1. Calculate the square feet of your driveway.
2. Divide by 9. This gives you the square yards.
3. Multiply by the compacted depth(Ex: Multiply by 3 for 3 inches compacted depth)
4. Multiply by 115. 115 is the number of compacted pounds per inch in a square yard of asphalt.
5. Divide by 2000. 2000 is the number of pounds in a ton.
6. This is how many tons you will need for your driveway.

1. 25mm binder – $55-$68 per ton. 
2. 19mm modified binder $60-$72 per ton. 
3. 9.5mm id-2 wearing $66-$80 per ton. 

1. 6% of the mix design is in the oil, 94% is in the stone.
2. Stone and oil prices, as well as inflation, make the price of asphalt fluctuate.
3. A $1-$2 price swing in pay at the pump gas prices can affect the asphalt prices by 1-5%.
4. Transporting aggregate long distances can increase the price of asphalt by 10-20%.
5. Adding RAP (recycled asphalt products) to new asphalt lowers the price per ton.

1. Virgin mix with no RAP(recycled asphalt products) is more expensive. 
2. Mix with 30% RAP is stiffer.
3. RAP is often dusty and cools the new mix more quickly.
4. High percentage RAP mixes are wonderful for leveling courses and binder coats.
5. High percentage RAP mixes are almost always used on large projects to cut costs.
6. High percentage RAP mixes are more durable but not as aesthetically pleasing.
7. Mixes with low RAP content are oilier and more flexible.
8. Mixes with low RAP content need greater aggregate base support.

1. The primary costs are the mix, labor, and equipment.
2. Mix costs are normally 30%-60% of the total job cost.
3. Trucking costs are a significant factor.
4. A driveway design with low RAP mix is generally more expensive.
5. You will generally pay more for a company with a good reputation.
6. Smaller paving contractors cut costs by operating older equipment.
7. Large paving contractors generally have higher labor and equipment costs.

1. Hire a company that you trust. Are they looking out for you?
2. Pay more so you have more when you sell your home.
3. A strong aggregate base is very important.
4. Stone costs 25-35% the cost of asphalt.
5. A heavy paver screed is important.
6. A 1% decrease in air voids within the compacted mix increases the life by 10%.
7. Consider paying more for better mix with low RAP content.
8. Consider a binder coat in resurfacing applications.
9. In resurfacing applications, a bonding agent between layers prevents potholes.

Our Company doesn’t offer seal coating services. But we know other companies that do, who seem to offer prices ranging from $0.20 – $0.40 per square foot. 

1. You can do it yourself with a brush and bucket of sealer.
2. More expensive sealers last longer and often have additives.
3. Coal tar sealer with additives and sand is a quality sealer.
4. Nice paving jobs may never need sealer. Highways are never sealed.
5. The general purpose of sealer is to seal cracks and make your driveway look good.
6. Sealing too often creates sealer cracks.
7. Sealing prevents condensation between the asphalt and air and keeps the asphalt more moist. This is most times not good.
8. Spraying a driveway with sealer prevents pin holes(air trapped underneath the sealer escapes and creates pin holes).
9. Sealing a driveway twice with a brush prevents pin holes.