Driveways, parking lots and lanes paved in Gillespie, where Routes 4 and 16 meet in the center of town.
Free estimates25% off
Main routes: Route 4 and Route 16
Routes 4 and 16 come together in the middle of town as East Elm Street, which puts a good share of local traffic on a few blocks. We pave driveways and parking lots on those blocks and on the streets around them. A drive that cracks along the edges or a lot that puddles by the door is usually telling you the base underneath gave up first.
Coal work built much of this city, and plenty of those older homes still have drives that were patched more often than they were rebuilt. We start with grade and base: soft ground taken out, rock compacted, then hot mix laid and rolled tight. Chip seal and recycled asphalt are options on longer lanes. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate and take 25% off.
Most drives here run off a city street and sit close to the house, so water has to be pushed somewhere on purpose. We set the grade first, then build a compacted rock base and lay hot mix over it, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. Edges get attention too, since an unsupported edge is the first part of a driveway to crumble.
Driveway pavingChurch lots, small shops along East Elm Street and shop yards at the edge of the city all see different loads, and the base should match. We plan the entrance, build for the heaviest truck that will use it, and grade so runoff leaves instead of sitting near the building. Lots still in sound shape often need repairs and seal coating, not a rebuild.
Parking lot pavingWe build and repave private drives, shared lanes and farm roads outside the city. A crowned surface over a compacted base keeps water out of the wheel paths. Chip seal suits long, lightly used lanes. Full asphalt suits anything that sees regular truck traffic. Where a lane meets a county road, the entrance gets extra base.
Road constructionIn a town like Gillespie, general asphalt work covers a lot of ground: shop and church lots, alley aprons, repairs along a curb line, overlays on older streets and pads for equipment. The approach stays the same: fix the base, lay the hot mix, roll it tight, finish the edges.
Asphalt paving
Bear Creek carries this ground southeast toward the Mississippi, and the lakes northwest of the city sit on the Dry Fork of Macoupin Creek. Water that cannot get off a surface soaks into the clay-heavy soils common in this region, then freezes and lifts the asphalt. Grade and a compacted base handle most of that.
Bids are only comparable when they spell out the same things: base depth, compacted thickness, how edges are finished, and where water is meant to go. Ask for those before you pick a number.
Typical ranges. Your Gillespie estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Gillespie homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes. An entrance onto a state route carries faster and heavier traffic than a side street, so we build extra base where tires turn and set the grade so nothing washes onto the pavement. Access requirements vary by road, and we go over what applies before the work starts.
Yes. We cover Gillespie and the smaller towns around it, along with the rest of Macoupin County and greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off the work.
Typically a compacted crushed-stone base several inches deep on firm soil, with soft spots dug out first, and that holds for any Gillespie driveway. On clay soils that hold water, a thicker base and good slope matter even more. The estimate states the base depth so there are no surprises.
Only if the grade changes. Paving over a low spot in Gillespie leaves the same low spot in a smoother surface. We measure the fall first and tell you what it takes to move the water.
We pave all around Gillespie, across Macoupin County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Gillespie |
|---|---|---|
| East Gillespie, IL | Macoupin County | 0.9 |
| Mount Clare, IL | Macoupin County | 2.1 |
| Eagarville, IL | Macoupin County | 2.4 |
| Benld, IL | Macoupin County | 2.4 |
| Sawyerville, IL | Macoupin County | 3.1 |
| Lake Ka-Ho, IL | Macoupin County | 4.3 |
| Wilsonville, IL | Macoupin County | 4.4 |
| White City, IL | Macoupin County | 4.6 |
| Dorchester, IL | Macoupin County | 4.7 |
| Mount Olive, IL | Macoupin County | 6.0 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Gillespie and the towns around it.
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.