Can you pave over the existing asphalt?

No, and anyone who offers to should worry you. Asphalt is a flexible pavement with its own failure pattern; setting pavers on top of it inherits every crack and every soft spot underneath. We take the asphalt out and build a proper section.

Will it handle an oil delivery truck?

Yes, if it is built to 300 mm with an 80 mm unit on the drive path — which is how we build them. Tell us at the survey what regularly comes up the drive and we will size the section for it.

What we build 02 / 10

Driveways

300 mm base under vehicular load · herringbone at 45° · double soldier course

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A driveway is a pavement, not a patio with cars on it. The base doubles, the pattern changes to one that resists rotation under braking, and the edge has to survive a delivery truck cutting the corner. Herringbone at 45° to the direction of travel is not a style choice — it is the only pattern that locks under vehicular load.

How we build it

Dimensions you can hold us to

EXCAVATION: 300 mm — vehicular Full depth to the apron and out past the wheel path, not just under the visible field.
COMPACTED BASE: 225 mm ¾″ clean · 75 mm lifts · 95% Proctor Three lifts. Proof-rolled with a loaded truck before any sand goes down.
PATTERN: Herringbone at 45° to travel The only pattern that resists rotation under braking and turning.
EDGE: Double soldier course · concrete toe at apron The street edge takes the most abuse and gets the most restraint.
UNITS: 80 mm where the loading warrants it Thicker units under a turning circle or a regular delivery route.

The section

Drawn to scale

L3 — LIFTED 150 MM FOR CLARITY

235 MM

PAVER 60 MM

BEDDING SAND 25 MM

COMPACTED BASE 150 MM

GEOTEXTILE SEPARATION

SUBGRADE COMPACTED

Most of what we are paid for is under the stone.

Six inches of base is the difference between a patio that moves in year three and one that does not.

Materials

Techo-Bloc Aberdeen

Vehicular rated, 80 mm available

Unilock Il Campo

Tumbled, vehicular

Granite setts

Reclaimed, for aprons and bands

Process

In the order the work happens

Grade & drainage plan

2% minimum pitch away from the garage

Where the water goes is decided before the excavator arrives, not after the first storm.

Excavation & base

300 mm · three lifts · proof-rolled

Full-depth cut and a loaded proof-roll before anything is set.

Setting

Herringbone 45° · double soldier

Field set first, then cuts, then the soldier courses and the apron toe.

Compaction & joints

Plate over protective mat · polymeric

The field is compacted into the bedding course, then jointed and set.

Driveways we have built

Budget ranges published

Stand-in art

Ridgewood, NJ

Herringbone at 45°, because this is where the cars turn.

Driveways · Paver Patios & Walkways $52,000 — $68,000

All driveways projects

Questions people ask

Can you pave over the existing asphalt?: No, and anyone who offers to should worry you. Asphalt is a flexible pavement with its own failure pattern; setting pavers on top of it inherits every crack and every soft spot underneath. We take the asphalt out and build a proper section.
Will it handle an oil delivery truck?: Yes, if it is built to 300 mm with an 80 mm unit on the drive path — which is how we build them. Tell us at the survey what regularly comes up the drive and we will size the section for it.

Where we have built this

Ridgewood Bergen County

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Planning driveways?

Four short steps, about ninety seconds. You will get a written range before anyone comes out — and if we are not the right fit, we will say so on the call.

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NJ HIC # 13VHXXXXXXXXX · Licensed & fully insured · $2M general liability · Google 4.9 / 5 — 127 Reviews · Techo-Bloc / Unilock / Belgard Authorized · Houzz Pro