Plano Paving Contractors. Pavement Done Right.

Paving usually costs $4–$7 per square foot for an asphalt driveway, $7–$13 / sq ft for a concrete driveway, and $3.50–$7 / sq ft for a parking lot. Maintenance and repair cost much less: asphalt sealcoating costs $0.15–$0.35/ sq ft, crack sealing $1–$3 per linear foot, pothole patching $3–$6 / sq ft of repair, and parking lot striping is ~$4–$7 per stall. Concrete panel replacement usually costs $1,200-$3,500+ for one to three panels.

What explains the ranges: bigger jobs cost less per foot, level of subgrade treatment the clay underneath needs, and drainage work. Full paving cost estimates in table above.

We've been paving across Plano, TX for 22 years, and our quotes tell you exactly what you're buying: subgrade treatment, compacted thickness in inches, drainage, and what's excluded, so you can compare bids on the same terms. If a repair will fix your problem, we quote the smaller job so you don't overpay. Estimates are always free, call (972) 600-2649 for yours.

Ask for five things: a certificate of insurance before the job starts, a written scope that states subgrade treatment and compacted thickness in inches, a drainage plan, local references you can drive past, and a warranty in writing. For parking lots, add a sixth: working knowledge of TAS/ADA accessibility requirements. Compare bids on those specs so you know exactly what you're buying. Our six things every paving bid should include walks through each one in more detail.

This matters more in Texas than most places, because the state doesn't license paving or general contractors at any project size. Only trades like electrical, plumbing, and HVAC are licensed, so anyone with a truck can legally call themselves a paving contractor. For our part, we're a family-owned company that's been paving Plano for 22 years, every job comes with a 1-year written warranty, and our references are people you might already know. We take great pride in getting you lasting results.

New parking lot construction costs $3.50–$7 per square foot, which works out to ~$1,500–$3,500 per parking space including striping and ADA/TAS-compliant accessible spaces. Resurfacing an existing lot (mill and overlay) runs $1.75–$4 / sq ft. Four factors shift the number: lot size (bigger lots cost less per foot), thickness (drive lanes and dumpster approaches need more than stalls), how much subgrade treatment your clay demands, and the finish package: striping, signage, wheel stops.

Our quotes include all details in writing: subgrade treatment, thickness specs, drainage plan, striping layout, and phased scheduling so your lot can stay open. You can get an exact number with a free site walk: (972) 600-2649.

Full concrete driveway replacement runs $7–$13 per square foot, or $5,000–$10,000 for a typical two-car driveway, including tear-out, subgrade preparation, and a new slab with properly laid-out joints. Before you pay for full replacement, though, we can assess your panels: if only two or three have cracked or heaved, panel replacement is more affordable at $1200-$3500 for 1-3 panels, and we can match it to your existing finish.

New asphalt runs $4–$7 per square foot, with a two-car drive usually costing $2,500–$6,500. Long acreage lanes get cheaper per foot as they get longer, which is why acreage properties in Parker, Lucas, and Fairview choose asphalt over concrete. If even that stretches the budget, chip seal driveway covers the same lane for 30–40% less than hot mix asphalt, at $2–$5 per square foot.

Two bids can differ by thousands of dollars when one includes lime-treated subgrade, 6" of compacted base, and 3" of compacted asphalt, while the other is 1.5" raked over whatever's there now. Both look similar the week they're finished, but only one lasts decades over Plano's clay base. We recommend asking every bidder to state in writing: how the subgrade is treated, inches of compacted base, inches of compacted surface (asphalt compresses ~25% under the roller), what drainage work is included, and how soft spots are handled. Once specs match, the prices get a lot closer.

Yes, ask us about financing options at your free estimate. We understand a driveway replacement or parking lot project is a sizable expense, and we'd rather help you spread the cost than see you take the cheapest bid and pay for the job twice. Two other ways to make the budget work: repair instead of replace where the pavement allows it (a $1,500 panel repair often postpones a $8,000 replacement by years), and phasing, where we split the project across budget years starting with the sections that are actively getting worse. We'll walk you through all three at your free estimate.

