Good price for asphalt driveway replacement? (cost, standard, outside, best)
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Hey guys. I'm looking at getting my 35 year old asphalt driveway replaced. I had a few companies come out to quote and the best we got was $3800 for the whole thing.
The driveway is approx. 20' X 44' and we are adding an additional 10' X 20' stall to the side. The price includes fully tearing out the current driveway, removing everything, and replacing with a full new driveway. This is a total of 1080 SQFT and comes out to around $3.52/SQFT. Everything I researched showed the average price per SQFT was in the $3.50-$4.50 range. I feel like I'm getting a pretty good deal and from what I'm seeing this is a pretty reputable company. I am located just outside Rochester NY if that matters. What do you guys think?
I was just asking more in general. I'm sure pricing varies by region but I can't imagine there is any real big differences in regions.
Between differences in labor costs, material costs and climates that have to be accomodated (thickness of base needed, drainage, etc) I can see major differences. Just moving from close in suburbs to outlying communities in this area can cause 15-20% difference in costs.
In our previous home I had the old asphalt drive dug out 8 in. deep, new rock base put down and new asphalt done. Dimensions and pics attached of old drive way asphalt. Cost for the new drive work was $5100.00 and work was done in 2013 here in central KY.
$ 4.00 a sq, ft. for the same work ? ? I either got royally "affection-ed" by my contractor or the state of NY must be getting black market asphalt, and all their asphalt work done by illegals. J/K
Last edited by greglovesoldtrucks; 06-07-2019 at 10:05 PM..
In our previous home I had the old asphalt drive dug out 8 in. deep, new rock base put down and new asphalt done. Dimensions and pics attached of old drive way asphalt. Cost for the new drive work was $5100.00 and work was done in 2013 here in central KY.
$ 4.00 a sq, ft. for the same work ? ? I either got royally "affection-ed" by my contractor or the state of NY must be getting black market asphalt, and all their asphalt work done by illegals. J/K
You mentioned that you received a new base course aggregate while the OP’s quote mentions nothing about the base course, so if it’s only an inch or two, or the incorrect material, that’s not included in the quote.
Sounds like a strict asphalt removal and replacement quote and I would not be comfortable with that.
You mentioned that you received a new base course aggregate while the OP’s quote mentions nothing about the base course, so if it’s only an inch or two, or the incorrect material, that’s not included in the quote.
Sounds like a strict asphalt removal and replacement quote and I would not be comfortable with that.
They are putting down a new rock base, letting it settle for a few weeks and then putting down the new asphalt. Sorry I forgot to put that in my OP. I guess it is a pretty good price then.
In our previous home I had the old asphalt drive dug out 8 in. deep, new rock base put down and new asphalt done. Dimensions and pics attached of old drive way asphalt. Cost for the new drive work was $5100.00 and work was done in 2013 here in central KY.
$ 4.00 a sq, ft. for the same work ? ? I either got royally "affection-ed" by my contractor or the state of NY must be getting black market asphalt, and all their asphalt work done by illegals. J/K
They are putting down a new rock base, letting it settle for a few weeks and then putting down the new asphalt. Sorry I forgot to put that in my OP. I guess it is a pretty good price then.
Just an excuse that they’re leaving it to settle! Probably the truth is there’re prepping a bunch of driveways and then scheduling a day to pave a bunch of them. It obviously saves them time and money since the right way would be to compact ( vibratory roller ) the sub grade, then place, grade and compact the coarse dense binder.
But guess I need to forget about the correct way to pave when it comes to standard residential paving.
Hopefully they do a good job, however I have to laugh at some of the stories that they tell to the average homeowners.
Just an excuse that they’re leaving it to settle! Probably the truth is there’re prepping a bunch of driveways and then scheduling a day to pave a bunch of them. It obviously saves them time and money since the right way would be to compact ( vibratory roller ) the sub grade, then place, grade and compact the coarse dense binder.
But guess I need to forget about the correct way to pave when it comes to standard residential paving.
Hopefully they do a good job, however I have to laugh at some of the stories that they tell to the average homeowners.
Thank you for your average opinion.
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