Asphalt Paving in Troy, MI

Asphalt paving in Troy serves two very different customers: homeowners in established subdivisions and businesses along one of the busiest commercial corridors in Michigan. Troy is the largest community in Oakland County, with 87,294 residents and 34,488 housing units in 2020. The township dates to 1827; the remainder incorporated as a city in 1955, partly to stop neighbors from annexing more land.

Subdivision driveways

Most of Troy's housing went up in the decades after incorporation, in subdivisions with attached garages and two-car drives. Census estimates show about 73 percent owner-occupancy and nearly 90 percent of residents in the same home a year earlier, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 0.7 percent at the 2020 census. Those are long-held homes with driveways that have seen decades of winters. Some can be resurfaced; others need to come out.

Business district lots

Troy is a business center for automotive and financial companies, with the Somerset Collection, Oakland Mall and office towers along Big Beaver Road. Commercial lots here carry steady traffic and need regular care: crack sealing before winter, patching at entrances and dumpster pads, sealcoating, and restriping that meets the 2010 ADA Standards when lines are repainted.

Large churches and campuses

Some of the largest Protestant churches in the country are in Troy, including Kensington Community Church and Woodside Bible Church. Lots like those empty and fill on a weekly schedule, which makes them easier to phase: we can work midweek and reopen sections before the weekend.

Approaches

Work in the road right-of-way, such as a new or rebuilt approach, falls under whichever agency controls your road: the city, the Road Commission for Oakland County or MDOT. We find out which before scheduling.

Weather

Southeast Michigan averages about 45 inches of snow and roughly 120 freezing days a year at Detroit Metro. Drives with good drainage and sealed cracks come through far better.

Costs

National guides put new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot, overlays roughly 20 to 30 percent below replacement when the base is sound, and lot sealcoating at about $0.15 to $0.30 per square foot. Your written quote is the price.

Widening for more cars

Many Troy households have more cars than their original drives were built for. Widening is common; the new strip is dug to full depth and built on the same base so the seam stays tight.

Timing

We pave from late spring through early fall, seal cracks in late summer and fall, and quote year-round.

Subdivision streets and HOAs

Some Troy neighborhoods and condo communities maintain their own private streets or shared drives. Those need a different plan from a single driveway: thicker sections where garbage trucks turn, phased work so residents can get in and out, and clear notice to every household. We walk the streets with the board, map failures and give a phased plan with costs by year.

Concrete to asphalt

Some Troy homes have cracked concrete driveways that owners want replaced with asphalt. We break out the concrete completely and rebuild the base before paving.

Timing for businesses

Office parks are quietest on weekends; retail is quietest early on weekday mornings. We match the schedule to the property.

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