Asphalt Driveways
New asphalt driveways and full driveway replacement for homes around Lehighton. We build a compacted stone base and pave it with hot asphalt.
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About 63 percent of Easton's homes were built in 1939 or earlier, Census figures show. In the hillier areas, the city notes, many front yards sit above the sidewalk behind retaining walls. A worn driveway on a grade like that cracks and sends rain toward the street. Much of the city storm system that takes that runoff is more than 80 years old.
NS Paving and Landscaping is an asphalt paving contractor serving Easton and the rest of Northampton County. Our service area centers on Lehighton and covers six Pennsylvania counties. Here we handle asphalt driveway paving for homes and parking lot paving for businesses and landlords. Call or text (484) 545-5072 for a free estimate, and we put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will look it over and put the quote in writing.
Most homes on College Hill went up between 1830 and 1940, according to the city. Census data show attached homes make up about 34 percent of Easton's housing, ahead of detached houses at 25 percent. More than half of the city's occupied homes are rentals.
Close to a third of Easton's mapped soil sits on slopes of 8 percent or more, federal soil maps show. The same survey rates most of the city's soil very limited for local roads and streets, mainly for low strength. On ground like that, a driveway needs a firm, well-compacted base.
The survey also flags about a fifth of the city's soil for bedrock susceptible to void formation. That is limestone ground, where the state geologic survey says moving water can open sinkholes. NOAA's station at the Delaware River crossing averages about 119 days a year with a freezing low. On those days, water trapped under pavement freezes and expands, so runoff needs a planned path.
Easton sits where the Lehigh River and the Bushkill Creek flow into the Delaware. The city maintains 35 miles of storm pipe and more than 1,600 storm drains. Its 2018 climate vulnerability assessment names flooding as one of Easton's two central threats.
Soil maps mark urban land along the rivers that floods occasionally. FEMA puts about a quarter of the city's area, river surface included, in the 1 percent annual chance floodplain. FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows whether a given lot sits inside it.
State law expects new pavement to be planned so its runoff does not harm another property. On any job here, we plan where water leaves the pavement before we set the grade.
For a home, Pennsylvania's building code does not require a building permit for a driveway or sidewalk at grade. Towns can still add their own rules, and Easton does at the street. Construction permits here run through the Bureau of Codes in the Department of Planning and Codes. Applications go through the city's online portal.
The Engineering Bureau in Public Works handles permits for curbs and sidewalk installation at the street. A driveway cross-over, where a driveway crosses the sidewalk and curb, needs an added form. On a state road, a PennDOT highway occupancy permit applies too. State law also calls for an 811 call three to ten business days before digging.
Inside the Local Historic District, exterior changes visible from a street or sidewalk need a Certificate of Appropriateness. The district runs roughly from the Delaware to Sixth Street, between the Bushkill Creek and the Lehigh River. The Historic District Commission reviews each plan and makes a recommendation to City Council. The city suggests calling the Department of Planning and Codes before you sign a contract or buy materials.
Easton counted 28,127 people in the 2020 Census, and the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 30,402. The city's waterfront plan points to a growing downtown residential population. More residents downtown means more cars looking for a place to park.
Easton's snow rules make it illegal to plow snow from a driveway or parking lot into the street. A business lot here needs room to pile snow on the property. In the historic district, the guidelines put parking at the rear of historic buildings. They also ask that existing lots be appropriately landscaped.
Under state rules, disturbing 5,000 square feet or more of ground calls for a written erosion and sediment plan. Federal standards cap accessible parking spaces at a 1:48 slope in any direction, which takes careful grading on a hill. Once a lot is paved, sealcoating protects the surface. For business lots, we offer latex commercial sealcoating.
Communities and areas we serve around Easton: College Hill, Downtown Easton, West Ward, South Side, Wilson, West Easton, Glendon, Palmer Township, Forks Township, Williams Township.
Easton ZIP codes served: 18042, 18040, 18045.
Easton is part of our service area. We take on driveway, parking lot and landscaping jobs throughout the area.
(484) 545-5072 New asphalt driveways and full driveway replacement for homes around Lehighton. We build a compacted stone base and pave it with hot asphalt.
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New and replacement asphalt parking lots for businesses and developments around Lehighton. We look at the lot and put a free estimate in writing.
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We pave private roads and development roads across the Lehighton area. Every job starts with the stone base, because the base carries the traffic.
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Asphalt resurfacing puts a new layer of asphalt over worn pavement that still has a sound base. We look at the old surface and put the quote in writing.
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Sealcoating for home driveways and commercial lots, including latex commercial sealcoating. A fresh coat helps protect the asphalt from sun and water.
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We patch potholes and crumbling spots in asphalt driveways and parking lots. Each hole gets a hot asphalt patch, compacted in place.
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We regrade worn gravel and stone driveways back into shape. Ruts and washboard get cut out, and the crown goes back so rain runs off.
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We design planting beds and pick plants that suit each spot's sun and soil. A patio or walkway can be part of the same plan.
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We build patios and hardscapes for homes around Lehighton, decorative concrete included. Each patio starts with a compacted stone base and a slope that sheds rain.
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We install new walkways and sidewalks for homes and businesses around Lehighton. Each one gets a compacted stone base and a pitch that sheds rain.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Easton. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us what needs paving or landscaping and where the property is. Call or text (484) 545-5072 or use the form, and we will set up your free estimate.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will look it over and put the quote in writing.