Asphalt Paving in Piedmont, CA

Asphalt paving in Piedmont is almost entirely residential, because Piedmont is almost entirely residential. The city is zoned nearly all for single-family homes, covers just 1.70 square miles, and is surrounded on every side by Oakland. About 86.4 percent of homes are owner-occupied, and much of the housing was built in the 1920s and 1930s.

Older homes, older driveways

Driveways for homes nearly a century old were often laid on whatever ground was there, then widened, patched and overlaid over the years. Many now sit too high at the garage or slope toward the house. Replacement lets us correct the base and the grade together.

Upper and lower Piedmont

Highland Avenue divides the city into upper and lower sections, and the upper part is hillier. Steeper driveways need careful compaction and edge support, and runoff from uphill lots needs somewhere to go.

Working on small, tight lots

Narrow driveways, retaining walls and mature landscaping limit equipment. We plan access at the estimate, protect walls and plantings, and use smaller rollers where needed.

City approval at the street

Piedmont has its own city government, incorporated in 1907. Work at the sidewalk or apron needs city approval; we confirm the current requirements before any work at the street edge is scheduled.

Grade and drainage on older lots

Driveways on 1920s lots often slope toward the house, because the original grading was done before modern drainage practice. When we replace one, we set the slope so water moves to the street or a drain, and where the driveway must slope toward a garage, we add a channel drain at the door. On hillside lots above Highland Avenue, uphill runoff may need a swale or drain before it reaches the pavement.

Matching the setting

Piedmont streets have a consistent, established look. A new driveway should meet the sidewalk cleanly, have straight edges along planting beds, and finish flush with the garage slab. We talk through edges and transitions before work begins.

Maintenance

After replacement, a sealcoat once the surface has cured and crack filling every year or two keep the driveway looking new for longer, and cost far less than another tear-out.

Cost factors

Tear-out of multiple old layers, careful work near walls and plantings, and drainage features add to the cost of a Piedmont driveway. HomeGuide puts curves and slopes at about 15 to 30 percent extra.

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