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Posted by on May 9, 2007, 9:33 pm
Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect to pay for an asphalt
driveway? We have an existing gravel driveway that is 22 feet wide
and 80 feet long. The existing gravel is very little and not even
worth mentioning, so pretend there is no gravel, as we'll need full
prep work, gravel, etc. I'm going to get estimates, but there are
only two people in our area who do this work, so I was hoping to get a
very rough ballpark figure to check against our estimates. Thank you
in advance for any advice or information you can provide.
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Posted by hawgeye on May 10, 2007, 12:33 am
> Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect to pay for an asphalt
> driveway? We have an existing gravel driveway that is 22 feet wide
> and 80 feet long. The existing gravel is very little and not even
> worth mentioning, so pretend there is no gravel, as we'll need full
> prep work, gravel, etc. I'm going to get estimates, but there are
> only two people in our area who do this work, so I was hoping to get a
> very rough ballpark figure to check against our estimates. Thank you
> in advance for any advice or information you can provide.
With the price of oil on the rise, don't overlook getting a few estimates
for concrete.
Your local may dictate the price of asphalt. Since there are only two
companies available, I'd guess that they're probably real close in price, so
you're kind of stuck going with one of them. Besides even if they seem high
priced, you're still stuck. Anyone who does the work is still going to have
to get the asphalt locally, which is likely the place where the two local
guys get theirs.
FWIW, four years ago, I got prices of $2-$4 a sq. ft.but that didn't include
the sub-base and gas was under $1.50/gallon.
If you can hold off until fall when the season is winding down, you might be
able to get a better deal.
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Posted by John Reddy on May 10, 2007, 5:26 am
HappyHumanist@yahoo.com wrote:
> Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect to pay for an asphalt
> driveway? We have an existing gravel driveway that is 22 feet wide
> and 80 feet long. The existing gravel is very little and not even
> worth mentioning, so pretend there is no gravel, as we'll need full
> prep work, gravel, etc. I'm going to get estimates, but there are
> only two people in our area who do this work, so I was hoping to get a
> very rough ballpark figure to check against our estimates. Thank you
> in advance for any advice or information you can provide.
Why are you asking a bunch of strangers from all over the world about
pricing which is very localized?
Pick up the phone book and call both paving contractors in your area.
They don't bite.
That will provide you much better information than you will get here.
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Posted by on May 10, 2007, 10:48 am
I'm sorry. I must have entered my post incorrectly in a way that
caused you to not be able to read part of it even though everyone else
could read the entire message, because it seems you did not get the
parts that said "I'm going to get estimates" and "I was hoping to get
a very rough ballpark figure to check against our estimates."
Yeah, I would not hire someone without multiple estimates and then
find out what the bill is *AFTER* the work is finished. The reason
for asking online was to check with other areas to see if the local
prices are typical. Because if they were unreasonably high, we could
theoretically go a little further away--transportation costs would
increase the price, but it might be worth it. ...but it sounds like
the local prices are fair after reading the posts from the others who
were able to read the entire message I originally posted.
Again, sorry for the technically difficulties you experienced with my
post.
> Why are you asking a bunch of strangers from all over the world about
> pricing which is very localized?
>
> Pick up the phone book and call both paving contractors in your area.
> They don't bite.
>
> That will provide you much better information than you will get here.
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Posted by Don on May 10, 2007, 1:10 pm
>> Why are you
Its none of your business what the OP does.
asking a bunch of strangers from all over the world about
>> pricing which is very localized?
Strangers can sometimes give the best price and/or referral.
>> Pick up the phone book and call both paving contractors in your area.
>> They don't bite.
Far better to rely on an ad in a phonebook then direct referral.
>> That will provide you much better information than you will get here.
I'd ask you to back that up, but that would be silly.
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