How a stamped asphalt driveway or walkway is built in New Hampshire, step by step: excavation and base, paving, reheating and stamping, color coating, patterns, price drivers and winter maintenance.
NH Paving and Excavation Guides
Practical guides from Young's Excavating & Paving LLC for New Hampshire property owners planning paving, excavation, drainage and site work.
What Does It Cost to Pave a Driveway in New Hampshire?
The cost of paving a driveway in New Hampshire is set by five things: how many square feet it is, what is already underneath it, how deep the new build has to go, how hard the site is to get a truck and a roller into, and whether the old surface has to come out…
Paving Over a Gravel Driveway in New Hampshire
A gravel driveway that has been driven on for years looks like it should be the easiest thing in the world to pave: the shape is there, the ground is packed, and it drains well enough. Sometimes that is true. More often the gravel that is there is the wrong material, the wrong depth, or…
When to Sealcoat a New Driveway in New Hampshire
A new asphalt driveway looks its best on the day it is rolled, and the most common question in the weeks after is when to seal it to keep it that way. The honest answer is later than most people expect, and sealing early is one of the few ways a homeowner can shorten the…
How a Commercial Parking Lot Gets Paved in New Hampshire
A parking lot is not a large driveway. It carries more weight, it sees turning trucks and plows, it has to drain across a much bigger surface, and it has to keep working while the business it serves stays open. Most of the difference between a lot that lasts twenty years and one that starts…