Asphalt Driveway Replacement and Paving in Girard, PA
Erie Driveway Paving serves Girard, Pennsylvania, with asphalt driveway replacement, new paving, gravel to asphalt conversion, resurfacing, repair, and sealcoating. Long rural lanes are ordinary work here, and so are the ditches and entrances that come with them.
Girard sits in the western end of Erie County with Lake Erie to the north. Fairview and Franklin Townships lie east, Elk Creek and Conneaut Townships south, and Springfield Township west. It is the farthest west of the towns we cover, and it is still close enough to the water to take the lake weather full force.
Out here the gravel drive is common, and so is the question of whether to pave it. The honest answer starts with a shovel. Most existing gravel is rounded stone that shifts under a roller rather than locking together, and most of it is thin where the tires run. That material becomes the bottom of a new base after it is reclaimed and graded, but it is almost never a base on its own.
Then comes the water. A lane sheds rain to the sides, so the ditch has to take it and the pipe at the road has to be open. Silted pipes put water straight back onto the drive. Anything inside the road right-of-way gets confirmed with the road authority before we dig.
We also price the alternative. A rebuilt gravel drive with a proper crown, cut ditches, fabric under the soft spots, and dense-graded stone on top costs a fraction of paving and fixes most complaints. If asphalt does not pencil out for the length you have, we will say that plainly.
Call (814) 555-0131 for a free estimate on driveway work in Girard.