Asphalt driveways, farm lanes and small lots in Loami, built on a base sized for the ground here, with free estimates and 25% off.
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The village took its name from the loam soil around it, which tells you what any paving job here has to deal with. Incorporated in 1875, it sits in Sangamon County farm country, and about two miles southeast the Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary holds 120 acres of replanted tallgrass prairie along Lick Creek.
Driveways and parking lots are the bulk of our work in town. Good soil for corn is not good soil under asphalt, so we pay attention to what is under the rock before anything gets paved. A house drive typically takes 2 to 3 inches of compacted hot-mix asphalt over a compacted aggregate base. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
Prairie loam is soft when it is wet, so a drive that was never built on a proper base ruts and dips within a few seasons. We dig out that soft material, bring in rock and compact it in layers until it stops moving, then place hot mix and roll it. Two to three inches compacted handles cars and pickups. A drive that a tractor or a loaded truck uses gets more base and more asphalt.
Driveway pavingChurch lots, shop pads, grain and equipment yards and small business lots all get built for what actually parks on them. We set the grade so water runs off instead of pooling at the low corner, size the base for the heaviest load, and place the asphalt in lifts. Striping can go down once the surface has cured.
Parking lot pavingField lanes, private roads and long access drives out of Loami get graded, crowned and built on compacted rock before any asphalt or chip seal goes down. Crown matters most on flat prairie ground, because there is nowhere for water to go if the surface holds it. Shoulders get built up so the edges do not break away.
Road constructionOut around Loami, general asphalt work often means shop pads, machine-shed aprons, turnarounds for trucks and trailers, and the stretch of lane where gravel keeps washing out. We build those with drainage and heavy tires in mind.
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Flat ground, deep loam and clay-heavy subsoil make drainage the whole job here. Central Illinois farmland has relied on tile drainage for generations for the same reason. Standing water under pavement softens the base, and freeze-thaw winters then crack the surface above it. We grade to daylight, remove soft soil and compact the base in layers.
Bids are only comparable when they spell out the same things: base depth, compacted thickness, how edges are finished, and where water is meant to go. Ask for those before you pick a number.
Typical ranges. Your Loami estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Loami homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
It will if the base is right. Pavement does not float on soil, it rests on compacted rock, and that rock has to rest on ground that has been dug out and firmed up. We check the subgrade first and build the base to suit it rather than assume a standard depth.
Yes. We pave in Loami, Auburn, Waverly, Thayer, Divernon and the rest of Sangamon County, plus greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off on driveways, lots and lanes.
On a Loami 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.
Not usually. If the subgrade under a Loami lane is soft, stone alone just sinks into it. The fix is digging out the soft spots and rebuilding in compacted layers so the base has something to sit on.
We pave all around Loami, across Sangamon County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Loami |
|---|---|---|
| Waverly, IL | Morgan County | 7.9 |
| Auburn, IL | Sangamon County | 8.7 |
| Thayer, IL | Sangamon County | 10.4 |
| Franklin, IL | Morgan County | 11.3 |
| Virden, IL | Macoupin County | 12.3 |
| Divernon, IL | Sangamon County | 12.6 |
| Pawnee, IL | Sangamon County | 15.1 |
| Modesto, IL | Macoupin County | 15.2 |
| Girard, IL | Macoupin County | 16.1 |
| Palmyra, IL | Macoupin County | 18.3 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Loami 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.