Why the base matters in Fredericktown
These are the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois Mountains, igneous knobs and Ozark hills where slopes shed water fast and cut. The Little St. Francis River is dammed as City Lake northeast of town and passes under Highway 67 to the west, so low ground here is genuinely low. We grade for runoff and compact the base in layers.
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 Fredericktown estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.