Cost of paving driveway

[Rod N]

Looking at buying this house and it needs a new driveway.
Any idea what it would cost to get all of this driveway paved?
Would need to remove the old asphalt and then pave it and all the gravel parts.
I had one done this big 20 years ago and something makes me think costs have gone up. lol

 

[zkdiesel]

Call your local Asphault guys….

 

[RalphInCA]

Too many variables to even determine a very rough guess.

 

[58Yeoman]

My drive is about 180' long, mostly one lane, spreads to two at the house, one turn around, with a three car shop near the street entrance. About six years ago, it was ~ $25,000 to rip up and repave the whole thing. I didn't do it. Get three estimates and go from there. No one on here can help you, it's going to be local to you.

 

[Rod N]

Thanks guys. I was hoping for GJ educated guesses.
I'm thinking 10 g's.

 

[bluedog225]

Best luck I had getting a concrete guy was going to the cement plant and asking who they would recommend. I actually talked to the control room operator. Pretty gruff, but he gave me a number and a name. Worked out a heck of a lot better than my other job where I got somebody off craigslist.

I think you’re going to be shocked. Sorry.

 

[kbuhagiar]

Please share your estimates with us when you get them so we can all be shocked!

 

[reader2580]

In 2018/2019 an area maybe half that size was quoted at $14,000. Now, this was one of the most expensive places in town that also does a good job. Someone else estimated just over half the price. I am pretty sure I could have had concrete installed for $14,000 in 2018/2019.

I had a company install asphalt on the first hundred feet of my driveway twelve feet wide in 2014 for around $4,000. New install over sand with a bit of gravel. I thought that was cheap, and it was. I had the first thirty feet replaced with concrete in 2023. The concrete guy said it was some of the thinnest asphalt he had seen. He was surprised it had not broken up, especially with my 40,000 pound converted bus driving on it.

 

[reader2580]

Thanks guys. I was hoping for GJ educated guesses.
I'm thinking 10 g's.

Which half are you getting paved for $10k? Is paving that much less in Canada? I hadn't noticed the Canada location earlier. In many parts of the USA only a low grade pavement contractor could do that for $10k USD, if you are lucky.

 

[65ranchero]

My guess is more than 30K

 

[Rod N]

Is concrete or interlock cheaper?

 

[PCustoms]

Is concrete or interlock cheaper?

Interlock?

 

[LWB]

I'm guessing around 30-35K

 

[reader2580]

Interlock?

I assume paving bricks/blocks.

 

[PCustoms]

I assume paving bricks/blocks.

Seems like the most expensive option.

Gravel is cheap

 

[Rod N]

Ya. Paving bricks.
Looks like I need to consider 30g’s plus if I make an offer on the house. Needs complete Reno’s inside.
But the garages and the seclusion is drawing me to it

 

[Jay H 237]

Prepping the base and even resloping it for drainage if needed will be a factor too, or should be if the contractor is into a quality job.

 

[PCustoms]

But the garages and the seclusion is drawing me to it

To each their own, but nothing about the pic you posted says secluded to me...

Edit: holy ****, $875k and 1/2 acre...

 

[PCustoms]

Needs complete Reno’s inside.

What's wrong with interior?

 

[Rod N]

Seclusion on my budget. Ya I love acreage on a back road, but not in the cards.
Interior has had the worse Reno’s and they advertise it as amazing. Cheap floors. Kitchen is mismatched with IKEA and I don’t know what else. Baseboards are a joke. They removed electric heaters when they installed a furnace. Never painted the wall where the heater was. On and on

 

[mike93lx]

Is concrete or interlock cheaper?

Man, you are going to straight up **** your pants when you get quotes.

I hate to waste anyone's time, but you should get a concrete quote

 

[Rod N]

maybe as it is is going to have to work.

 

[MelvinManiac]

$20k minimum for an overlay.

