Asphalt Paving

A properly installed asphalt driveway is one of the best investments Ottawa homeowners can make, offering a smooth, durable surface engineered to withstand the capital's brutal winters and heavy snowfall. New asphalt paving in Ottawa requires careful attention to base preparation — many areas of the city, particularly near the Ottawa River and in older neighbourhoods like Alta Vista and Nepean, sit on clay-heavy soil that retains moisture and shifts dramatically through freeze-thaw cycles.

Professional contractors excavate to a proper depth, install 8 to 12 inches of compacted granular base material, and ensure adequate drainage to prevent water from pooling beneath the surface. With Ottawa's deep frost line reaching 1.2 to 1.5 metres, skimping on base preparation is a recipe for premature cracking and heaving within just a few years. The asphalt itself is typically laid in two lifts — a coarser binder layer for structural strength and a finer top layer for a smooth finish.

Ottawa's paving season runs from May through October, as asphalt plants shut down when temperatures drop, and the hot mix needs warm conditions to compact properly. Whether you need a brand new driveway for a recently built home in Stittsville or a full repave of a deteriorated surface in the Glebe, our matched Ottawa paving contractors deliver work built to handle over 200 centimetres of annual snowfall and years of plow blade contact.