Narrow bungalow driveways, aprons and small lots paved in hot-mix asphalt over a properly compacted rock base.
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Los Angeles was the first name, chosen for the California bungalows going up here, and the village incorporated as Pasadena Park in 1935. Bungalow lots mean narrow drives, tight side yards and garages set back from the street, which is exactly the kind of driveway work we do.
Parking lots and shared drives here belong to churches, small apartment buildings and the businesses just past the village line. Each one starts the same way: strip what has failed, correct the base, then place and compact hot mix. At about a tenth of a square mile, the village is small enough that a crew is in and out quickly, and the base still gets built properly. Free estimates, and you get 25% off.
A narrow bungalow drive takes a lot of abuse in a small space. Cars track the same wheel lines year after year, the apron gets squeezed between walks, and one soft spot turns into a low place that holds water. We rebuild the base under the wheel paths, reset the pitch so runoff leaves the drive, and finish with a typical 2 to 3 inches of compacted hot mix, edges shaped and rolled.
Driveway pavingSmall apartment buildings and churches in this part of north county park more vehicles per square foot than their lots were built for. We size the base for trash trucks and delivery vans rather than cars, slope the surface to a planned outlet, and keep the entrance square with the street so nobody clips a curb turning in.
Parking lot pavingShared rear drives and service lanes take daily traffic and get built like small streets: graded subgrade, rock compacted in lifts, a crowned surface and asphalt thick enough for the load. Where a lane is too narrow for a full-size truck to turn, we shape the end so one spot does not get chewed up.
Road constructionNot every job is a full rebuild. On older Pasadena Park pavement we often start with the smaller fixes: cutting out a failed patch, resetting a sunken section by the garage, or putting a fresh overlay over a surface whose base is still sound. We tell you which of those your asphalt actually needs, and we put it in writing.
Asphalt paving
This is loess upland, and the county soil survey lists low strength and frost action as the limits for local roads on many soils here, with adequate base material, side ditches and culverts as the fix. Clay under a thin base plus a wet freeze-thaw winter is how good asphalt ends up cracked.
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 Pasadena Park estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Pasadena Park homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes. The apron takes the most weight and is often the first part to break. We saw a clean joint, rebuild the base under it, and tie the new grade to the street and the sidewalk so water does not pond along the curb line.
We can line up heights and edges so there is no step between two drives and water does not run from one onto the other. Mention it during the free estimate and we will set the grade and the joint accordingly.
Most Pasadena Park driveways are paved in one to two days once the base is ready, with more time if the old surface has to come out or the base needs rebuilding. You can usually walk on it the same day and drive on it after a few days, depending on the weather.
Yes. Shared drives and alley aprons in Pasadena Park get the same treatment as any other job: a firm base, a clean saw-cut edge where new meets old, and a surface shaped to move water. When a drive is shared, it helps if every owner sees the estimate.
We pave all around Pasadena Park, across St. Louis County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Pasadena Park |
|---|---|---|
| Normandy, MO | St. Louis County | 0.3 |
| Pasadena Hills, MO | St. Louis County | 0.3 |
| Norwood Court, MO | St. Louis County | 0.5 |
| Glen Echo Park, MO | St. Louis County | 0.7 |
| Bellerive Acres, MO | St. Louis County | 0.8 |
| Northwoods, MO | St. Louis County | 1.0 |
| Beverly Hills, MO | St. Louis County | 1.0 |
| Cool Valley, MO | St. Louis County | 1.1 |
| Velda City, MO | St. Louis County | 1.2 |
| Country Club Hills, MO | St. Louis County | 1.4 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Pasadena Park 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.