HomeGuide lists a typical residential section as 2 to 3 inches of asphalt over 6 to 8 inches of base, and 3 to 4 inches over 8 to 10 inches for heavier vehicles.

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Pipes, ditches and permits

Many Houston County driveways cross a roadside ditch on a pipe. On county roads, Houston County's driveway regulations require a permit for work in the right-of-way, including widening, relocating or paving an existing residential driveway. The county sets the pipe type, diameter and length at its first site inspection, inspects the pipe before it is covered, and requires the driveway to slope down and away from the road. Inside the City of Warner Robins, we check the city's current requirements. On state routes such as US 129, US 41 and SR 96, GDOT issues the permit.

What a new driveway includes

• Measuring and checking slope, drainage and the road connection
• Removing the old surface
• Removing soft soil and compacting the subgrade
• Placing and compacting the aggregate base
• Installing or replacing the driveway pipe where needed
• Paving and rolling to the stated thickness
• Finishing edges and transitions, with care instructions

Warner Robins is home base. In Houston County we also serve Centerville, Perry, Bonaire and Kathleen. To the west are Byron and Fort Valley in Peach County, Marshallville and Montezuma in Macon County and Roberta in Crawford County. North, we work in Macon, Gray and Jeffersonville; south and east, in Unadilla, Vienna, Hawkinsville and Cochran. Some of these are fast-growing suburbs, others small county seats with older homes and long rural drives. Each town page covers what is different there.