Asphalt Driveways Today we had the “wearing surface” of our driveway installed. When we built our home three years ago I only had the first 2-inches of base asphalt pavement installed. I opted to wait before I installed the wearing surface (top 1-inch) to save money and also let the sub-base and base settle over several winters. Now that we’ve been through several winters I decided it was time to finally install the wearing surface before the pavement was damaged by water and settlement. So I thought it might be fun to show you how to calculate how many tons of asphalt pavement you need to help understand what a driveway costs. How To Estimate Driveway Costs Asphalt driveways are typically priced by the “ton”. Currently in this part of New England asphalt driveways cost about $110 to $130 per ton installed with little to no base prep. In order to estimate the cost of a driveway resurfacing or a complete new driveway you need to understand how to calculate the total tons. We use the following equation: Tons

Of Asphalt Pavement = Square Yards Of Pavement * 0.057 * Depth Of Pavement In Inches So my example is as follows: 1 Inch thick wearing surface with 3,423 square feet of pavement. To get square yards I needed to take 3,423 sq. ft. of pavement divided by 9 sq. ft. per sq. yard = 380 sq. yards. Therefore my tons of asphalt = 380 sq. yds * o.057 * 1 inch = 22 tons of asphalt pavement. If you assume an average cost of $120 per ton then the driveway would cost $2,640. If you’re building a new driveway then you need to base it on a depth of 3-inches. Most asphalt driveways have 2 inches of base pavement followed by 1 inch of wearing pavement. Subscribers to Home Construction Improvement can download two FREE Spreadsheets: Stair Calculator Fuel BTU Calculator Related posts: How To Repair Cracks In Asphalt Driveways Exposed Aggregate Concrete Walkway Cost Savings For Heating & Cooling

 
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