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Asphalt paving in Dardenne Prairie, MO

Asphalt driveways and business lots in Dardenne Prairie, off Highway N and Highway 364, with free estimates and 25% off.

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Map: Dardenne Prairie, MO in St. Charles County, 29 miles west-northwest of downtown St. Louis MERAMEC Dardenne PrairieSt. LouisWeldon Spring HeightsO'Fallon
Dardenne Prairie · St. Charles County29 mi west
CountySt. Charles County
ZIP codes63368
From downtown St. Louis29 miles west-northwest
Population (2024 est.)14,407

Main routes: Highway 364 and Highway N

Driveways and lots across Dardenne Prairie

Subdivision driveways make up most of the paving in this part of St. Charles County, and the lots behind them serve offices, churches and the community college campus on Dardenne Creek. We repave drives that have gone gray and cracked, build new ones for houses going up off Feise Road, and regrade lots that hold water in the back corner after a storm.

The city incorporated as a village in 1981 and became a city in 2001, and much of what we work on was built during that stretch. Asphalt that age is usually ready for repairs and seal coating or a full replacement, depending on what the base looks like underneath. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate and 25% off.

Freshly paved asphalt parking lot and drive aisle at an office park with concrete curbs and safety cones

Driveway paving in Dardenne Prairie

Most drives here are two-car aprons off a subdivision street, and they fail in the same places: the edges, the apron where it meets the street, and any spot that stays wet. We cut out soft ground, compact rock base and lay hot mix, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and light trucks. Widening for a third car or a parking pad gets the same base work.

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Parking lot paving in Dardenne Prairie

Office lots off Hanley Road, church lots and small retail pads take steady car traffic plus a delivery truck and a trash truck every week. Those two decide the base thickness. We build for them, keep the grade moving water to the inlets, and can phase the work so you never lose the whole lot at once.

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Road construction & private roads

Subdivision streets and private drives shared by a few homes wear out along the wheel paths and at the entrance. We mill and overlay where the base is sound, and dig out and rebuild where it is not. Access drives into a lot or a shop get extra base where trucks turn off the main road.

Road construction

General asphalt paving & repair

General asphalt paving in Dardenne Prairie means matching the fix to the problem. Surface cracks on a firm base call for an overlay. Soft, sinking spots call for digging out and rebuilding the base first. We show you the difference on the walk-through.

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Asphalt paver and dump truck finishing a new blacktop driveway leading to a two-car garage at a split-level home
Asphalt paver and dump truck finishing a new blacktop driveway leading to a two-car garage at a split-level home

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Ground, water and winter in Dardenne Prairie

The county soil survey notes upland soils here with clayey subsoil that swells and shrinks with moisture, and some that lack strength for traffic until crushed rock goes into the base. Freeze-thaw winters find every weak spot. We grade for runoff and compact the rock in layers rather than dumping it in one lift.

Before you sign anything, get the base depth and the compacted asphalt thickness on paper. Two bids that look far apart are often just two different pavements.

Compacted asphaltTypically 2 to 3 in. for a car drive
Stone baseTypically 4 to 8 in., compacted
Drive on itUsually 2 to 3 days, longer in heat
First sealcoatTypically 6 to 12 months after paving

Typical ranges. Your Dardenne Prairie estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.

Cross-section of an asphalt driveway From top to bottom: compacted hot-mix asphalt surface, compacted crushed-stone base, and prepared subgrade soil, with the surface sloped so water runs off. Slope sheds water Hot-mix asphalt 2 to 3 in., rolled hot Crushed-stone base Subgrade, soft spots dug out Typical driveway, not to scale
New asphalt driveway climbing a grassy hillside from a gravel road to a detached two-car garage
New asphalt driveway climbing a grassy hillside from a gravel road to a detached two-car garage

Dardenne Prairie paving questions

Straight answers for Dardenne Prairie homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.

Can you pave a driveway in a newer subdivision without tearing up the street?

Yes. We keep trucks and the paver on your drive and the apron, protect the curb line, and clean the street when we finish. Work on a single drive usually takes a day. Your free estimate covers access and where the equipment sits.

Should I seal coat a driveway that is only a few years old?

Wait until new asphalt has cured for months, not days, then seal coat on a regular cycle. Sealer protects the surface from water and sun, but it does not fix a base problem. If the drive is cracking in a pattern, we look underneath first.

Do I need to be home for the estimate?

It helps, because you know where water sits on the Dardenne Prairie property and how the drive gets used. If you cannot be there, tell us what you want done when you call and we will work out the best way to walk the site and go over the details with you.

Will paving damage my lawn or sprinkler heads?

We keep trucks on the drive where we can and flag anything close to the work on your Dardenne Prairie property. Mark sprinkler heads and invisible fence lines before we start, and we will work around them. Minor lawn scuffing along the edge is normal and easy to repair.

Also paving near Dardenne Prairie

We pave all around Dardenne Prairie, across St. Charles County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.

All 18 St. Charles County communities

Every town we serve

TownCountyMiles from Dardenne Prairie
Weldon Spring Heights, MOSt. Charles County3.0
O'Fallon, MOSt. Charles County3.0
Cottleville, MOSt. Charles County3.2
Weldon Spring, MOSt. Charles County4.0
Lake St. Louis, MOSt. Charles County4.6
St. Peters, MOSt. Charles County6.6
Josephville, MOSt. Charles County7.3
St. Paul, MOSt. Charles County7.6
Defiance, MOSt. Charles County8.4
New Melle, MOSt. Charles County9.1

Get your Dardenne Prairie estimate

Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Dardenne Prairie and the towns around it.

Free estimate in Dardenne Prairie

Tell us what you want paved and where. We'll call to set up a time to walk the site, measure, and give you a written quote with your 25% off.

  1. Send the form or call. We reply to set a time.
  2. We walk the site, measure and talk through options.
  3. You get a quote with your 25% off, and straight answers on base, thickness and drainage.
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