Driveways, club and common-area parking lots and private road work for a gated lake community in the Jefferson County hills.
Free estimates25% off
Main routes: Highway B
Raintree has about 39 miles of road inside the gates, which is more pavement than plenty of incorporated towns look after. Add 3,162 building lots and a country club, and driveways, lot work and private road repair all sit on the same property.
Since the developers handed the roads and amenities to the property owners association in 1984, that network has been the community's own responsibility. We pave and rebuild driveways on the lots, parking for the club and common areas, and stretches of private road where the base has given out. The ground rolls, with Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter lakes collecting runoff, so drainage planning comes before asphalt. Free estimates, and you get 25% off.
Lots here sit on rolling ground, so many drives run down to a house set below the road or climb up from it. Either way, water has to leave before it reaches the garage or the lake edge. We cut the grade, correct soft subgrade with compacted rock, and place a typical 2 to 3 inches of hot mix on a home drive. Edge support matters on any drive cut into a slope.
Driveway pavingParking at the country club, the common areas and the lake accesses fills in bursts and sits mostly empty the rest of the week. That pattern still calls for a base sized to maintenance trucks and delivery vehicles. We slope the surface toward planned outlets, keep runoff away from the immediate lake edge, and stripe once the asphalt has cured.
Parking lot pavingThirty-nine miles of private road is a maintenance program, not a single job. We can rebuild the worst stretches, overlay sections whose base is still sound, and stage the rest over time. Grading, culverts and ditch work come first on every stretch, since drainage decides how long the pavement above it lasts.
Road constructionFarm yards, equipment pads, church lots and long country drives around Raintree Plantation each carry different loads. We size the base and the asphalt to the traffic that will actually use it, then compact every layer so it stays put.
Asphalt paving
Rolling hills with man-made lakes give runoff plenty of grade to work with and somewhere to collect. Jefferson County ground is cherty red clay over limestone on many slopes, which drains unevenly. Freeze-thaw winters then work into anything that stayed wet. Ditches, culverts and a compacted base are what hold pavement steady.
When you compare bids, ask each contractor for three numbers in writing: the compacted asphalt thickness, the base depth, and what happens to the water. Those three decide how long the surface lasts.
Typical ranges. Your Raintree Plantation estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Raintree Plantation homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes. A private road network is usually handled as a phased program with a board, and we can price stretches separately so the association can weigh cost against condition. Putting the scope in writing up front keeps everyone looking at the same plan.
Usually. Existing rock can often be reshaped and compacted into the new base, which saves material. What matters more is where the water goes: a gravel stretch that has held up may be relying on a ditch or culvert that has to stay in the design.
Hot-mix asphalt needs warm air and warm ground to compact properly, and the plants serving Raintree Plantation typically run from spring into late fall. Winter is a good time to get your estimate and book a spot for the season.
It can, but it has to be built for that load. On Raintree Plantation properties, heavy equipment needs a deeper base and a thicker mat than a car driveway. Tell us what actually drives on it, including grain trucks and trailers, and the estimate is sized to that.
We pave all around Raintree Plantation, across Jefferson County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Raintree Plantation |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro, MO | Jefferson County | 2.4 |
| Cedar Hill Lakes, MO | Jefferson County | 6.0 |
| Briarwood Estates, MO | Jefferson County | 6.9 |
| Cedar Hill, MO | Jefferson County | 7.4 |
| De Soto, MO | Jefferson County | 8.2 |
| Horine, MO | Jefferson County | 9.3 |
| Scotsdale, MO | Jefferson County | 9.7 |
| Festus, MO | Jefferson County | 10.7 |
| Pevely, MO | Jefferson County | 11.2 |
| Herculaneum, MO | Jefferson County | 11.4 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Raintree Plantation 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.