Driveway Paving
A driveway that holds — not one that looks good for a year and fails in three.
Your driveway takes more abuse than most people realize. Vehicle weight, freeze-thaw cycling, rainwater drainage, surface oxidation — it handles all of it, year after year. Done right, an asphalt driveway lasts twenty to twenty-five years with basic maintenance. Done wrong, you're calling someone back in five.
The difference almost always comes down to what happens before the asphalt is laid. Subgrade preparation, base depth, compaction, and drainage grade are where driveways succeed or fail. We don't cut those corners. We've seen enough failed driveways to know exactly what causes them — and it's always the prep work.
What our Driveway Paving service covers.
- New driveway installation on bare ground or over gravel
- Full driveway replacement (tearout and repave)
- Driveway extension or widening
- Turnarounds and parking aprons
- Proper edge work and border finish
- Grading and drainage to move water away from your home
- Transitions to existing concrete, garage slabs, or street aprons
How Driveway Paving works.
Site evaluation and grade planning
Before anything is excavated, we look at how water currently moves on your property. Your driveway needs to drain away from your foundation and not pool at the low end. We plan the grade before we dig.
Excavation and subgrade prep
We remove existing material to the proper depth for your soil conditions and traffic load. A standard residential driveway needs a minimum of 4 inches of compacted base — more on softer soils. Skimping on depth is the most common reason driveways fail early.
Base installation and compaction
We bring in the right crushed rock, spread it in lifts, and compact each layer before the next goes down. Compaction matters. Uncompacted base settles unevenly and takes the asphalt surface with it.
Asphalt lay and finish
Hot mix asphalt goes down at the right temperature and is compacted immediately. We cut clean edges and finish transitions to your garage, street, or existing concrete. No ragged borders, no mismatched heights.
Why choose A-Team for Driveway Paving.
Proper base prep
We grade and compact before we pave. That's why our work lasts.
Owner on every job
Gary or Don is on-site. The person who quoted you runs the crew.
One crew, start to finish
No subs, no hand-offs. The same team from demo through compaction.
New asphalt needs to cure before it's sealed — typically 6 to 12 months. The oils in fresh asphalt need to off-gas first. Any contractor who offers to sealcoat your brand-new driveway the same day is doing you a disservice. We'll tell you when it's ready.
Puget Sound winters are wet, not brutal — but freeze-thaw cycles still happen, especially in elevated areas of Puyallup, Maple Valley, and Covington. Water that gets under unsupported edges will eventually heave them. We compact the subgrade to minimize this.
If your old driveway is failing along the edges first, that's almost always a base problem, not a surface problem. An overlay will look fine for a season, then crack along the same lines. We'll tell you honestly whether your driveway is a mill-and-overlay candidate or whether the base needs to come out.
We install and replace residential driveways throughout the Puget Sound — Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Federal Way, Tacoma, Covington, Maple Valley, SeaTac, and the greater Seattle area including Bellevue and Issaquah.
Get a straight answer on your driveway.
Call or fill out the form. We'll come out, look at what you've got, and tell you exactly what it needs — and whether repair or replacement makes more sense.