New installs, full replacements, overlays, and widening — graded and drained to shed water before the freeze-thaw cycle can get under it. Family-run across New Brunswick since 1989.
A driveway is only as good as what sits beneath the asphalt. We see the same failures every spring across Fredericton and Moncton: cracking, heaving, and pooling water that all trace back to a base that was rushed or a slope that sent runoff the wrong way. We start by getting the foundation right.
Whether you are paving fresh gravel in a new Hanwell subdivision, replacing a tired surface in the Moncton north end, or laying an overlay over a driveway that still has good bones, the process is the same: excavate, grade, compact, and pave with proper drainage built in from the first pass.
We will walk the property with you, tell you honestly whether an overlay will hold or whether a full replacement is the smarter spend, and put it in writing before any equipment shows up.
Paving a brand-new driveway or tearing out one that has cracked past repair. We excavate to a stable depth, lay and compact a proper gravel base, then finish with hot-mix asphalt for a surface that drains and lasts.
When the base is sound but the top has worn thin, an overlay restores a smooth, sealed surface at a fraction of replacement cost. We assess whether your driveway is a real candidate before recommending it — no overlay over a failing base.
Adding a second parking spot, squaring off an edge, or re-grading a driveway that channels meltwater toward the garage. We reshape the slope so water runs to the street or yard, not your foundation.
New Brunswick driveways do not fail in July — they fail in the swing months, when daytime thaw seeps into hairline cracks and overnight freeze pries them open. Saint John River valley winters in Fredericton and the wet, shifting cycles around the Petitcodiac in Moncton are hard on asphalt that was not built for them.
That is why drainage and compaction matter more here than almost anywhere. We crown and slope every driveway so meltwater leaves the surface fast, compact the base so it will not settle, and use mixes suited to our climate so the asphalt stays flexible instead of going brittle in a January cold snap.
Done right the first time, a driveway should give you decades of New Brunswick winters before it needs more than a sealcoat.
It depends on the base. If the gravel foundation underneath is still stable and the cracking is surface-level, an overlay can buy you many more years. If the driveway is heaving, alligator-cracked, or pooling water, the base has usually failed and a replacement is the honest answer. We will tell you which you are looking at.
Late spring through fall, once the ground has thawed and dried out. Asphalt needs reasonable temperatures to compact and cure properly, so we schedule most Fredericton and Moncton driveway work from roughly May into October.
You can usually walk on a new driveway within a day and drive on it after a few days, but fresh asphalt stays soft for a few weeks as it cures. We will give you specific guidance for your driveway, including when it is safe to park heavier vehicles or turn the wheel while stopped.
Serving Fredericton and the surrounding river valley — Hanwell, New Maryland, Oromocto, and the city neighbourhoods. See our Fredericton driveway paving page.
Serving Greater Moncton, including Riverview and Dieppe. See our Moncton driveway paving page.
Get a clear, written estimate from a New Brunswick family business that has been paving driveways here since 1989. Call the Fredericton office or request a free estimate online.
