Asphalt Paving in Forest Grove, OR

Asphalt paving in Forest Grove covers a historic college town on the western edge of the Portland area. The city was platted in 1850, and Tualatin Academy, the forerunner of Pacific University, chose the name Forest Grove on January 10, 1851. In 1872 it became the first city in Washington County to incorporate. The population has grown steadily, from 4,343 in 1950 to 13,559 in 1990 and 26,225 in 2020, with 9,356 housing units counted in 2020. We pave driveways, repair and resurface, sealcoat, and pave and stripe lots.

Historic districts

Forest Grove has 12 properties individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, plus two historic districts: the 18-block Clark Historic District and the Painter's Woods Historic District. Homes in these areas often have narrow driveways, alleys and old curbs and walks. Paving there is about fitting in: clean edges against old concrete, careful work around mature trees and a finished surface that suits the street. When a historic home's driveway is breaking up, we rebuild the base and repave rather than piling another layer on top.

Rain on the west side

Forest Grove averages about 46.72 inches of precipitation a year, more than Portland's airport, and only about 2.7 inches of snow. Rain, not freezing, is what wears out local pavement. Every open crack lets water reach the base during the long wet season. Crack filling and sealcoating in the dry summer months are the most cost-effective ways to keep a Forest Grove driveway going.

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Newer neighborhoods and rural edges

Growth since 1990 has nearly doubled the city, and newer subdivisions have driveways that are usually sound underneath and do well with sealcoat, crack repair and eventually an overlay. On the edges of town and in the surrounding countryside, homes often have long gravel or old asphalt drives. Converting gravel to asphalt works well when the base is built up and compacted first, and when the edges are supported so they do not crumble into the shoulder.

Commercial lots

Oregon Route 8, the Tualatin Valley Highway, and Oregon Route 47 serve Forest Grove. Pacific University, downtown businesses, churches and shops along these routes have lots that need patching, sealcoating and restriping. We plan around class schedules, services and business hours.

Services in Forest Grove

• Driveway paving: historic, suburban and rural driveways
• Repair: potholes, edges and settled areas
• Resurfacing: overlays on sound pavement
• Sealcoating: summer protection
• Parking lot paving: downtown, church and campus-area lots
• Striping: layouts and restriping

Call (971) 813-2104 for a free estimate in Forest Grove.