Asphalt Paving in Summerset, SD

Asphalt paving in Summerset is mostly about protecting driveways that are still fairly new. Summerset incorporated on June 7, 2005, and grew from 335 residents in 2000 to 1,814 in 2010 and 2,972 in 2020. Wikipedia describes the area as full of subdivisions and master-planned communities. Most driveways here are under twenty years old, which is the window when maintenance does the most good.

A city with an interstate down the middle

I-90 runs through the middle of Summerset, with a state highway parallel to it. The city sits in Meade County at about 3,632 feet, west of the interstate between Black Hawk and Piedmont. Neighborhoods climb the foothills to the west, so many driveways have some slope, and runoff from uphill lots crosses downhill ones.

First years matter

HomeGuide recommends waiting 3 to 6 months after paving before the first sealcoat, then resealing every few years based on how the surface looks. In between, seal cracks as soon as they open. A crack that sits open through one winter lets water into the base, and a driveway that should last decades starts to fail early.

Builder driveways

Driveways installed during fast construction are sometimes laid on minimal base. Warning signs include settling at the garage joint, a dip over the sewer or water line, and edges that crumble where the lawn meets the pavement. Fixing these early with a saw-cut repair costs a fraction of replacing the driveway later.

HOA guidelines

Many Summerset neighborhoods have covenants on driveway appearance. Sealcoating keeps asphalt black, which is usually what an HOA expects. We provide a written scope with materials if your HOA asks for one before work begins.

Approaches

New approaches onto Meade County roads need a $125 county permit with a sketch and drainage plan, issued after construction and inspection. Inside Summerset, check with the city. We find out which applies before work at the street.

Costs

HomeGuide lists crack filling at about $0.50 to $3 per linear foot and saw-cut patches at $4 to $12 per square foot. Catching settling early with a small patch is the cheapest fix there is.

Winter habits

Shovel or plow from the center outward rather than dragging snow over the edges, and avoid piling snow on the same edge all winter. Ice-melt products that are safe for concrete are generally fine on asphalt, but avoid leaving piles of them sitting on the surface.

Typical jobs here

In Summerset most requests are crack sealing, sealcoating and repairs to settled garage joints or trench dips on newer driveways, plus a few driveway extensions for RV or trailer parking.

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