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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Jim Thorpe sits at the south end of the Lehigh Gorge, and much of the town climbs steep hillsides. On a sloped lot, every hard rain runs down the driveway and into the cracks. Gravel drives wash out, and old asphalt breaks up at the edges. A 2020 parking and streets study for the borough found degraded, uneven paving along Broadway and Race Street.
NS Paving and Landscaping serves Jim Thorpe as part of a six-county service area that centers on Lehighton. We pave driveways for homes and parking lots for businesses, in the borough and the townships around it. When a surface only needs asphalt patching and repair, we quote that work too. Call or text (484) 545-5072, and we will look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will look it over and put the quote in writing.
Census estimates show more than half of the borough's homes were built before 1940. About one in four is attached, such as a rowhouse or a twin. The Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, on the National Register, takes in the downtown blocks of Broadway and Race Street.
Many of these homes sit on slopes, so drainage comes first. A driveway has to shed rain off the asphalt and away from the house. Our asphalt driveway paving starts with grading for that runoff and a compacted stone base.
The federal soil survey maps the ground along Broadway as made land, which means fill. The slopes around Race Street and High Street map as very stony loam, on grades of 25 to 100 percent. The National Weather Service says flooding begins in Jim Thorpe when the river gauge at Lehighton reads 10 feet. Each of those shapes the base and the drainage plan, so we check the ground before we quote.
Route 903 runs from the borough out into Penn Forest Township. Most homes in the township went up between 1980 and 2009, by Census estimates. Bear Creek Lakes, a private lake community off Route 903, has a Jim Thorpe mailing address.
NOAA climate normals for the nearby Lehighton weather station show about 52 inches of rain and melted snow a year. On a sloped gravel drive, that water cuts ruts and carries stone downhill. Gravel driveway regrading reshapes the stone and restores the crown. The crown sends water off to the sides.
Roads inside a private community belong to its owners, and they decide when to pave. We quote private road paving for owners and community associations.
Downtown fills up during major events such as the Fall Foliage Festival and Winterfest. The same 2020 study puts the county lot at more than 500 spaces, overflow area included. It also weighed permit parking for residents on Race Street and High Street. And it notes how topography and tight rights-of-way limit space downtown.
For a business lot, federal ADA rules cap accessible spaces and their aisles at a 1:48 slope. That is about 2 percent, so a lot on a hillside needs its grading planned early. State rules call for a written erosion control plan when a job disturbs 5,000 square feet or more. We take on parking lot paving for businesses and commercial properties across the area.
The Lehighton station also averages lows of freezing or colder on about 130 nights a year. Water in a crack freezes and pries the crack wider. Sealcoating protects the surface, and patching fills holes before they spread. We also offer latex commercial sealcoating for business lots.
Inside the borough, zoning permits come from the Zoning and Code Enforcement office at Memorial Hall. Its page asks owners to contact the zoning officer for the exact documents a project needs. Work that involves several lots or buildings may also need a land development application. The borough also lists a stormwater management contact for drainage questions.
A driveway on a state road, such as US 209 or Route 903, also answers to PennDOT. The state requires a highway occupancy permit to build or change a driveway on state highway land. The application goes in the property owner's name. For borough streets, the borough has its own highway occupancy permit application.
Lots outside the borough line answer to their own town or township. Pennsylvania law requires a call to PA One Call, at 811, three to ten business days before excavation starts. We point you to the right office before the job goes on the calendar.
Communities and areas we serve around Jim Thorpe: Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, Broadway, West Broadway, Race Street, High Street, Flagstaff Mountain, Mauch Chunk Lake, Route 903, US Route 209, Bear Creek Lakes, Penn Forest Township, Nesquehoning.
Jim Thorpe ZIP codes served: 18229.
Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe. 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.