How We Approach Asphalt in a Rainy City

Elite Asphalt Paving Portland builds, repairs and maintains asphalt driveways, parking lots and private lanes in Portland and the towns around it, from Gresham and Happy Valley to Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Lake Oswego and Oregon City. The work covers new driveways and gravel-to-asphalt conversions, resurfacing, pothole and crack repair, sealcoating, parking lot paving and striping.

Portland pavement lives in the rain. The airport records close to 37 inches of precipitation a year and downtown more than 44, most of it between November and March, while July and August are nearly dry. That pattern shapes everything we do: the base has to drain, the surface has to shed water, and paving and sealing have to be scheduled for the dry part of the year.

At the estimate we walk the whole area, measure it, look for soft spots, ruts and edges breaking into the yard, check where water goes, and note where the driveway meets the street. In Portland, installing or changing a driveway always needs a permit, and work on a county road, a state highway or a Gresham street brings in that agency as well. We tell you which rules apply before the job is scheduled.

What you can expect

• A written, itemized quote: removal, grading, stone base depth, compacted asphalt thickness and drainage work, each priced.
• A straight repair-or-replace answer. If crack sealing and a patch will buy you years, we say so.
• Utility locates requested through Oregon 811 at least two full business days before digging, as state rules require.
• Paving and sealcoating booked for dry ground and workable temperatures.
• Any change in scope written up for your approval before the work is done.

Call (971) 813-2104 to set up a free estimate anywhere in the Portland area.