Frequently Asked Questions

HomeGuide puts driveway resurfacing at about $3 to $7 per square foot and notes an overlay typically saves 20 to 30 percent over full replacement. Angi gives a wider $3 to $20 range. Resurfacing only works on a sound base, so we check that before quoting.

National guides list new asphalt at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot (HomeGuide) and $7 to $15 (Angi). A 500-square-foot driveway lands around $2,500 to $6,000 in HomeGuide's table. Base repair, culvert work and the city permit affect the total, and your written estimate is the price.

In Beaumont, yes for anything in the public right-of-way, including the approach and culvert. A grading permit is also needed if work on your lot disturbs more than 450 square feet. Outside the city, the county or your city sets the rules, and we check them for you.

It is the machine that lays hot-mix asphalt in an even layer. Trucks dump the mix into its hopper, and the paver spreads it to a set width and depth before rollers compact it. On small or tight driveways, some of the work is done by hand with rakes.

Beaumont's own detail for an asphalt approach is 2 inches of compacted hot mix over 6 inches of compacted crushed limestone. Cost guides describe 2 to 3 inches over 6 to 8 inches for homes and 3 to 4 inches over 8 to 10 for heavy vehicles.

Guides put asphalt driveways at 15 to 30 years. Heavy rain and strong sun pull that down unless drainage is right and the surface is sealed every few years.

Give new asphalt three to six months to cure first. After that, reseal when the surface turns gray, typically every few years in this climate.

Most take two to four working days, plus time for permits and inspections. Rain on the base pushes the schedule.

Beaumont caps residential driveway slope at 12 percent. If the ditch is deep, the culvert grade and approach are planned so the drive stays within that.

Beaumont accepts concrete or asphalt for new or rebuilt approaches. We build asphalt approaches to the city's detail.

Yes. Beaumont limits width to 35 feet and requires a 5-foot setback from the side property line for homes. Widening at the street usually means a longer culvert and a permit.

The city allows the owner, lessee or a bonded contractor working for them to obtain it. We tell you how we handle it on your job.

HomeAdvisor lists $400 to $1,130 per space for asphalt, or about $2 to $4.50 per square foot. Site work and drainage move that.

HomeAdvisor gives asphalt lots 20 to 30 years and concrete 30 to 40, with asphalt costing less up front.

Often, yes, depending on the site and neighbors.

We tell you which permits apply and how they are handled on your job.

Guides say every 2 to 10 years. Sun and rain here usually push it toward the shorter end.

Not wide ones. Cracks must be filled first or they reappear quickly.

HomeGuide lists 12 to 72 hours, depending on heat and humidity. We give you timing for your job.

If the base is still sound, yes. If it is broken up, sealing is money better spent toward repair.

Yes, on dry days within the sealer's temperature range, usually starting early to avoid afternoon storms.

Usually the base under them is still wet or broken. A full-depth patch fixes that.

HomeGuide lists $100 to $400 for typical pothole repair, with many contractors charging a $100 to $250 minimum.

Yes. Private drives, HOA streets and lots are all work we do. Public streets belong to the city or county.

Often. We repair the pipe and fill, then repave just that section.

Yes. We rebuild the edge on a compacted base and support it.

Filling plugs the crack; sealing uses a flexible sealant that moves with the pavement and lasts longer on active cracks.

HomeGuide lists $0.50 to $3 per linear foot, with minimum charges common.

Yes. Sealer alone will not keep water out of open cracks.

Most can. Alligator cracking and sunken cracks need patching instead.

Yes. Dry weather is ideal because cracks are open and clean.

Yes, in sections so traffic keeps moving.

If the base is sound, yes. If cracks are widespread with soft spots, repair or replacement is a better use of money.

Yes. The DOJ says restriped lots must provide accessible spaces that meet the 2010 Standards.

At least one for every six accessible spaces.

HomeGuide notes striping paint dries in about an hour in temperate weather.

Yes. We schedule around services.

We use pavement marking paint suited to the surface and traffic, and tell you what we plan to use.

Yes. HomeGuide lists stenciled letters and numbers at about $2 to $5 each.