Asphalt Paving in Arcadia, IN

Asphalt paving in Arcadia is mostly about older homes and the practical decisions that come with them. Arcadia was founded in 1849 on land donated by Shaffer and Waltz, platted the next year, and grew along the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad, which was complete by 1852. The town covers just over half a square mile and had 1,515 residents in 2020, down from a peak of 1,801 in 1980. Many houses date back decades, and so do their driveways.

Gravel to asphalt

A number of Arcadia homes and nearby country properties still have gravel drives. Converting one to asphalt starts with the existing stone. If it is thick, clean and firmly packed, much of it can stay as base after regrading and topping up. If years of mud have worked into it, it needs to come out. We dig test spots and tell you which you have.

Older asphalt driveways

Older asphalt here is often thin, laid directly on soil or a few inches of stone. When it fails, it usually fails everywhere at once: cracking in a web pattern, sinking in the tire tracks and breaking off at the edges. That driveway needs replacement with a proper base, not another thin coat on top.

Drainage in flat country

When the town was laid out, two open drainage ditches had to be cleared, a reminder of how flat and wet this ground can be. That has not changed. We set even small driveways to shed water toward the yard or roadside ditch, and if your driveway crosses a ditch on a culvert, we check that pipe before paving over it.

A town of makers

Arcadia once had a brick plant, the Baker Glass Company after 1894, and a cheese factory opened in 1898. Today a handful of small businesses and churches keep lots in town. We patch, seal and stripe small lots and can schedule around opening hours or services.

What a typical Arcadia job looks like

A common request here is an older single-car driveway beside the house that ends at a detached garage. The asphalt is thin and cracked throughout, and the garage end is soft. The work is usually a day of tear-out and base repair and a day of paving: break out the old surface, dig out the soft area near the garage, place and compact new stone, pave 2 to 3 inches of hot mix and finish the edges. The driveway can take cars after a few days.

Timing for small towns

Because Arcadia is a short drive from Noblesville, small jobs here can often be scheduled alongside other work in the Cicero and Atlanta area, which keeps mobilization costs reasonable.

Keeping costs down

The biggest cost drivers on a small driveway are tear-out, the amount of new stone and the minimum charge for bringing a crew and a load of hot mix. Reusing sound stone, timing work with other nearby jobs and choosing repair over replacement where the base allows all help.

Budget-minded options

Not every driveway needs a full rebuild. Where the base is sound, crack sealing, patching and a sealcoat can stretch its life for years. We lay out the options with prices so you can choose. Call (463) 283-5412 or

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