Driveway Paving
New asphalt driveways, replacements and resurfacing for homes across Sonoma County. We handle the grading, the base and the paving with our own equipment and crew.
If you need asphalt paving in Lafayette, CA, Rich's Paving paves new driveways and replaces worn ones. Contra Costa is one of the five counties we work in, and we take Lafayette work from our Petaluma yard. Lafayette lies about 37 miles southeast of that yard, measured in a straight line. We are a family paving company in its third generation, and we have paved Sonoma County since 1988. We come out, look at the driveway and write up an estimate before anything is scheduled.
The City says many people think of Springhill Valley and Reliez Valley as its most semi-rural neighborhoods. The City maintains public roads, but private roads are the responsibility of the property owners. If your home sits on one, our private road paving starts with grading and a compacted rock base. A road that serves more than one home carries more weight, so we build its base thicker than a driveway's. The finished grade sends rain off the edges of the road.
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Census data puts the median year built for homes in Lafayette at 1960. About one in three homes went up in the 1950s, and about two in three were built before 1970. At a home that age, the driveway may still sit on its original rock base. When we price asphalt driveway paving for a Lafayette home, we look at that base as closely as the surface. Soft spots get dug out, refilled with base rock and compacted in lifts with plate compactors and rollers.
The finish counts too, since a driveway is one of the first things people see at a house. Our paving machine lays the new asphalt at an even depth, and steel rollers press it smooth and tight. If you would rather have concrete, we also pour broom-finished concrete driveways. Those go in over a compacted base, with control joints spaced to suit the slab's thickness. We can quote both materials on the same visit, so you can compare them side by side.
On a sloped lot, local rules deserve a close look, since the City calls its hillside regulations strict. Where a new driveway cuts into a slope, the bank beside it may need a wall. Our block and stone retaining walls get drain rock and a perforated pipe behind them to let water out. As a rule, the City does not allow a permanent wall or fence inside its right-of-way. So a wall near the street needs to stay outside it.
On most residential streets, the City's right-of-way runs about 20 to 25 feet out from the center of the road. The end of a driveway, where it meets the street, can sit inside that strip. Work there needs a City encroachment permit, and so does storing materials or equipment in the right-of-way. For a new or revised driveway, the City asks for plans or sketches with the permit application. We check your driveway against these City rules before we quote.
Communities & areas we serve around Lafayette: Springhill Valley, Reliez Valley, Burton Valley, Acalanes Valley, Acalanes Ridge.
Lafayette ZIP codes served: 94549.
New asphalt driveways, replacements and resurfacing for homes across Sonoma County. We handle the grading, the base and the paving with our own equipment and crew.
We pave private roads, shared driveways and ranch, orchard and vineyard access roads across Petaluma and Sonoma County, from road base to finished asphalt.
Commercial paving for parking lots at offices, apartment complexes, retail centers, business parks and wineries, including striping and ADA layout.
We resurface asphalt driveways and parking lots across Petaluma and Sonoma County, milling the old surface and laying a fresh hot mix overlay.
We stripe and restripe commercial lots across Sonoma County. Standard stalls, ADA spaces with access aisles, fire lanes, arrows and stencils.
We sealcoat asphalt driveways and parking lots across Sonoma County. A fresh seal coat restores the black finish and slows sun and water damage.
Asphalt repair and patching across Sonoma County. Potholes, cracked sections, crumbling edges and crack sealing on driveways and parking lots.
We pour concrete flatwork for homes and businesses across Sonoma County. Walkways, sidewalks, entry landings, curbs, pads and ADA pathways.
Concrete driveways, walkways, sidewalks, curbs, slabs and ADA pathways for homes and businesses, poured over a prepared base.
Concrete patios and stamped concrete for homes across Sonoma County, poured by our own crew.
Site grading and drainage systems in Petaluma and across Sonoma County. We shape the ground and give the water a place to go.
New gravel driveways, regrading and crushed rock topping in Petaluma and across Sonoma County.
Block and stone retaining walls along driveways and slopes, with drainage built in behind them.
A few of the questions we hear most around Lafayette. Don't see yours? Give us a call.
A driveway past its best years, a parking lot due for new stripes, or a gravel road that needs real grading? Call or send the form. We will come look at the job and put a clear estimate in your hands, from the family that has paved Sonoma County since 1988.
Tell us about your project and we will get right back to you.