Who Paves Driveways in Pembroke, NH?

Young’s Excavating & Paving LLC paves driveways, private roads and parking lots in Pembroke, New Hampshire, and does the excavation, grading and drainage underneath them. The yard is at 37 Washington Street in Penacook, a village inside the city of Concord, which borders Pembroke. USDOT 2821639.

One company for the digging and the paving

Most driveway problems are not paving problems. They are drainage and base problems that show up in the asphalt a winter or two later. When the excavation and the surface are quoted by two separate contractors, the join between them is where responsibility goes missing. Here it is one company for both halves, so there is one business to answer for the part you can see and the part you cannot.

What actually decides whether a Pembroke driveway lasts

Frost drives several feet into the ground in this part of New Hampshire over a winter. Any water trapped in the base expands as it freezes and lifts whatever is sitting on it, then the ground drops back unevenly in the thaw and the surface cracks along the line of the movement. That is why a driveway can look perfect in November and have a crack down the middle by April.

So the work that matters happens before the asphalt arrives. Cutting to a grade that sheds water rather than holding it. A base of clean crushed stone that drains, rather than soil that holds moisture. Compaction in layers, because a thick lift of gravel packs down on top and stays loose underneath, and asphalt over loose base is asphalt with nothing under it.

Slope is the part nobody thinks about until it is wrong. A paved surface needs a consistent fall of about a quarter of an inch per foot to move water off it reliably. Less than that and water sits in the low spots, freezes, and works into the surface. Where there is nowhere for the water to go, that means a catch basin and a run out to somewhere it can discharge, and that is a decision made before anything is paved rather than after it fails.

Work done in and around Pembroke

Common questions

Do you actually serve Pembroke, or just Concord?

Pembroke is served directly. The yard is in Penacook, inside the city of Concord, which shares a border with Pembroke, so it is a short run rather than a trip.

Can my driveway be resurfaced, or does it need rebuilding?

It depends on whether the base is still sound. If the surface is cracked but stable and drains, an overlay works. If there are soft spots, sinking or standing water, paving over it buries the problem and it comes back through the new surface within a season or two. Our guide on excavation versus repaving covers how to tell the difference.

What does a driveway cost in this area?

Area, depth, what is already underneath it, access and whether drainage is needed. What does it cost to pave a driveway in New Hampshire goes through what actually moves the number and what a written quote should itemize.

How late in the year can a driveway be paved?

It depends on temperature rather than the date. Asphalt has to be compacted before the mat cools past working temperature, and cold ground takes that window away fast. When to pave a driveway in New Hampshire covers the season.

Do you give written quotes?

Yes, and free. The quote itemizes area, base, depth and any drainage work separately so it can be compared against anything else you have been given.

Young’s Excavating & Paving LLC, 37 Washington Street, Penacook, NH 03303, which is a village within the city of Concord. USDOT 2821639. Serving Pembroke and the rest of Merrimack County, plus Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford, Cheshire and Belknap counties. Call (603) 231-1598 or request a free quote.