Driveways, parking lots, sealcoating and resurfacing in Rochester. Family owned for over 30 years, owner supervised on every jobsite, free estimates.
The City of Rochester is the historic downtown at the heart of the wider Rochester area, with a busy Main Street, the Paint Creek Trail running through it, and neighbourhoods of established homes on tree-lined streets. It is a place where the quality of a driveway is noticed, and where downtown businesses need their parking to look right and stay open.
Asphalt Express LLC has paved in Rochester for over 30 years. Residential work is mostly driveway replacement and resurfacing on older lots, often with tight access, mature trees and a sidewalk and approach to tie into cleanly. Downtown, we maintain and repair the lots behind Main Street businesses, phased so parking stays available and scheduled around your hours.
The owner is on every job, from a short drive on a historic street to a full commercial lot.
Every service we offer is available in Rochester. Established lots, downtown parking and the larger properties on the edge of town each need something a little different, and we do all of it with the same owner-supervised crew.
New asphalt surfaces for driveways, private roads and parking areas, from excavation and base construction through hot-mix installation and compaction. In Rochester that means careful work on established lots, clean edges against walks and walls, and an approach that ties into the street properly.
Parking lot paving, resurfacing, repair, sealcoating and line striping for businesses of every size. For Rochester's downtown businesses we phase lot work so parking stays available and schedule around your busiest hours.
Protective sealcoating, crack filling and routine maintenance that keep water out of the base and extend the life of the surface. For Rochester's older driveways and downtown lots, a regular sealing cycle keeps the surface tight against the freeze-thaw cycle.
A new wearing course over an existing surface whose base is still sound, restoring a worn driveway or lot to like-new condition. For Rochester's established driveways, we assess the base honestly and resurface only where it will hold.
Driveways, walkways, private roads and turnarounds for homeowners, built to carry real use and finished to match the property. In Rochester that means careful work on established, often tight lots with mature trees and close neighbours.
Recycled asphalt pavement, delivered, graded and compacted into a firm, dark surface for drives, yards and parking areas. For a long drive or parking area on the edge of Rochester, millings are a durable, affordable alternative.
Complete removal of a failed surface, correction and recompaction of the base, and installation of new asphalt. For Rochester's oldest driveways, where patches are failing on top of patches, replacement gives you a surface that will last.
Pothole repair and patching, crack filling and sealing, surface levelling and line striping for existing lots. For Rochester's downtown businesses that means quick, tidy repairs that keep the lot safe and looking right.
Rochester's ground is clay with a fair amount of slope, particularly toward the Paint Creek and Clinton River valleys. Sloped driveways have to be graded so water goes to the street rather than the garage, and clay under a thin, old surface heaves in winter and breaks the surface up. A properly compacted base is the only durable fix.
Downtown lots take constant traffic on top of the weather. We recommend a maintenance cycle of annual crack filling, sealcoating every two to three years and immediate pothole repair so small failures do not become base failures.
Seasonal weight restrictions and road standards in Oakland County are set by the Road Commission for Oakland County; for hot-mix specifications we work to the Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan guidance.
We look at the ground, the access and the drainage, and give you a free, honest estimate for what the job actually needs.
Excavate to the right depth, correct soft ground with fabric and aggregate, and compact a base that will not move.
Shape the surface so water sheds away from the house, the lake or the building, and toward ground that can take it.
Hot mix placed at the right temperature and rolled to spec while it is workable, with clean edges and transitions.
Striping where needed, a clean site, and a sealing schedule so the surface stays tight through Michigan winters.
Established lots and historic properties need someone experienced making the calls. The owner is on site from base to finish.
Three decades of paving Southeast Michigan's older towns and downtowns. Most of our Rochester work comes from neighbours and downtown businesses we have worked for before.
We assess the base honestly, tell you whether a resurface will hold, and never sell the bigger job when the smaller one is right.
We plan staging before the day, protect trees, walks and the neighbour's property, and leave the site clean.
We serve all of the City of Rochester, including downtown and the blocks around Main, University, Walnut and Ludlow, the neighbourhoods off Rochester Road, Tienken and Parkdale, and the properties along the Paint Creek Trail. Rochester Hills and Oakland Township are covered from the same crew.
Anywhere in Rochester, call (248) 889-5357 or use the form below. For permits and right-of-way rules, check the official Rochester website.
The questions Rochester property owners ask us most, answered honestly.
Yes. We plan staging carefully, protect trees and landscaping, and complete most driveways in a day.
We do, with work phased and scheduled to keep your parking open.
Most driveways on established lots are completed in a single day. Removal and replacement with base work can take two. We confirm the schedule when we quote.
Foot traffic is usually fine within a day. We ask you to keep vehicles off for a few days while the asphalt cures, and we will confirm the exact timing for your job.
Yes. Every estimate is free. We come out, look at the lot and the access, and give you our honest recommendation while keeping your budget in mind.
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Over 30 years of asphalt work across Oakland County. Call today for your free Rochester estimate.
