Jensen has been home to farms and families since 1877, and plenty of properties here have asphalt that’s been around a long time. Years of sun, frost, and truck traffic wear the top down until it’s gray, cracked, and rough, even if the base beneath it never moved an inch.
That’s where asphalt resurfacing makes sense. We repair the weak spots, clean and prepare the old pavement, apply a tack coat so the layers bond, and lay a new mat of hot mix over the top. For many Jensen driveways and lanes, an overlay gives you the look and feel of new asphalt with far less demolition, hauling, and downtime than a full replacement. It’s a smart middle ground for a lot of older properties.
We've worked on plenty of older Uintah Basin driveways and know how to tell a tired surface from a failing base.
Our saws, paver, and rollers let us handle patching, edge work, and the overlay itself as one continuous project.
If an overlay would just crack again, we'll recommend repair or new paving instead and explain the reason.
We clean up cut asphalt, protect landscaping and ditches along the drive, and haul off all the leftover material.
An overlay can only be as good as what’s under it. Before we recommend asphalt resurfacing, we look closely at the existing pavement for signs of base failure: alligator cracking, wide sunken areas, potholes that keep coming back, and spots that flex when a loaded truck rolls over them.
If those problems are limited to a few areas, we cut them out and rebuild them with asphalt repair before the overlay goes down. If they’re everywhere, an overlay would just crack in the same pattern within a couple of seasons, and we’ll tell you so. Spending a little time on this check is what keeps you from paying twice.
Think of the three options as a scale. Patching fixes isolated damage and keeps the existing surface in service. Resurfacing replaces the worn top layer across the whole area while keeping the base you already paid for. New paving starts over from the ground up, which means removal, hauling, and fresh base work.
Resurfacing fits best when the surface is tired but the structure is sound. If the base is soft, waterlogged, or was never built properly, new asphalt paving is the honest answer. During the site visit we’ll show you which category your driveway falls into and walk through why.
Every overlay job follows a similar order. On an older driveway in Jensen, it usually looks like this:
Skip any of those steps and the new surface won’t last as long as it should. The prep work takes more time than the paving itself, and it’s worth every hour.
An overlay adds thickness, and that new height has to go somewhere. At a garage slab, a concrete walk, or a shop door, a raised surface can create a lip or send water toward the building. That’s why edges are often milled down before resurfacing, so the new asphalt meets those surfaces flush.
Along the open sides of a driveway, the extra height means the gravel shoulder needs to come up too. Otherwise the new edge sits unsupported and starts breaking off where tires drift over it. We plan for both during the quote so there are no surprises on paving day.
A lot of rural driveways around town run a good distance from the highway, and the stretch closest to the road usually takes the hardest beating. Vehicles slow down, turn, and speed up there, and in winter it’s where plowed snow and road grit pile up. That entrance often wears out years before the rest of the lane.
Asphalt resurfacing can be done in sections, starting with the worst stretch and coming back for the rest later. It’s a practical way to spread out the cost on a long lane. We’ll also make sure the tie-in at the entrance is smooth so the new layer doesn’t leave a bump where you turn in.
A new overlay is fresh asphalt, so it needs the same care as a brand new driveway. Give it time to cure, avoid turning tires in place during the first hot months, and keep heavy equipment off until we say it’s ready.
After several months, asphalt sealcoating helps protect the new surface from strong sun and winter moisture. Pair that with a crack check each fall, and your resurfaced driveway can give you a long run of good years.
We inspect the existing asphalt, probe for soft spots, and measure the area to see whether an overlay is a good fit.
You'll get a written quote covering patching, crack filling, edge work, overlay thickness, and the expected timeline.
We patch failures, clean the old surface, apply tack coat, and lay and compact the new layer of hot mix asphalt.
We walk the resurfaced drive with you, check transitions at edges and doors, and go over care for the first season.