Every summer, traveling crews work Plano door to door with the same story: they just finished a job "down the road," have extra hot asphalt on the truck, and can pave your driveway today at a big discount. There's no such thing: hot mix has a working-time clock measured in hours, and no real contractor ends a job with truckloads to spare or prices work without measuring. What you're buying is a thin layer over an unprepared surface that breaks apart by spring, with no company left to call.

Yes, every job comes with a 1-year written workmanship warranty, and it's in your contract, not a handshake. It covers the work we control: the subgrade treatment we specified, the compacted thickness we quoted, the compaction we rolled, and the drainage we graded. If any of that fails in the first year, we come back and fix it at no charge.

We can offer that because most pavement failures in Plano come from skipping the base work, and we never skip it. When the clay is treated and the water is managed, callbacks are rare. And if we ever get one, you'll have our number and a written promise to answer it.

Work within your existing driveway footprint on private property is usually straightforward, but the approach — the section where your driveway meets the street or alley — sits in City of Plano right-of-way, and replacing or modifying it typically requires a city permit and inspection. New driveway connections and widened approaches definitely do. No worries, we deal with these requirements regularly and handle the paperwork, so nothing lands on you.

Parking lot striping in Plano costs ~$4–$7 per stall, so a typical lot lands between $450 and $2,500. ADA/TAS accessible spaces, access aisles, fire lane curbs, arrows, and stencils are quoted separately because they take more paint and layout time, but we can handle all of it on a fast turnaround schedule. New layouts on fresh pavement cost a bit more than restriping over existing lines. The best deal is to buy it bundled with a sealcoat, since the lot is already cleaned and closed off, and that's how most of our commercial clients do it, but we can also do one-off parking lot striping for you.

First, start with a clean, dry surface: sweep, blow off dust, and let any sealcoat cure fully. If the parking layout is changing, measure and chalk it first so stalls come out square and the accessible spaces sit on the shortest route to the door. Use a striping machine with traffic-grade paint, not a roller and hardware-store paint, which fades fast under Texas sun. Stripe in warm, dry weather, keep traffic off for a few hours. On a Plano parking lot, the devil is in the details: fire lane markings need to follow city code and accessible spaces sized and signed to TAS. We've been doing this for 22 years, and can give you a free estimate if you'd like a professional line striper.

Yes — phasing is standard practice. We split the lot into sections so parking stays open at every stage, schedule the most disruptive work for your slow hours, and handle temporary signage and cone routing. Retail gets overnights or section rotation, churches get Monday-to-Saturday, offices get weekends. Resurfaced sections are drivable within a day or two, so a typical mid-size Plano lot finishes in under a week without a full closure.

In Texas, two sets of rules apply: the federal ADA and the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), which the state enforces through TDLR. In practice they ask for the same things. You need a set number of accessible spaces based on your lot's size (one for a lot of up to 25 spaces, more as the lot grows, and at least one of them van-accessible). Those spaces have to be on the shortest route to the entrance, with a striped access aisle next to each one, a sign on a post, and a surface that slopes no more than 2% in any direction.

Any project of $50,000 or more has to be reviewed and inspected by a TDLR-registered accessibility specialist. We'll tell you upfront if your job crosses that line. The most common problems we find on parking lots in Plano are faded striping and missing signs, which are also fast and cheap to fix.

Every 2–3 years is ideal for sealcoating and restriping. Texas UV oxidizes sealer and fades striping at a similar pace, so most of our clients bundle restriping with each sealcoat, which also keeps ADA markings crisp and defensible. Regular sealing and crack maintenance can double a parking lot's service life, saving you thousands in the long-run.

Localized failures (potholes at the entrance, alligatoring where the dumpster truck sits) can be fixed through full-depth repairs in those areas. Then a resurfacing across the lot renews everything for a much lower cost than replacement. But if the base has failed, drainage never worked, or repeated resurfacing have raised the lot above its curbs, replacement is the right move. Most Plano parking lots we walk land in the middle, where a hybrid scope shines: we can rebuild the failed drive lanes full-depth, resurface the stalls, correct drainage, and restripe — phased across budget years if that helps.

Absolutely, multi-year pavement maintenance programs are a core service for our commercial, church, and HOA clients: annual inspection, crack sealing before winter, sealcoating and restriping on cycle, and early flagging of small problems while they're small-dollar. HOA boards and property managers get a predictable budget line and documentation formatted for reserve studies.

