Asphalt Driveways in Warner Robins, GA

Asphalt driveways in Warner Robins range from new ones in recent subdivisions to driveways that have served a house for half a century. When an older driveway is alligator-cracked, rutted, sunken or crumbling at the edges, its base has almost always failed, and the fix is to take it out and build it back properly. That is most of what this service is: removal, base, drainage, pipe and new asphalt.

Is it time?

• Cracks joined into a web or alligator pattern
• Ruts and low spots that hold water
• Potholes that come back after patching
• Edges breaking off into the lawn or ditch
• A surface that is more patch than original

If only a few areas show these problems, patching is cheaper. If they cover much of the driveway, replacing it is usually the better value over time.

The base

After the old surface comes out, we look at what is underneath. Soft, wet or organic soil is removed. The subgrade is compacted, then aggregate base is placed and compacted in lifts to the depth in your quote. HomeGuide describes a standard residential section as 2 to 3 inches of compacted asphalt over 6 to 8 inches of base, and 3 to 4 inches over 8 to 10 inches for heavier vehicles. If you park a camper, boat or work truck, we build to the heavier section.

The pipe and the apron

Many Warner Robins-area driveways cross a roadside ditch on a pipe. Old pipes rust, crush or fill with sediment, and the driveway above them sags. Replacing the driveway is the right time to replace the pipe. On Houston County roads, the county's driveway regulations require a permit for work in the right-of-way; the county sets the pipe type, diameter and length at its first inspection, requires at least one foot of compacted cover and inspects the pipe before it is backfilled. The apron must slope down and away from the road at 2 to 6.25 percent. Inside city limits and on state routes, we check the city's or GDOT's requirements.

Slope and drainage

Flat lots are common here. We set a consistent fall so water runs to the ditch or yard and away from the garage and house, and we make sure the driveway does not send water back toward the road surface.

After paving

New asphalt stays soft in a Middle Georgia summer. Keep cars off for the time we give you, avoid turning the wheel while parked, and use a board under kickstands and trailer jacks. Sealcoating waits three to six months.