 

[beltfeed]

Any idea on the sq ft of the total area you want paved. As others have said, prices will vary per location. A friend of mine just had his 2500 sq ft driveway redone. Tear out old asphalt add stone where needed, paved 3" thick 14K. Mine was paved 20 years ago, 6000 sq ft 4.5" thick with # 2 asphalt for 6K Last year I had it quoted for being topped with 1.5 " of number 1 asphalt the cost was 11K. I passed on that. I am on the South side of Lake Ontario.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

My driveway was in similar condition and I had it chip sealed about 5 years ago. Cost was a lot less and it has held up OK even to trucks, tractors and other farm equipment.

 

[Snapped-off]

Ya. Paving bricks.
Looks like I need to consider 30g’s plus if I make an offer on the house. Needs complete Reno’s inside.
But the garages and the seclusion is drawing me to it

Yeah, we're probably talking in USD. Canadian Rupees are probably going to exceed 40k.

You could probably do crushed limestone for 10-15k.

 

[LWB]

The house was built in the 70-80's? It's likely due for a reno. It's a nice area. Are you commuting to GTA? You could gravel the first 3/4 of the drive.

 

[NORTON'S SHOP]

Are you paving back to the shed as well? If so, my guess would be $60K+.

 

[930dreamer]

Quote for a gravel 100ft drive at my shop was $5K.

 

[racecougar]

Looks like roughly 3800 sq ft. Per Google, avg cost for an asphalt driveway is $5 - $12 per sq ft for new installation and $1 - $7 per sq ft for overlay.

 

[Skyman]

Looks like roughly 3800 sq ft. Per Google, avg cost for an asphalt driveway is $5 - $12 per sq ft for new installation and $1 - $7 per sq ft for overlay.

It's a poor day if we don't learn something new and useful. I was not aware of the existence of this utility on Google. Thanks for posting this!

 

[575cat]

My complete tear out repave 12K sq ft 37K

 

[bassJAM]

In early 2022 I had 1500 sq ft repaved and added a 600 sq ft turnaround. MCOL area in the midwest, kind of the edge of the country and suburbs. They dug up the old asphalt and laid down new, the 3 quotes ranged from $8,800 to $12,000, I picked the guy in the middle at $10k because of personal references and he was well known in the area and I'd seen his work before. He had to raise my price $500 from the time of the quote to when I had him start several months later because the inflation was starting to hit and his asphalt costs had gone up.

 

[drmarkr]

Tucson, 2 yrs ago, 3500sf of concrete, 5" of 4000 psi (45000lb RV), cost me right at $35k. I considered and priced pavers which was about the same. Price included removal of about 2000sf of asphalt that we buried on my property so didn't require haul off.

This was a top notch guy, who's a good friend that owed me a favor, so I'm betting the price was better than usual.

 

[sailor_lou]

I had a new (no rip out of old asphalt) 9100 sq ft asphalt driveway put in last year in NH for $30k.

 

[zak77]

I wouldnt go concrete since you're up north and salt is hell on concrete, which is why you dont see many roads or driveways in the north with concrete. As far as asphalt goes, cant give a good estimate but 2 years ago my neighbor had her driveway redone, old aspahlt removed then graded/compacted and 2" base layer put down with no top coat about 3600sq ft which my other neighbor(who owns a paving company) charged her $10k.

 

[Johnny Generic]

Why not just use the side entrance and do away with the long part up to where it gets wider.

 

[Byrdnyrd]

Rod,
As stated by others there are MANY variables, however I just had mine done—same as you, rip out old, add 6” of dense grade and repave.. I did not use the cheapest contractor because I wanted quality. It came out awesome. It was exactly $4 a square foot. Since you’re in Canada you’ll have to convert inches to centimeters and square feet to meters squared and don’t forget to do the currency conversion!



I just don’t understand why the World doesn’t adopt all the US units!!!

Cheers,
BN

 

[njk4o5]

i just had 12k sqft new driveway over old gravel drive paved, $28k in maine

 

[badmatt]

Concrete is roughly $315-340 a cubic metre currently just for the mix, let alone forming, rebar, grade work and remittance of all the old material.

Do the rough math and ensure you have a roll of TP near you. that's an easy 50K+ job.... on the low end.

edit: roughly 50m³ at 5" thickness just in concrete: 17K and this is being conservative.

Give it the maaco paint job of driveway's; cave and pave.