Rich's Paving lays asphalt paving in Sonoma, CA and across the Sonoma Valley. We work out of Petaluma, a short drive east over Stage Gulch Road. Richard Stanley is a third-generation paving contractor, and his son works beside him. The family has paved Sonoma County since 1988. Every job in Sonoma gets our own paving equipment and crew. Sonoma is a small city of about 11,000 people, and the valley around it stays rural. Driveways here often run long, past vines or open pasture, before they reach the house. That length changes how we plan the base and the drainage.
The ground under Sonoma is a big part of the job. The valley floor runs to clay loam, and Huichica clay loam covers much of the south valley near Carneros. Clay swells when it soaks up winter rain and shrinks again through the dry summer. Asphalt laid on a thin base over that soil cracks and dips within a few years. Sonoma averages about 29 inches of rain a year, and almost all of it falls in winter. So we dig the base deeper where the soil calls for it and grade to shed water. Then we compact the rock in lifts before any asphalt goes down.
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Homes off Arnold Drive and Highway 12 often sit well back from the road. A long approach carries more water and more weight than a short city driveway. Near the Plaza it is the opposite, with older streets and short, tight driveways. Both need the same thing underneath, which is a base that holds up in wet clay.
Our asphalt driveway paving starts with grade and drainage, because water is what breaks a driveway apart. On a hillside lot we may add a swale or a catch basin to move runoff away from the pavement. Some owners want asphalt on the long run and concrete driveways closer to the house. We do both, and you can request an estimate for either one.
Sonoma Valley is wine country, and the visitors arrive by the vanload. A tasting room lot takes tour vans and delivery trucks all week long. Crush season adds loaded equipment and heavier truck traffic on top of that. Pavement built for cars alone breaks down at the entry and along the truck path.
Our commercial paving covers parking lots, striping and ADA stalls for wineries and shops near the Plaza. Downtown Sonoma sits in a National Historic Landmark district, so access and staging take planning. We can phase a lot in halves so the business stays open while we work. Once the surface is sound, asphalt sealcoating slows the drying and fading that hot Sonoma summers cause.
Communities & areas we serve around Sonoma: Sonoma Plaza and the historic district, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Agua Caliente, Glen Ellen, Schellville.
Sonoma ZIP codes served: 95476, 95416, 95433, 95442.
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.
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Commercial paving for parking lots at offices, apartment complexes, retail centers, business parks and wineries, including striping and ADA layout.
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We sealcoat asphalt driveways and parking lots across Sonoma County. A fresh seal coat restores the black finish and slows sun and water damage.
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Asphalt repair and patching across Sonoma County. Potholes, cracked sections, overlays and resurfacing on driveways and parking lots.
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Concrete driveways, walkways, sidewalks, curbs, slabs and ADA pathways for homes and businesses, poured over a prepared base.
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Concrete patios and stamped concrete for homes across Sonoma County, poured by our own crew.
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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.
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