Pickering · Ontario, Canada
One crew for the whole job in Pickering — removal, excavation, base, pour or pave, and a clean site at the end.
FAQ
Fresh asphalt is usually ready for cars in a few days, sooner in cool weather. Concrete typically needs about a week before passenger vehicles and longer for heavy trucks.
Yes. We remove the pavers and bedding, correct the base and pour a concrete driveway or walkway, with a decorative finish if you want one.
Sealcoating asphalt every few years slows drying and cracking. Sealing concrete helps it resist water and de-icing salt. We recommend a schedule based on your surface and exposure.
Replacing a driveway the same size often needs no permit, but widening it, adding a curb cut or working in the city boulevard usually does. We check your municipality's rules before the job is scheduled.
Asphalt is quicker to install, flexes with frost and is easy to reseal; concrete costs more up front but lasts longer and offers more finishes. The right pick depends on budget, slope, how long you plan to stay and the look you want.
Permits & locates
Durham Region
We work on homes, plazas, condos and municipal sites around Durham Region, scheduling around access, curing time and the weather.
Good concrete needs control joints, reinforcement where loads demand it and proper curing; good asphalt needs compaction and clean edges.
Freeze-thaw cycles and road salt are hard on paving here, so we use air-entrained concrete, a deeper compacted base and recommend sealing.
How it works
We visit, measure and look at drainage and the existing base.
Itemized scope, finish options and timeline in writing.
Base compacted, surface placed and finished properly.
Site cleaned and curing or sealing advice given.
Services
| Concrete flatwork & slabs | Basement and garage floor slabs, poured and finished for the intended load. |
| Concrete & asphalt repair | Resurfacing and partial replacement when the base is still sound. |
| Commercial & municipal paving | Parking lots, plaza lanes, sidewalks and curbs for commercial, condo and municipal clients. |
| Excavation, grading & drainage | Dig-out, removal and disposal of old concrete, asphalt or interlock. |
| Concrete & asphalt driveways | New driveways and full replacements with a compacted granular base and drainage built in. |
| Asphalt paving | Clean, compacted edges and correct slope so water runs off instead of pooling. |
Contact
Send the address, what you need paved or repaired and a rough size. We'll reply to book a free estimate.
Guide
Mostly, yes. "Blacktop" is the everyday word for asphalt pavement. Technically both are a mix of stone aggregate and bitumen; blacktop is sometimes used for the hotter, finer surface mix used on driveways and lots, while heavier asphalt mixes go on roads. For a home driveway in Pickering, the terms describe the same thing.
Concrete typically lasts longest with the least upkeep when it is reinforced, jointed and built on a proper base. Asphalt is cheaper and quicker, flexes with frost and is easy to patch, but needs sealcoating every few years. Interlock pavers look great and individual stones can be replaced, yet they shift and weed over time if the base and edge restraints are poor. In Pickering, the base matters more than the surface: any of the three fails early on a thin base.
Concrete can be poured in cold weather, but it must not freeze before it gains strength. That means a thawed, frost-free subgrade, a suitable mix — often with accelerators — and insulated blankets or heated enclosures while it cures. For driveways, patios and walkways around Pickering, most homeowners are better served by waiting for spring; winter pours are mostly for footings and commercial schedules that can't wait.
For a residential concrete driveway, 4 inches of concrete is the usual minimum, with 5–6 inches where heavier vehicles park, on a compacted granular base of roughly 6 inches or more. Asphalt driveways are commonly 2–3 inches of hot-mix over a similar compacted base. Soil, drainage and the vehicles you own in Pickering decide the exact build-up, and we spell it out in the quote.
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