Asphalt drive $ in N. TX

[gsganzer]

Anyone in N. TX had any asphalt drives put in lately? The wife and I are starting to get tired of the dust and gravel getting tracked into the house and cars. We're starting to put a budget together to remedy the problem with an asphalt drive and need to get an idea of costs. Our drive is about 250'

Thanks

 

[Bird]

It's been too many years so I have no idea what current prices are, but in addition to the length of the drive, they'll need to know the width you want, since in the past at least, they priced it per square foot, and then of course, they'll need to know the depth you want; i.e., different depths support different weight vehicles. It's odd how prices fluctuate. A lot of years ago, I was project manager on building a new auto pound in Dallas and we went with 6" of asphalt, laid 3" at a time, to support heavy vehicles. The asphalt was cheaper than concrete. A few years later, we doubled the size of the lot, and at that time, concrete was cheaper than asphalt.

 

[EddieWalker]

Last year it was $1 to 1.25 a ft at 2 inches thick, but if you bought enough of it, the price went down to .80 cents a foot. With the price of oil and the demand being so high right now, it's probably quite a bit more, but I haven't talked to anybody lately about it.

I've heard that concrete is sometimes cheaper then asphalt, but I've never been able to get the numbers to show me this. If you already have a good gravel base, then asphalt is faster and cheaper in every way that I've been able to determine except fo the do it yourselfer who pours the concrete in small sections himself. Then it might be cheaper.

Eddie

 

[heehaw]

i'm not in N texas: but had my drive paved last year: at the height of the oil prices: and of course the pavement was at the highest price ever too: it was about $11 per ft, for 2 inches, 10 ft wide..
heehaw

 

[Toiyabe]

Have you considered a chip seal (tar and chip, stone and oil, or whatever the local term is)? It should be a lot cheaper, but you may have difficulty finding a contractor who is willing to do driveways.

 

[Bird]

i'm not in N texas: but had my drive paved last year: at the height of the oil prices: and of course the pavement was at the highest price ever too: it was about $11 per ft, for 2 inches, 10 ft wide..
heehaw

You are talking about $11 per linear foot, 10 ft. wide, aren't you, rather than $11 per square foot? In other words, about $1.10 per square foot.

 

[gsganzer]

Have you considered a chip seal (tar and chip, stone and oil, or whatever the local term is)? It should be a lot cheaper, but you may have difficulty finding a contractor who is willing to do driveways.

Right now I'd consider anything if any one of the 3 paving contractors would just call back.

I'm glad business is good for them

 

[heehaw]

yes, that is correct: $11 for each foot of 10 ft wide pavement: $1.10 per sq ft: i have lived here since 86: and always "thought" it would cost $15,000 to pave the drive: which is 500 ft long, plus another circle part: i just didn't bother to get a price: so i lived with gravel and dust when i would have gladly paid what it cost 10 years ago, even at that time, if i had just checked.
hind sight is sooo good.
heehaw

 

[CDsdad]

Prices are up around here, too. Still cheaper than concrete though. I paid 80 cents per square foot for mine in 2004. Now 1.10- 1.20 depending on who's most proud of his work. Mine was 400' x 12' and 2" thick. Holding up good so far.

 

[coffeeman]

yes, that is correct: $11 for each foot of 10 ft wide pavement: $1.10 per sq ft: i have lived here since 86: and always "thought" it would cost $15,000 to pave the drive: which is 500 ft long, plus another circle part: i just didn't bother to get a price: so i lived with gravel and dust when i would have gladly paid what it cost 10 years ago, even at that time, if i had just checked.
hind sight is sooo good.
heehaw

Forget the gravel and dust. How about the expense over the years? I been at my place for 30 years with a 2000 ft drive lane. I have concrete around the house and for quite a few years I have some asphalt part way down lane. I don't miss the dust and mud. I live where it snows and freezes. Every year it's a few truck loads of gravel. Where in the heck does it go? I also have a building and shop with parking for about 20 cars. About 10 years ago I paved the lot. Dust and dirt gone. Best of all, no yearly expense for pot holes etc. I think paving is cheaper in the long run.

If I had it to do over I would have built closer to the road. When your young you think differently than when your older. My second choice would have been to buy a used spreader and a roller. You can get them right if you take your time looking. Even if I did a couple hundred feet of drive a year, I would have paid for the paving equipment easily.

Cheers...Coffeeman