Yes, our concrete crews handle the flatwork every commercial property needs at some point: curb and gutter repair, sidewalk replacement and trip-hazard removal, ADA ramps with detectable warning surfaces, and dumpster pads built in concrete. Sidewalk trip hazards in particular are worth fixing as soon as you notice them — they're a big liability, but quick and easy to fix. We can bundle this work into lot projects or handle it standalone, and on projects that cross the $50,000 TAS threshold we'll flag the TDLR review requirement before it becomes your problem.

We've seen a number of private streets were built to a spec lighter than the garbage and delivery trucks they actually carry. In these cases, we assess section by section, then deliver a written scope your board can vote on (repair-only, hybrid, or full resurfacing) with phasing that keeps every driveway accessible and pricing that can spread across budget years. Most boards are relieved to learn the whole street rarely needs replacement at once.

Almost always, it's the clay. The soil under Plano swells when it's wet and shrinks when it's dry, and a concrete slab can't move with it, so it cracks where the stress builds up: at a corner, at the street, or over an old plumbing trench. A dry August pulls the clay away from the slab edges; a wet spring pushes it back up.

If only a few concrete panels have cracked, we can replace just those and fix the ground under them. But if cracks are showing up across your entire driveway, the clay was likely never treated when it was poured, and a driveway replacement over properly treated subgrade is the lasting fix.

Usually, yes, and this is a big money-saver. If the rest of the slab is sound, we saw-cut the failed panels, correct what moved underneath, and pour back sections that match your existing broom finish. New concrete pours brighter than weathered slab at first, but the contrast fades substantially within a year. Panel replacement makes sense up to a third of the driveway. Beyond that, replacement usually wins on cost per year.

You can, but in Plano we usually recommend against it. Concrete resurfacing means troweling a thin polymer overlay across the old slab to hide flaking and small cracks. It can look great for a while, but it's only as stable as the slab underneath, and on our moving clay the old cracks show through or the coating peels, often within a few years. It also does nothing for the reason the slab failed.

What works better here: for surface flaking (spalling), replace the affected panels; for cracks, replace the cracked panels and fix the ground under them; for a slab that's sunk but not cracked, concrete leveling can be worth pricing. Panel replacement costs more than a coating upfront, but it lasts you decades.

For concrete driveways, 4" of slab is the standard, 5" where trucks, RVs, or boat trailers park, laid over prepared, compacted subgrade. For asphalt driveways: 2.5–3" compacted over 6–8 inches of compacted base; our clay soil calls for deeper base. In both materials, the surface is only as good as the ground treatment under it, which is why our quotes always lead with the subgrade treatment to get you a driveway that lasts for decades.

Asphalt driveways are walkable after 24 hours, parkable after 2–3 days. It's sooner in cool weather, later in July heat, and we advise treating it gently for its first summer (vary parking spots, board under trailer jacks, no cranking the wheel while parked on 100° afternoons). Concrete driveways: stay off it for a week while it cures, and keep heavy vehicles off for a month. We'll give you exact timing at the walkthrough based on the weather.

Yes, and years of driving may have compacted it into part of your base, which lowers the cost. We assess this for free: sometimes it needs fresh stone and re-compaction, sometimes regrading to fix drainage, and occasionally the "gravel" is a dusting over clay that has to be built up properly first. What we won't do is pave over a bad base because it will lead to early failure. For long lanes out toward Parker, Lucas, and Fairview, this is also where chip seal driveways can save you 30–40% on cost vs. pure asphalt paving.

Of course! Sunken spots and settled approaches are one of the most common driveway repairs in Plano, and the cause is almost always water working through our clay: it could be an irrigation line soaking one edge, a downspout dumping at the slab, or the approach settling where the utility trench was never compacted. To give you a lasting solution, we fix the root cause: correct the water, rebuild what's underneath, then repour the concrete section or patch the asphalt full-depth. Sometimes for a slab that's sunk but not cracked, concrete leveling (mudjacking) from a specialty leveling company can be a cheaper option, and we'll tell you when that's worth it. Since approaches sit in City of Plano right-of-way, we handle the permit paperwork for you when the fix reaches the street.

