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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The center of Hazleton sits more than 1,600 feet above sea level, and winter here is long. The city's snow ban rules set a snow season from November 1 to March 31. Water gets into small cracks in asphalt and freezes, and the ice pushes the cracks wider. By spring, a driveway or a parking lot can show potholes and broken edges.
NS Paving and Landscaping is an asphalt paving contractor serving Lehighton and six Pennsylvania counties. Hazleton is part of our service area in Luzerne County, and so are West Hazleton and Hazle Township. As an asphalt paving contractor in Hazleton, we pave driveways for homes and parking lots for businesses. Call or text (484) 545-5072 for a free estimate, and we will 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.
Hazleton's housing is older than the state's. Census survey data puts the median build year at 1952 in Hazleton and 1965 statewide. About 6 in 10 Hazleton homes went up before 1960. Nearly 3 in 10 are attached houses, such as twins and row homes.
An older driveway with a sound base can often take asphalt resurfacing, a new layer over the old one. When the base has failed, the fix is a full tear-out and asphalt driveway paving from the ground up. We check the base before we quote, so you know which job you need.
Off-street parking also matters here in winter. After a snowfall, the city's snow ban rules can limit parking to one side of the street. A paved driveway or parking pad keeps your car out of the plow's path.
The city's permits page answers that question. Paving and blacktop work appear on its list of exterior jobs that need a building permit. A new driveway or other off-street parking lot needs a residential zoning permit as well. The Licenses and Permits office, on the third floor of City Hall, answers questions about a specific job.
Plan for the wait: the city says a permit application can take up to 15 days for a home. A commercial application can take up to 30 days. Digging adds a step: state law requires a call to 811 three to ten business days before machine digging starts.
Ask about permits when we give you the estimate, and we will point you to the right office. We set the paving date after the approvals come through.
About half of Hazleton sits on Pocono soils, sandy loams that drain well, per the federal soil survey. On gentle slopes, the survey rates that ground as not limited for local roads. The same survey maps old strip mine pits and mine dumps inside the city limits.
Disturbed ground rates worse: the survey flags mine dumps as unstable fill. Cut and fill land rates low in strength for roads. That is why the base matters as much as the asphalt on top. Soft spots need digging out and a compacted stone base before any paving starts.
Hazleton also sits on a divide between two river basins, per federal watershed maps. Rain on one side drains toward the Lehigh River, and rain on the other heads for the Susquehanna. On a single lot, the slope decides where water goes. State stormwater law requires landowners to manage runoff from new paving so other property is protected.
Hazleton grew from 25,340 people in 2010 to 29,963 in 2020, an 18 percent jump in the Census counts. Two big industrial parks sit off Interstate 81, west of the city. Humboldt Industrial Park stretches about five miles along Route 924. Valmont Industrial Park spans West Hazleton and Hazle Township, off Exit 145.
Lots at warehouses and plants carry trucks as well as cars. Truck lanes need thicker pavement and a stronger stone base than parking stalls. Our parking lot paving covers new lots and full replacements for businesses and developments. Bigger paving jobs are the work we want most.
Large sites bring state rules into play. Earth disturbance of 5,000 square feet or more calls for a written erosion and sediment control plan. At one acre or more, the job also needs a permit for construction stormwater. When a development needs a road as well as a lot, we pave private roads too.
Communities and areas we serve around Hazleton: Downtown Hazleton, Broad Street, Diamond Avenue, City View Park, West Hazleton, Hazle Township, Harleigh, Lattimer, Pardeesville, McAdoo, Humboldt Industrial Park, Valmont Industrial Park.
Hazleton ZIP codes served: 18201, 18202.
Hazleton 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 Hazleton. 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.