Driveways, small lots and hill lanes paved in asphalt just south of Fredericktown.
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A mine gave this village its name. The Madison Cobalt Mine was discovered in 1847 in the Mine La Motte and Fredericktown mining district, and the village sits in the northeast corner of Madison County with Fredericktown, the county seat, directly north of it.
Paving here means driveways, church and shop lots, and lanes that carry pickups and equipment. We compact rock in layers and lay hot-mix asphalt over it, with grades that push water off the surface rather than letting it soak in. On a longer drive, recycled asphalt millings and chip seal are worth pricing against hot mix. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate and 25% off.
Ozark hill drives run steep in places and flat in others, and the steep sections are where water does the damage. We cut out soft ground, compact rock in lifts and pave, typically 2 to 3 inches of compacted hot mix for a home drive. On a grade we shape the cross slope and firm up the shoulders so runoff leaves the surface instead of running its whole length.
Driveway pavingLots around here belong to churches, shops and small businesses, with the occasional equipment yard. A loaded trailer puts its weight on a small footprint, so base depth is set by the heaviest thing that parks there. We slope the surface toward a planned outlet and keep runoff from heading straight at a building's foundation.
Parking lot pavingPrivate roads, shop access lanes and farm drives need a crown, a clear ditch and compacted rock before any surface goes down. We build that first, then pick hot mix where trucks run and chip seal or millings where traffic is light. Edges get support where a lane runs along a hillside.
Road constructionA lot of rural pavement near Cobalt fails at the edges, where water gets under the asphalt and tires break the shoulder down. Overlays, edge rebuilds and better drainage are often the fix. When the base is gone, we rebuild it before we pave.
Asphalt paving
This is St. Francois Mountains country, with granite and rhyolite knobs and hill ground that puts rock near the surface in one spot and clay a short distance away. Clay holds water and moves with it. Freeze-thaw winters lift anything wet under pavement. Drainage and compaction come before thickness.
Before you sign anything, get the base depth and the compacted asphalt thickness on paper. Two bids that look far apart are often just two different pavements.
Typical ranges. Your Cobalt estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Cobalt homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Usually, if the base is built for them. Truck weight is carried by compacted rock more than by asphalt thickness, so a thin surface over shallow rock ruts quickly. We size the base for the heaviest vehicle first, then set the hot mix depth to match it.
Chip seal is liquid asphalt with stone chips rolled into it over a prepared base, and it costs less per foot. Hot mix is asphalt and aggregate combined hot, then laid and compacted in lifts, and it handles heavy turning and parking better. Traffic decides which fits.
On a Cobalt job the price comes down to size, how much base work is needed, the asphalt thickness, whether old pavement has to come out, drainage fixes and how easily trucks can reach the work. Your written estimate lists each of those so you can compare it with other bids line by line.
Usually yes, and it is a common question on Cobalt lanes. We plan the approach before the day of paving, and building a turnaround into the job often costs less than you would expect while making the drive far more usable.
We pave all around Cobalt, across Madison County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Cobalt |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericktown, MO | Madison County | 1.5 |
| Junction City, MO | Madison County | 2.0 |
| Mine La Motte, MO | Madison County | 4.8 |
| Knob Lick, MO | St. Francois County | 10.2 |
| Doe Run, MO | St. Francois County | 18.1 |
| Farmington, MO | St. Francois County | 18.1 |
| Pilot Knob, MO | Iron County | 20.3 |
| Iron Mountain Lake, MO | St. Francois County | 20.9 |
| Park Hills, MO | St. Francois County | 22.1 |
| Leadington, MO | St. Francois County | 22.6 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Cobalt and the towns around it.
Tell us what you want paved and where. We'll call to set up a time to walk the site, measure, and give you a written quote with your 25% off.