Prices on driveway paving

[paulsharvey]

I had a meeting with a nice enough guy and his um, translator, wife, who knows and doesn't matter. Anyways; guy bought his first ever piece of property in the US, got a permit for a driveway from the high speed roadway. Things get a bit sideways, and I ask them to meet me onsite. Driveway is supposed to have a 24" corrugated metal pipe or reinforced concrete pipe; clearly called out in paper work. It has a Very short, 15" HDPE. Anyways; basically, a guy stopped and offered to build the driveway for him, and told him what to buy. He obliviously bought it and paid the guy to put it in.

Point being; driveways and such cost real money, and for some reason, people just hire a guy who stops on the side of the road, and they bought what this handyman told them to buy.

Why do people agree to these terms without a contract? If I'm dropping $5-9k, this isn't gonna be a handshake deal, and I do what the contractor tells me....

Rant over, for now; but read your paper work, and have a simple contract..

 

[oosik]

Hey - where is the OP - TuckR. Not a peep since the original post.

BTW - I had a friend drop by last week. He asked - when are you going to have your dusty driveway paved? Not so strange - he does that kind of work. His current estimate for my driveway - $83K to $90K.

A little dust is very nice.

 

[ponytug]

Hey - where is the OP - TuckR. Not a peep since the original post.

BTW - I had a friend drop by last week. He asked - when are you going to have your dusty driveway paved? Not so strange - he does that kind of work. His current estimate for my driveway - $83K to $90K.

A little dust is very nice.

That's a great price from where I sit.

FWIW: we had an estimate for 800' for over $100k, and the advice not to pave it until just before selling...

All the best,

Peter

 

[bdhsfz6]

I considered paving my 800' drive but was advised against it. I use a tractor to plow the driveway, and 1 mile private gravel road. It's quite steep in spots, and requires tire chains. Over time, the chains can damage the asphalt.

I decided to spend the money elsewhere on the property.

 

[EddieWalker]

I drove down a rural road that I haven't been on in over a year, and one of the houses had their driveway done in concrete. From the gate, it went to a barn on the left, then up a hill to the house. I have to admit, that driveway was really nice looking. Better then the barn or the house!!!!

Weird that a concrete driveway would be something that stood out to me while driving out in the country. I even thought about turning around and taking a picture of it!!!

 

[Diggin It]

Skips a bunch ....

Mine is something under 200' long, 10' wide for the drive, opening up to 20' + for the apron in front of the garage. Had it done around '13 or '14 for a little over $5K. Word is it would be about 75-80% higher now.

 

[newbury]

Weird that a concrete driveway would be something that stood out to me while driving out in the country. I even thought about turning around and taking a picture of it!!!

With your drone?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Ours is 520ft x 10ft with areas under 2 sheds and turn around 8,500 sq.ft. asphalt. Repaved last year, recently second sealcoat. About $30k plus $8k sealer. To us about the best thing I ever did, house stays clean, no dust, so easy rolling hand truck or cart. We shovel snow by hand (plastic shovel). It's almost level. I can blow leaves off in minutes. Cars stay clean.
Two other entrances are lawn & pasture.

 

[ponytug]

Ours is 520ft x 10ft with areas under 2 sheds and turn around 8,500 sq.ft. asphalt. Repaved last year, recently second sealcoat. About $30k plus $8k sealer. To us about the best thing I ever did, house stays clean, no dust, so easy rolling hand truck or cart. We shovel snow by hand (plastic shovel). It's almost level. I can blow leaves off in minutes. Cars stay clean.
Two other entrances are lawn & pasture.

@Fuddyduddy1952 where is your place? Roughly. Just trying to get a sense of pricing by region...

All the best,

Peter

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

@Fuddyduddy1952 where is your place? Roughly. Just trying to get a sense of pricing by region...

All the best,

Peter

S. Central Virginia.
Between Lynchburg & Roanoke.
There are lots of paving companies, like everything from good to bad.