Severance has grown from a farm crossroads into a planned community in just a few years, and thousands of driveways laid on regraded clay are now entering their first major repair cycle. If your driveway is cracking, settling, or holding water against your garage, you are not alone, and the Fort Collins clay subgrade that shifted under your drive during the first few freeze-thaw winters is the reason why.
Fort Collins Asphalt Paving has served the Fort Collins area and Northern Colorado since 2012, and we know the specific challenges that Severance homeowners face: young subdivisions with tight lot spacing, metro-district streets, and the expansive clay soils that heave and settle under asphalt and concrete. When your driveway needs repair or replacement, we come to you with honest assessment, written estimates, and tonnage specifications so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Asphalt Paving in Severance (80550)
Severance sits on clay that swells in wet weather and shrinks as it dries, and that movement has already caused many of the original driveways to crack, alligator, or settle unevenly where the subgrade has shifted. The freeze-thaw cycle that runs from November through March opens potholes and splits asphalt edges, and snowplow operations add their own damage every winter. Lot layouts in Severance are tighter than the older Fort Collins ranches, which means a full-size paver and roller need careful maneuvering, and drainage can be tricky where grading is still settling and swales are still finding their grade.
We have repaired and resurfaced driveways throughout Severance and the surrounding Fort Collins area for over a decade. We understand the soil conditions here, the seasonal paving window from April through October, and the specific code and HOA requirements that apply to your neighborhood. We show up with a local address and local plates, pull Colorado 811 utility locates before any excavation, and help you navigate any permits or HOA approvals that your project requires.
Our services in Severance
- Asphalt Driveway Paving & Installation in Severance · New hot-mix driveways built on a compacted Class 6 road base with a true 2.5-3…
- Driveway Repair in Severance · We repair sunken aprons, crumbling edges…
- Pothole Repair & Asphalt Patching in Severance · Potholes cut square then tack-coated and filled with compacted hot mix.
- Asphalt Resurfacing & Overlay in Severance · A new 1.5-2 inch compacted surface course goes over your structurally sound…
- Asphalt Milling & Removal in Severance · Mill-and-pave; full-depth reclamation or complete tear-out with haul-away.
- Driveway Replacement in Severance · When alligator cracking runs section to section the base underneath is gone and…
- Parking Lot Paving & Construction in Severance · New parking lots and expansions for retail; HOA; church…
- Parking Lot Repair & Resurfacing in Severance · Potholes; failed sections; catch basin rebuilds and full overlays for…
- Recycled Asphalt & Millings Driveways in Severance · Compacted asphalt millings make a solid budget-smart surface for long drives…
- Tar & Chip Driveways in Severance · Tar and chip uses liquid asphalt with rolled stone chips for a textured country…
- Gravel Driveway Installation & Grading in Severance · New gravel drives built in proper lifts of Class 6 road base over fabric.
- Private Road & HOA Paving in Severance · We pave, overlay and maintain private lanes, HOA and metro district streets…
- Driveway Extensions, Widening & Aprons in Severance · Add a parking pad for the third car or the trailer…
- Sports Court & Path Paving in Severance · We pave backyard basketball courts, tennis and pickleball bases…
How a Job Works in Severance
We start with a free on-site visit to your property. We measure your driveway or parking area, inspect the subgrade and drainage, and assess whether repair, resurfacing, or replacement makes the most sense. We explain what we find in plain terms, show you what has failed and why, and give you a written estimate with square footage, thickness, tonnage, and a firm price so there are no surprises.
When you are ready to move forward, we coordinate any HOA notification or local permits that apply to your address in Severance. We handle the work ourselves with our own crew, equipment, and materials. If your driveway needs base repair or grading, we do that before we lay asphalt. If we are removing old pavement, we haul it away. We compact and proof-roll the base so it will not settle later, and we lay asphalt to the thickness and density your driveway or lot requires.
When the work is done, we clean up the site, remove all debris, and walk through the finished project with you. You have a driveway or parking area that will hold up to Severance winters and the clay soils beneath it, and you know exactly what was done and why.
Driveway paving in Severance typically runs from $6 per square foot for new installation, depending on site access, base condition, and whether grading or subgrade repair is needed. Resurfacing an existing driveway costs less, starting around $4 per square foot, but only if the base is still sound. If your driveway is cracked and settling, a repair might run $450 to $1,500 depending on the depth and extent of the damage. Full replacement is the right answer when alligator cracking covers more than thirty or forty percent of the surface, or when the base has failed and an overlay will not hold. The real cost drivers are site access for our equipment, the thickness and tonnage required by your soil conditions, and whether we need to remove and haul away old pavement or do grading work first. We provide a free on-site estimate and written quote so you can compare apples to apples. Call us at (970) 825-0876 to schedule your visit.
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