Asphalt Paving in Anaheim, CA

Asphalt paving in Anaheim covers a city of more than 50 square miles that changed almost overnight. Anaheim began in 1857 as a colony of 50 German-American families and incorporated in 1876, but it was still a town of 14,556 in 1950. Disneyland opened on 160 acres of former orange and walnut groves on July 17, 1955, and by 1960 the city had 104,184 residents, a 615.7 percent jump in ten years. The 2020 census counted 346,824.

The 1950s housing wave

Tens of thousands of homes went up in a decade. Their driveways have now been in service for sixty-plus years, many patched or overlaid repeatedly. When the base has failed, we tear out and rebuild. When the base is firm and the surface is old, a grind and repave puts down a new surface without raising the height above the garage slab.

Anaheim Hills

The eastern third of the city is Anaheim Hills, a master-planned area of sloped streets and hillside lots. Steep driveways need careful compaction so hot asphalt does not shove downhill, supported edges, and a plan for runoff so water does not undercut the pavement in winter storms. Many Hills neighborhoods also have HOA-maintained streets and common parking.

Heat

Anaheim's average annual high is about 78.8 degrees, and the city hit 115 on July 6, 2018. Annual rain is about 14 inches over roughly 35 rainy days. That much sun ages asphalt quickly, and hot days make fresh pavement soft. We schedule summer paving early in the day and recommend seal coating every few years.

Commercial and resort traffic

Four freeways and a toll road run through or along Anaheim, including I-5, SR 57 and SR 91, and the resort district draws heavy traffic year-round. Hotel, restaurant and retail lots need fast, phased work. We plan night or early-morning paving where allowed and keep entrances open.

Owners and renters

About 45 percent of Anaheim's occupied homes are owner-occupied and about 55 percent rented, so apartment lots are a large share of the work alongside single-family driveways.

What an Anaheim driveway job costs

HomeGuide lists a 500-square-foot asphalt driveway at about $2,500 to $6,000 nationally, and Angi puts tear-out and replacement at $8 to $15 per square foot. Steep driveways in the Hills cost more; HomeGuide adds 15 to 30 percent for slopes and curves. Your written quote is the price.

Apartment complexes

With most Anaheim homes rented, apartment lots are a constant part of the work. Failed zones at entrances and trash enclosures get rebuilt; the rest gets sealed and restriped. We phase the job and give managers notice text for tenants.

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