09/28/2026
This one didn’t go perfectly the first time — but make sure you scroll all the way to the last photo to see how it turned out.
The customer wanted the old driveway removed and the area expanded enough to comfortably fit four vehicles.
We excavated below grade, installed stabilization fabric to separate the native soil from the base, and brought in recycled asphalt millings to build the driveway back up.
The first load of millings was supposed to be screened, but once it arrived, it was clear the material was much rougher than expected and contained a lot of oversized chunks. We did everything we could to work with it, remove the worst pieces, grade it, and compact it, but the finished surface still wasn’t as smooth as I wanted it to be.
The customer reached out, and I agreed it needed another pass.
By that point I had found a new supplier with a premium recycled asphalt product screened to 1/2” minus. I came back, reworked the driveway, and capped the existing base with the better material.
The difference was huge.
The new material spread cleaner, compacted much tighter, and gave the driveway a smooth, firm finish that looks very close to paved asphalt.
I completed the rework and added the premium material at no additional cost to the customer, and the final result is something we’re both much happier with.
This project also helped set a new standard for me moving forward. For recycled asphalt driveways, this premium 1/2” minus material will be my go-to surface unless a customer wants something different.
“Your Land, Our Promise.”
Sometimes the best way to show what that means is simply to stand behind the finished product.
