Asphalt Contractor Druid Hills Birmingham AL

That red clay sitting under your Druid Hills driveway? It soaks up water and hangs onto it like a sponge. And water is the thing that tears asphalt apart, one winter freeze at a time.

What you notice first is usually the alligator cracking by the apron. Then potholes creeping along the curb line, a washed out gray surface, loose stone kicking out into the grass every time somebody backs out. As your asphalt contractor Druid Hills Birmingham AL crew, we're paving, patching, resurfacing and sealcoating drives and small lots all over 35234, from Druid Hills Park on down to 12th Street North.

Licensed, bonded and insured in Alabama. Our own guys, our own equipment, nothing farmed out to somebody else. Ring 205 583 1535 for a free written estimate once we've measured on site, or get in touch with our Birmingham paving contractor team online.

Why Druid Hills Property Owners Call Our Asphalt Contractor Team

Druid Hills is a mix. Older single family houses packed onto tight lots, plus small churches and storefronts fronting the main streets. A lot of those drives went in decades back, sitting on dirt that never drained right in the first place. Which happens to be exactly the kind of work our crews do every single day as a local asphalt contractor near Druid Hills.

• Free written estimates, and we measure your driveway or lot in person before quoting
• Licensed, bonded and insured in the State of Alabama
• Our guys, our machines, so nobody hands your start date off to a subcontractor
• Actual subgrade prep and compaction instead of a skinny layer over a base that's already gone
• Houses and business lots both, one company, one phone number to call

Want more detail on mixes and methods? Have a look at asphalt paving in Birmingham.

Asphalt Services We Provide in Druid Hills 35234

No two properties around Norwood and Druid Hills need quite the same thing, so here's a side by side of the jobs we get called for most.

Get your free estimate today. Dial 205 583 1535 and we'll get out to measure your Druid Hills driveway this week.

Local Experience Near Druid Hills Park and 12th Street North

Jobs We Handle Most in 35234

Short home drives with a hard drop down to the street, that's the classic around here. Grade matters on those, so we hold it in a way that pushes runoff toward the curb rather than letting it puddle against the garage door. Churches and daycares get phased work, scheduled around Sunday morning and afternoon pickup.

What Neighbors Say

• Marcus: "Our drive off 12th Street North held water for years. They regraded it, paved it, and it drains now."
• Deloris: "Free estimate in writing, same price on the invoice. Crew cleaned up every bit of millings."
• Terrance: "They striped our church lot and added an ADA space and ramp. Done between Saturday and Sunday."

Every operator we send out is trained on rollers, skid steers and milling attachments, and liability plus workers comp coverage rides along on every job we take.

Areas We Serve Around Druid Hills, Birmingham AL

North side of the city is our daily route, so odds are a truck is only a few minutes away.

• Druid Hills and Norwood, 35234
• Fountain Heights and Smithfield, 35204
• City Center, 35203, near the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
• Lakeview and Southside, 35233 and 35205
• Woodlawn, Avondale and East Lake

Most folks around here begin with driveway paving in Birmingham, then keep the new surface alive with driveway sealcoating in Birmingham.

Local Tips Before You Pave in Druid Hills

1. Fix drainage first. Clay holds water, plain and simple. Yard shedding toward your slab? Grading comes before a single ton of asphalt.
2. Pave in the right window. March through October keeps mix temps where they need to be. Sealcoat wants 50 degrees and climbing, dry for a full 24 hours after.
3. Plan for narrow streets. Blocks in Druid Hills get tight. Roller and dump truck stage on one side while we leave a lane open so your neighbors can still get by.
4. Repair or replace? Cracks thinner than a quarter inch with a firm base under them, patch and seal it. But when the surface gives under your feet, the base is finished and it's a mill and rebuild.
5. Check for new curb cuts. Anything that touches public right of way near 12th Street North generally needs city sign off. That conversation is ours to have, not yours.