Chico Asphalt Paving

Based in Chico, California, Chico Asphalt Paving installs and maintains asphalt for homeowners and businesses. The company is locally owned, describes itself as licensed and insured, and provides free estimates.

Residential work centers on driveways and private roads. The crew grades and prepares the ground, builds a base, and then places and compacts fresh asphalt. Commercial projects include new parking lot construction and repairs to existing business pavement, and the company also paves pathways.

Parking lot jobs follow a set sequence. Before pricing, the crew looks at the existing pavement, the drainage and the subgrade. Site prep includes clearing debris, leveling the area and correcting drainage problems, followed by a compacted gravel base sized for the traffic it will carry. Hot-mix asphalt is then placed and rolled with heavy equipment. The company estimates that paving a small or mid-size commercial lot in Chico typically takes between one and three days after permitting and site work are done. Afterward it coordinates with striping crews to mark stalls, accessible spaces and fire lanes, and it recommends holding off on the first sealcoat for roughly half a year to a full year so the new asphalt can cure.

Maintenance and repair services address potholes, cracks and uneven sections, with patching that removes broken material and replaces it with new asphalt. The company also applies sealcoat, uses slurry coating to seal small cracks and protect against sun and water, and mills off worn top layers to prepare a surface for repaving. Striping is available for sports courts, driveways and parking lots.

The company cites Chico's summer heat and winter rain as the reason it pays close attention to drainage and material choice. It names areas such as Wildwood, Canyon Oaks, the area around the Chico State campus and the neighborhoods near Bidwell Park within its local territory, and it also serves Gridley.