Driveway recommendations (Mooresville: how much, cost, yard)

[amomof3]

Hello! We are located in Mooresville and want to see about paving our driveway (currently gravel). I'm open to asphalt or a mccobb finish because I think concrete will be way too expensive. If anyone has any experiences, good or bad, please let us know. Thanks!

[seahawks80]

I've had asphalt driveways up north, and they aren't bad. They have a tendency to get cracks in them, so it's a good idea to have them sealed once a year or every other year (not too expensive... I think it was less than $200). If you have kids that play in the front yard, asphalt gets very hot during the summer, so you might want to look out for that too.

I have a concrete driveway now and like it better than my old asphalt driveway, but I could see it being cost-prohibitive. Asphalt also seems to hide stains better than concrete, which is a plus

[niknaxx]

Originally Posted by amomof3

Hello! We are located in Mooresville and want to see about paving our driveway (currently gravel). I'm open to asphalt or a mccobb finish because I think concrete will be way too expensive. If anyone has any experiences, good or bad, please let us know. Thanks!

Are you in a particular water shed that would govern how much impervious surface you can have? There may be a reason other than cost for the lack of paving...