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Serving Pasadena, CA and surrounding areas. (213) 635-1499
Pasadena Asphalt Paving Company provides asphalt resurfacing, driveway paving, parking lot repair, and crack sealing for homes and businesses in Arcadia. We know the postwar housing stock, the clay soils that shift with every rainy season, and the permit process through the City of Arcadia - so your project moves forward without surprises.
Many Arcadia driveways and commercial lots were installed in the 1960s and 1970s and are showing widespread surface fatigue. Our asphalt resurfacing service lays a fresh compacted layer over a sound base, restoring appearance and function at a fraction of full replacement cost.
Arcadia's larger residential lots often feature long driveways that take a beating from the clay soil movement and mature trees common in older neighborhoods. We replace root-damaged and heaved flatwork with properly graded new asphalt driveways sized for today's vehicles and usage patterns.
Arcadia's wet winters followed by dry, hot summers put constant stress on paved surfaces. Water enters through cracks, softens the clay base below, and then the summer heat dries everything out again. Sealing those cracks before the next rain season arrives stops that cycle before it reaches the base.
The commercial corridors along Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia have strip centers and retail properties whose parking lots see daily heavy use. We pave and resurface commercial lots with the base depth and mix design that commercial traffic demands.
Arcadia's dry summers bring months of direct sun that oxidize the binder in asphalt and turn surfaces gray and brittle. A sealcoat every two to three years blocks UV rays, slows oxidation, and keeps the surface flexible enough to handle the seasonal ground movement underneath.
When winter rain soaks through cracks and reaches the clay base under Arcadia driveways and lots, the base softens and voids form. Those voids collapse under vehicle weight and become potholes. We saw-cut the damaged area, remove the failed material, and pack hot-mix asphalt that bonds properly and stays put.
Arcadia was largely built between the late 1940s and the 1970s, which means most driveways, parking areas, and flatwork in the city are 50 to 70 years old and well past their original service life. The postwar housing stock here - ranch homes and traditional two-story houses on modest to mid-size lots - comes with block walls, concrete driveways, and detached garages that all need regular attention. The larger lots in the northern neighborhoods near the foothills tend to have even more surface area to maintain, with long driveways and mature trees whose roots have had decades to work their way under paved surfaces.
The underlying soil is the other major factor. Much of Arcadia sits on clay-heavy ground that swells when the winter rains arrive and then shrinks and cracks during the dry summer months. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, expansive clay soils are one of the leading causes of pavement and foundation damage in Southern California. A contractor who knows this area understands the importance of proper base preparation and drainage before laying any new surface, because a well-installed top layer on a poorly prepared base will fail just as quickly as the original.
Our crew works throughout Arcadia regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect asphalt paving work here. The projects we take on in Arcadia tend to involve older driveways with root damage from the large trees common on the city's residential streets, clay-soil base failures that require regrading before new asphalt goes down, and commercial lots along Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard that need a mix design built for high vehicle turnover. We also pull permits through the City of Arcadia Building Division when the scope of work requires it, and we know how to navigate that process without delays.
Arcadia's main streets - Huntington Drive, Foothill Boulevard, and the residential neighborhoods off the 210 Freeway on the north side of the city - are all familiar ground for our team. The northern neighborhoods near Santa Anita Park and the Los Angeles County Arboretum sit closest to the foothills and deal with the steepest grades and the most active soil movement. We cover nearby Monrovia, CA to the east as well, and we work regularly in Pasadena, CA just to the west, so we know the entire stretch of the San Gabriel Valley that Arcadia sits within.
Call us directly or fill out the contact form and describe the issue. We respond within one business day to schedule a no-cost on-site estimate at your Arcadia property.
We inspect the surface and the base condition, check for root damage and drainage issues, and give you a written estimate covering repair, resurfacing, and replacement options - with the cost difference clearly laid out for each.
We handle any needed grading or base repair before laying new asphalt. Most residential jobs in Arcadia are completed in one to two days, depending on scope and cure time.
After the job is complete, we walk through the finished work with you and provide written care guidance for the first 30 days - including when to apply the first sealcoat and how to manage the new surface through Arcadia's dry summer months.
We serve homeowners and commercial property owners throughout Arcadia. No obligation - just a clear written estimate and an honest look at your pavement.
(213) 635-1499Arcadia is a city of roughly 57,000 people in Los Angeles County, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia covers approximately 11 square miles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The city is well known as the home of Santa Anita Park, one of the most storied horse racing venues in the country, and the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, which occupies more than 100 acres near the city's center. Arcadia has a reputation as one of the more affluent cities in the San Gabriel Valley, with a high rate of owner-occupied housing and a strong tradition of residential investment and upkeep.
The city's character is primarily suburban and residential, with the bulk of its housing dating from the postwar era through the 1970s. Ranch homes and traditional two-story houses on modest to larger lots make up most of the residential stock, with older estate-style properties on the northern edge of the city near the foothills. The commercial areas along Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard add retail and service density along the main surface corridors. Neighboring Monrovia, CA lies to the east, sharing Arcadia's foothill backdrop and similar postwar housing stock, while Pasadena, CA borders Arcadia to the west with its own mix of historic neighborhoods and commercial corridors.
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