J. Perry Paving

  Asphalt has become the preferred choice for paving over the past few years, especially for driveways. Your driveway could be cracked and crumbling around the edges, or you may not have a driveway at all, and asphalt is the material to help you get the best looking driveway in the neighborhood all while staying on budget.  What Exactly is Asphalt?  The asphalt used to make driveways is also known as hot mix or hot mix asphalt. This is what you’ll typically see road crews using on roads. It’s called this because it’s a mix of sand, stone, and asphalt. Asphalt itself is just a tar-like petroleum substance that glues the sand and stone together to create the concrete type material that your driveway will be made of.  To create the driveway, the asphalt needs to be heated to over 300 degrees fahrenheit in order to liquefy it. The material also needs to be placed quickly because it solidifies very quickly. This makes installing it very difficult, so it should always be done by a pr