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Asphalt paving in Sappington, MO

Driveways, school and church parking lots and private drives paved in hot-mix asphalt for south county homes and businesses.

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Map: Sappington, MO in St. Louis County, 12 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis SappingtonSt. LouisConcordSunset HillsGrantwood Village
Sappington · St. Louis County12 mi southwest
CountySt. Louis County
ZIP codes63128 · 63126
From downtown St. Louis12 miles southwest
Community typeUnincorporated (CDP)

Main routes: I-270, Lindbergh, and Gravois Road

Blacktop that holds up in Sappington

Lindbergh Boulevard carries three U.S. routes at once through Sappington, and Gravois Road and I-270 are right there as well. Commercial pavement in that corridor takes constant turning traffic, while the subdivisions behind it are full of driveways built during the postwar decades and patched ever since.

We pave both. Home drives get the base rebuilt under the wheel paths and a grade that moves water away from the garage. School and church lots, including the Lindbergh Schools campuses here, get a base sized for buses instead of cars. Everything starts with compacted rock and ends with hot mix rolled while it is hot. Free estimates, and you get 25% off.

Asphalt paver and dump truck finishing a new blacktop driveway leading to a two-car garage at a split-level home

Driveway paving in Sappington

South county drives from that era are short, often two cars wide, with an attached garage and a walk running alongside. The apron and the wheel paths fail first. We rebuild the base under them, hold the grade so runoff goes to the street instead of the garage, and finish with a typical 2 to 3 inches of compacted hot mix, edges shaped clean.

Driveway paving

Parking lot paving in Sappington

School, church and small retail lots here take buses, delivery trucks and heavy parking turnover in the same few aisles. We size the base for the heaviest vehicle, slope the surface toward existing inlets, and phase the work around school and service schedules so the lot is not closed when it is needed most.

Parking lot paving

Road construction & private roads

Private drives behind shopping centers, apartment service lanes and campus access roads get a road section rather than a driveway section: graded subgrade, crowned surface, rock in compacted lifts and asphalt sized for trucks. The tie-in where a drive meets Lindbergh, Gravois or Sappington Road gets built heavier for the load.

Road construction

General asphalt paving & repair

Not every job is a full rebuild. On older Sappington 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
Aerial view of a freshly paved asphalt parking lot with new white striping surrounding a building beside hardwood trees
Aerial view of a freshly paved asphalt parking lot with new white striping surrounding a building beside hardwood trees

Also available in Sappington

Why the base matters in Sappington

South county sits where rolling upland gives way to hillier ground, on loess over clay. The county soil survey flags low strength and frost action for local roads and recommends adequate base plus ditches and culverts. Storm inlets do that job in a subdivision. Either way, water sitting in the base is what cracks pavement.

A cheap bid usually gets cheap somewhere you cannot see. Ask what depth of stone goes down, how thick the asphalt is after rolling, and who fixes it if water still stands.

Compacted asphaltTypically 2 to 3 in. for a car drive
Stone baseTypically 4 to 8 in., compacted
Drive on itUsually 2 to 3 days, longer in heat
First sealcoatTypically 6 to 12 months after paving

Typical ranges. Your Sappington estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.

Cross-section of an asphalt driveway From top to bottom: compacted hot-mix asphalt surface, compacted crushed-stone base, and prepared subgrade soil, with the surface sloped so water runs off. Slope sheds water Hot-mix asphalt 2 to 3 in., rolled hot Crushed-stone base Subgrade, soft spots dug out Typical driveway, not to scale
Ride-on roller compacting steaming fresh asphalt on a long rural driveway toward a split-level home
Ride-on roller compacting steaming fresh asphalt on a long rural driveway toward a split-level home

Sappington paving questions

Straight answers for Sappington homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.

Our subdivision drive is cracked but not sunken. What now?

That usually means the base is still holding and the surface has aged out. Crack filling buys time, and an overlay over a sound base gives you years more. We check for settling and soft spots first, because those point at a base problem instead.

Can you pave a school or church lot over a break?

That is the usual approach. Summer and holiday breaks give a clear window for tear-out, base work and paving with no traffic on the lot. Booking early matters, since those weeks fill up. Estimates are free, and the work comes with 25% off.

Should I sealcoat my new driveway right away?

No. Fresh asphalt in Sappington needs time to cure before it is sealed, typically several months and often up to a year. Sealing too early can trap oils in the pavement. After that, sealing every few years helps it resist water, sun and salt.

Can you match the drive to my garage floor height?

Yes. We set the finished grade at the garage so water runs away from the building rather than toward it, which on older Sappington homes is often the real reason the slab edge keeps taking on water.

Neighbors of Sappington

We pave all around Sappington, across St. Louis County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.

All 98 St. Louis County communities

Every town we serve

TownCountyMiles from Sappington
Concord, MOSt. Louis County1.6
Green Park, MOSt. Louis County1.9
Sunset Hills, MOSt. Louis County2.0
Grantwood Village, MOSt. Louis County2.0
Lakeshire, MOSt. Louis County2.1
Crestwood, MOSt. Louis County2.1
Affton, MOSt. Louis County3.0
St. George, MOSt. Louis County3.4
Marlborough, MOSt. Louis County3.4
Mehlville, MOSt. Louis County3.6

Paving in Sappington? Get a price.

Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Sappington and the towns around it.

Free estimate in Sappington

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.

  1. Send the form or call. We reply to set a time.
  2. We walk the site, measure and talk through options.
  3. You get a quote with your 25% off, and straight answers on base, thickness and drainage.
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