Driveway and parking lot paving in Leadwood, along Highway 8 and the streets of the old company town, with free estimates.
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Main routes: Highway 8, Highway A, and Highway M
Built in 1906 as a St. Joe Lead company town, first called Owl Creek, laid out along the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. Company-town streets are tight and regular, with short drives and small yards. Driveways are the everyday work here, plus parking lots for churches, shops and civic buildings.
Highway 8 runs through, with Highway A and Highway M feeding in from the countryside, so the jobs range from a two-car drive in town to a long lane out on acreage. We handle the base, the drainage and the edges in either case. Residential asphalt is typically 2 to 3 inches compacted. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
In an old mining town the drives are short, close to the neighbors and often sitting on whatever base was there in the 1950s. We dig into that before quoting. Soft ground comes out, rock goes in and gets compacted in layers, then hot mix, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. Edges get built up where there is no curb to hold them.
Driveway pavingChurches, city buildings, shops and small industrial pads here need lots that take pickups and delivery trucks. We size the base to that load, slope the surface so water leaves instead of ponding at a door, then lay asphalt in lifts. Millings over a prepared base are a practical surface for a yard or an equipment area.
Parking lot pavingAlleys, private drives and gravel lanes running out toward the farms and the old mine ground are steady work in this county. We grade, build a compacted rock base, crown the surface and finish in asphalt or chip seal to match the traffic. Culverts and ditching go in wherever water crosses the lane.
Road constructionIn a town like Leadwood, general asphalt work covers a lot of ground: shop and church lots, alley aprons, repairs along a curb line, overlays on older streets and pads for equipment. The approach stays the same: fix the base, lay the hot mix, roll it tight, finish the edges.
Asphalt paving
The Big River drains the north part of St. Francois County, and the hills here carry red cherty clay with thin soils over rock on the knobs. NRCS notes low strength for vehicle traffic on several county soils, correctable with suitable base material. Add freeze-thaw winters and drainage becomes the first decision on every job.
When you compare bids, ask each contractor for three numbers in writing: the compacted asphalt thickness, the base depth, and what happens to the water. Those three decide how long the surface lasts.
Typical ranges. Your Leadwood estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Leadwood homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes, but not straight over it. Gravel that has rutted or gone soft needs grading and fresh compacted rock first, or the new asphalt will mirror every low spot within a year. We check the existing base depth during the free estimate and price what it actually needs.
Yes. A single pad, a short approach or a patch on an existing drive is normal work. Small jobs get the same subgrade prep and compaction as large ones, because that is what determines how long they last. Estimates are free and you get 25% off.
Typically a compacted crushed-stone base several inches deep on firm soil, with soft spots dug out first, and that holds for any Leadwood driveway. On clay soils that hold water, a thicker base and good slope matter even more. The estimate states the base depth so there are no surprises.
Only if the grade changes. Paving over a low spot in Leadwood leaves the same low spot in a smoother surface. We measure the fall first and tell you what it takes to move the water.
We pave all around Leadwood, across St. Francois County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Leadwood |
|---|---|---|
| Frankclay, MO | St. Francois County | 1.4 |
| Wortham, MO | St. Francois County | 1.7 |
| Terre du Lac, MO | St. Francois County | 3.3 |
| Desloge, MO | St. Francois County | 3.9 |
| Irondale, MO | Washington County | 4.7 |
| Bonne Terre, MO | St. Francois County | 4.8 |
| Park Hills, MO | St. Francois County | 5.8 |
| Leadington, MO | St. Francois County | 6.2 |
| Bismarck, MO | St. Francois County | 6.8 |
| Mineral Point, MO | Washington County | 9.4 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Leadwood 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.