Posted by Steve@Advance on March 08, 2019 at 14:49:06 from (66.169.147.211):
In Reply to: Paving Driveway posted by nrowles on March 08, 2019 at 12:13:47:
You say you trust your paver.
If you really do know and trust him, that's half the battle!
Around here, paving contractors are among the most corrupt and dishonest of them all!
Very common for them to lead off with a lie, "I've got left over asphalt, and I can make you a deal today..."
I would get bids from more than one contractor, and check their credentials with the BBB. If they don't have a brick and mortar business yard, RUN! No way to chase one down that only works out of his truck.
Part of making the decision would also include seeing some of his past work, not from the last few weeks, but look at something 10 years old. Also talk to the home owner.
You can also do some of your own research, look around the neighborhood, stop and ask who did their work and if they were happy with the job.
You live in a totally different temperature climate than I do. Asphalt is not a viable option here. It melts and ruts out, the sun bakes the solvent out, it turns to cracked open mess in a few years.
Some damage is from the sun, freezing, tree roots, but mostly because of contractors not doing what they say they will do. Somehow paying for 2 inches only gets you 1/2 inch!
I would also get bids on concrete. Here, a good concrete job will last a lifetime, but we don't have the deep freeze cycles you have.
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