Parking Lot Striping
We stripe the lots we pave or seal, and we re-stripe faded lots too. Stalls and accessible spaces get marked so drivers know where to park.
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Tar and chip is liquid asphalt with stone chips rolled into it, laid over a packed stone base. Paveway Paving Pros quotes and lays tar and chip for long farm lanes and rural driveways around Lebanon. Owners ask for it when they want a sealed surface that costs less up front than hot mix. Gravel has gotten expensive, and more owners are leaning toward tar and chip because of it.
Tar and chip also comes with real trade-offs, and we spell them out before you choose. We price hot mix on the same visit, so you can set the two quotes side by side. We are an asphalt paving contractor based in Lebanon, and we work about 60 miles around it. Call or text (615) 894-5175 for a free estimate.
Tell us about the driveway, farm lane or parking lot and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
A tar and chip surface is only as good as the base under it. We strip out the grass and grade the ground so rain runs off the lane. Then crushed stone goes down, and we pack it tight with a roller.
Next, liquid asphalt is sprayed over the packed stone, and stone chips are spread over it. Tennessee's state road specs call for the stone within two minutes of the asphalt. Rollers then press the chips into the asphalt, and federal guidance calls for sweeping off the loose stone.
Some roads get a second pass. The state specs also describe a double treatment: a second coat of liquid asphalt with smaller stone. What your lane needs is part of the free estimate.
Tar and chip costs less up front than hot mix, and that is the main reason people ask about it. The trade-offs show up after it goes down. Some loose stone is normal at first. The finished surface is stone, so it rides rougher than hot mix.
Tar and chip also needs more upkeep, and it wears out sooner than hot mix. In our view, it sits closer to sealed gravel than to pavement. Plenty of owners who ask about it choose hot mix once they compare the two.
Tar and chip still makes sense on some jobs. On a long farm lane, the cost of hot mix climbs with every load. We quote both, so you can weigh tar and chip against a new hot mix asphalt driveway with real numbers.
Out on the edges of Lebanon, driveways run longer and lanes get bigger. Federal soil maps show clay over limestone under much of the ground around Lebanon, and water moves through it slowly. In the cedar glades, rock sits at or near the surface. Both shape how we grade a lane and build its stone base.
Tar and chip is warm-weather work. On state roads, TDOT allows it only between April 15 and October 1. Its specs also call for 70 degrees or more in the shade. Federal guidance adds a forecast with little or no chance of rain.
A new lane onto a county road in Wilson County starts with a call to the Wilson County Road Commission. Its culvert foreman sizes any culvert, and every culvert must be at least 24 feet long.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 60 miles around Lebanon across Middle Tennessee.
(615) 894-5175From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (615) 894-5175, or send the form. Tell us what needs paving or sealing and where the job is.
We look at the job and check the ground under it. We also see where the rain runs off.
The free estimate comes to you in writing. Once you say yes, we set a day for the work.
New paving starts with string lines and grading. Then a roller packs the stone base. On older asphalt, we repair the broken spots first.
Hot mix goes down from the top of the drive out to the road, and the rollers press it smooth. Once new asphalt cures, we normally seal it.
Common questions about tar and chip around Lebanon and the rest of Middle Tennessee. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We stripe the lots we pave or seal, and we re-stripe faded lots too. Stalls and accessible spaces get marked so drivers know where to park.
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We pave new asphalt driveways and replace failed ones for homes around Lebanon. Every driveway gets graded first, then hot mix goes down over a packed stone base.
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Sealcoating for new and existing asphalt driveways and small lots around Lebanon. We brush or squeegee the sealer into the surface so it fills the pores.
Learn MoreFederal soil maps show clay over limestone under much of Lebanon, and water moves slowly through that clay. We grade for drainage and pack a crushed stone base before any hot mix goes down.
Asphalt has pores, and water gets into the pavement through them. We brush or squeegee the sealer into the surface so it fills those pores.
We look at the job before we put a price on it. Then you get a free estimate in writing.
Lebanon sits east of Nashville on I-40, at the center of our service area. Our work reaches the Nashville area, Murfreesboro, Franklin and east to Cookeville.
Tell us what you need paved or sealed and the town the job is in. Call or text (615) 894-5175 or use the form, and we will set a time to look at it.
Tell us about the driveway, farm lane or parking lot and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
