Asphalt Paving in Pleasant Hill, IA

Asphalt paving in Pleasant Hill mostly serves driveways built during the 2000s boom. Pleasant Hill incorporated on May 12, 1956, and grew from 5,070 residents in 2000 to 8,785 in 2010, an increase of about 73 percent, then to 10,147 in 2020. It sits at 906 feet in Polk County on the southeast side of the metro, served mainly by the Southeast Polk school district with part of the city in Des Moines Public Schools.

Driveways from the 2000s

With so much of the city built in one decade, many driveways are about 15 to 25 years old. That is the age when maintenance pays off most. If yours has been sealed and the cracks filled, it may have many years left. If not, check for spreading cracks, soft spots and broken edges.

Extensions and parking pads

Families in growing suburbs often need more parking. We extend driveways and add pads on a proper base so the new section does not settle differently from the old one.

Older homes

Homes from the first decades after 1956 have older driveways that may have been overlaid already. We check heights and base before recommending another overlay; often removal is the better choice.

Drainage

Pleasant Hill's terrain rolls toward the Des Moines River valley to the south and east. Sloped lots move water fast and can wash out unsupported edges. We set the grade and back the edges with soil.

Our approach

We come out, measure, look at drainage and give you a written quote. If the work reaches the curb or approach, we confirm the city's requirements before scheduling.

Maintenance

Fill cracks in late summer, seal every few years once cured, and keep downspouts and sump discharge off the pavement.

Southeast Polk growth

Southeast Polk schools and the neighborhoods around them grew quickly in the 2000s, and many driveways from that boom now look alike: some faded surface, scattered cracks and maybe a dip by the garage. That combination usually calls for settlement repair, crack filling and a sealcoat, not replacement.

Probe before paving

On every job we dig and probe soft spots before we pave, because what is under the asphalt decides how long it lasts.

Scheduling

We give you exact dates and tell you when to move cars, so the project fits around work and school.

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