It can, in Plano's older neighborhoods east of Custer and around Historic Downtown, we've seen mature oaks and pecans lift both concrete panels and asphalt from below, showing first as a ridge or a long crack running parallel to the trunk. Fixes range from bridging or thickening the section, to carefully removing a minor root, to rerouting the drive a few feet. Paving over an active root doesn't work long-term, so we check for root activity at every free estimate. If you love the tree, tell us; there's usually a way to work around it.

More than almost anywhere. A hundred-plus days of intense UV per year oxidizes the binder, turning asphalt gray, brittle, and porous, at which point it drinks water down to the clay. Sealcoating every 2–3 years blocks the UV, sheds the water, resists oil drips, and restores the jet-black look. It's a few hundred dollars protecting a surface that costs thousands to replace, ranking it among the best money you'll spend on asphalt in Texas.

For asphalt: seal cracks before the winter, sealcoat every 2–3 years starting 6–12 months after it's laid, and patch small damage quickly because a small patch skipped this year is often a $1,000 repair next year. For asphalt and concrete, watch for puddles that linger after a storm; standing water means the grade needs fixing before it becomes a pothole or a heaved panel.

For concrete: keep the control joints and any cracks sealed with a flexible concrete caulk so water can't get under the slab, and keep the moisture around it even: don't let a sprinkler head or a downspout soak one edge while the rest of the ground bakes dry, because that's what heaves one side of a driveway and cracks it.

You can also let us worry about the scheduling and details, call us if you're interested in being on our maintenance program!

Yes, asphalt is petroleum-based, so gasoline and oil dissolve the binder holding it together. A slow drip in the same parking spot softens asphalt into a divot over a couple of years, Texas heat accelerates the damage. To fix this, soak up spills as promptly as you can with cat litter, wash with degreaser, and keep a sealcoat on the surface. Our quality sealer will resist petroleum far better than raw asphalt. Spots already gone soft need to be cut out and patched, and we can prime old oil stains before sealing so the sealer bonds properly.

Water gets into the pavement through cracks that were left open. When a cold front comes through, that water freezes overnight and expands, then thaws by afternoon, and the cycle repeats for a few days. Each round pushes the crack a little wider, and once the pavement around it is loose, traffic breaks it out into a pothole. That's why Plano's potholes tend to crop up soon after a hard freeze, usually in January or February.

The fix is simple and cheap: seal cracks in the fall, before the first freeze, so there's no water in them when the cold arrives.

Alligator cracking is a web of connected cracks that looks like reptile skin over asphalt. It means the base under that spot has given way, usually from water getting into the clay.

The fix here is full-depth repair. We cut out the failed area, fix the drainage problem that let the water in, rebuild and compact the base, and lay new hot mix asphalt. If it's affecting one spot, that's a repair. If it's spreading across the whole surface, the base is failing everywhere, and we need to consider resurfacing or replacement. Happy to talk through the options at your free estimate.

Something under that spot gave way. The usual causes are a utility trench that was never compacted, buried construction debris that finally settled, or, most often in Plano, water getting into the clay and moving it. To solve this, we need to open up the sunken area, fix whatever caused it, rebuild and compact the base, then patch the surface with fresh material. Just filling the dip without fixing the cause means you'll be filling the same dip again next year.

Asphalt resurfacing (overlay) lasts about 10–15 years on a driveway and 12–20 years on a parking lot. New pavement lasts 20–30 years. Since resurfacing costs roughly half as much, it's usually the better deal, with one condition: the base underneath has to be solid. Put an overlay on a failing base and the old cracks come back through it within a few years. That's why we check the base before quoting an overaly, and if it's a close call, we price both and walk you through the trade-off.

Upfront, yes: asphalt costs $4–$7 per square foot versus $7–$13 for a concrete replacement in Plano, TX, so roughly half the cost. Over the life of the driveway the gap narrows, because asphalt needs sealcoating every 2–3 years and lasts 20–30 years, while concrete needs little maintenance and lasts 30–40 years.

