Asphalt Paving in Sandy, OR

Asphalt paving in Sandy has to handle far more rain than Portland gets. Sandy sits in the foothills of the Cascades about 27 miles east of Portland, and Wikipedia lists average precipitation of about 61.4 inches a year, with December alone averaging 9.03 inches, November 8.61 and January 7.81. July and August average under an inch each. That gives a short paving season and a long, hard test for every driveway. Sandy had 5,385 residents in 2000 and 12,612 in 2020, in 4,697 housing units. We pave and replace driveways, convert gravel to asphalt, repair, resurface and sealcoat.

Drainage comes first

With more than 60 inches of rain a year, water decides whether a Sandy driveway lasts. A driveway with a weak base, a low spot or edges that let water underneath will rut and break up quickly. We excavate soft material, build a thick, compacted crushed rock base, grade the surface so water runs off rather than across, and support the edges. On sloped lots we plan where runoff goes at the bottom so it does not head into a garage or wash out the shoulder.

A short season, planned ahead

Sandy's driest stretch is July and August. Hot-mix asphalt and sealcoat both need dry conditions, so we plan Sandy paving for the summer window and use the rest of the year for estimates and scheduling. If you are thinking about a new driveway, getting the estimate done in spring helps you get on the summer calendar.

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Gravel to asphalt

Many properties in and around Sandy have long gravel driveways that wash out and develop potholes every winter. Paving a gravel drive works well when the existing gravel is regraded, built up and compacted as the base, soft spots are dug out, and the edges are shaped so water leaves the pavement. We look at slope, length and drainage before we quote.

Pioneer roots, fast recent growth

Sam Barlow passed through in 1845 and opened the Barlow Road, the most used final stretch of the Oregon Trail. The town was first called Revenue, after early settlers Francis and Lydia Revenue, and took its current name from the Sandy River, which Lewis and Clark called the Quicksand River in 1805. Sandy incorporated on August 11, 1911. U.S. Route 26 runs through the middle of town as Pioneer and Proctor Boulevards, and Sandy is the northern end of Oregon Route 211. The city more than doubled between 2000 and 2020, so it has both newer subdivision driveways and older rural ones.

Services in Sandy

• Driveway paving: new driveways and gravel conversions
• Repair: potholes, washouts and edges
• Resurfacing: overlays on sound driveways
• Sealcoating: in the short dry season
• Parking lot paving: businesses along Pioneer and Proctor
• Striping: layouts and restriping

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