So why are most driveways here concrete? Partly habit: builders here have poured concrete since the 1970s, and buyers expect it. Partly rules: many HOA covenants require it, and the city's standard for the approach at the street is concrete. And partly economics: Texas produces more cement than any other state, DFW is full of ready-mix plants and concrete crews. For a standard driveway, that makes concrete the sensible default. But for a long lane or anything measured in hundreds of feet, asphalt saves you thousands of dollars upfront, which is why we often do asphalt paving on the acreage properties in Parker, Lucas, and Fairview.

Concrete typically lasts 30–40 years, while blacktop (asphalt) lasts 20–30 if you sealcoat it every 2–3 years. The Texas sun is a big part of that gap: it ages asphalt fast, while concrete barely notices it.

Two callouts. First, in Plano the lifespan depends heavily on what's under the surface: either asphalt or concrete can crack within a few years if the clay was never treated. Second, longer life comes with pricier repairs. When asphalt fails in one spot, you patch it for a few hundred dollars. When concrete fails, the whole panel comes out and gets repoured, which runs $1,000–$1,500 and leaves a lighter square for a year or so.

They do different jobs. Concrete is the driveway standard in Plano: long life, clean look, weathers our sun, and definitely the right material for dumpster pads and loading zones. Asphalt wins wherever square footage gets high: parking lots, private streets, long lanes, since it's half the installed cost, drivable in days, repairable in sections, and resurfaceable instead of needing to be demolished. We work with both materials, so our recommendation will follow what's best for your property.

They're the same thing! "Blacktop" is the everyday word, while "asphalt" is the industry word for hot mix asphalt pavement. People tend to say blacktop more often for driveway mixes with smaller stone for a tighter finish, while asphalt over public roads and highways are built denser to bear heavy traffic. Whether it's a quote for blacktop or asphalt, you'll want to compare the details: subgrade treatment, base depth, and compacted thickness.

Chip seal (tar and chip) is hot liquid asphalt sprayed over a compacted base, covered with crushed stone chips and rolled to embed them. At $2–$5 per square foot it costs ~30–40% less than regular asphalt, still offers great traction, has a natural stone look that suits rustic properties, and never needs sealcoating, although you'll want to refresh with a new chip layer every 7-10 years. The trade-off is you're getting a more textured surface, loose chips for the first weeks, and shorter wear-layer life, but it works great for an 800-foot lane in Lucas.

You sure can. Millings are old asphalt that's been ground up. Spread over a lane, they're a big step up from gravel: no dust in August, no mud tracked to the garage in spring. Just know what you're buying. Millings are a better gravel, not a cheaper pavement. They never bind into a solid surface, which means a series of 100-degree days can soften them enough to rut under a truck.

Where they make the most sense is as a first step. Put millings down now, drive on them for a few years, then pave with hot mix or chip seal when the budget allows. The packed milling layer becomes part of the base at that point, which usually lowers your cost for the upgrade.

Plano has one of the longest paving seasons in America. We pave year-round since our winters are mild enough that most weeks have workable days. Hot mix needs ground and air temps of at least 50°F, which a typical January afternoon in Plano clears, and we monitor the weather for you to ensure the job will go smoothly.

We reschedule since asphalt can't be laid on wet surfaces. Don't worry, we watch forecasts closely, build weather days into the schedule, and make the call early so you're not rearranging your day for nothing. Fresh concrete gets covered if a pop-up storm threatens during finishing.

Most asphalt driveways take 1–2 days; concrete driveways add cure time before you can park on it (usually about a week). Sealcoating: a few hours plus cure. Most parking lots: 2–7 days depending on size and phasing. What stretches timelines isn't usually the paving itself, it's weather windows and how much subgrade correction the site needs, both of which we estimate upfront for free.

Just a few steps. Please clear the work area and park on the street the night before if the driveway is your only way out. Tell us about anything buried we can't see: sprinkler lines, invisible dog fence, landscape lighting. If we're sealcoating, please close the garage door and plan on the surface being off-limits for a day or two. We go over all of it for your specific job when we schedule.

Yes, we serve throughout Collin County and northern DFW, including Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Murphy, Parker, Lucas, Fairview, Wylie, The Colony, Addison, Carrollton, and Prosper. Not sure if your address is in range? Call (972) 600-2649 — we can probably cover you.