Milling Vs Paving Driveway

nomoney

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We are in the market for a new driveway. I'm really looking for personal opinions on the pros and cons of Milling it (chip stoned) vs paving it. the difference in cost is huge and I'm curious what the maintenance for the two will be like.

Also, anyone here have any dealings good or bad with Al Worton Paving?
 

Pete

Repete
2600 square feet - prob around 210 feet long(guess)

Well the only thing off the top of my head is asphalt looks nicer, wont wash out or make ruts, not dusty and easier to shovel/plow after a snow.

Asphalt is more expensive, requires sealing every few years and if you have leaky vehicles can be damaged by oil or fuel.
 

Fubar

Look my ass glows!
Well the only thing off the top of my head is asphalt looks nicer, wont wash out or make ruts, not dusty and easier to shovel/plow after a snow.

Asphalt is more expensive, requires sealing every few years and if you have leaky vehicles can be damaged by oil or fuel.

10-4 on what Pete said...considering we just had 18-24" of snow; if you had a chip stone driveway plowed-most of the stone would be at the end of your driveway.
 

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
Whatever you do, nomo, try to ensure that the company widens the area as much as they can, particularly at the top of your driveway. It is currently pretty narrow, and as you back up to get out of the driveway, it is a little difficult to navigate.




For what it's worth, I wish that I had made a wider pad at the base of our driveway. That way, it'd be easier for cars to turn around, so they wouldn't have to back up the entire length of the driveway.
 

bulldog

New Member
We had our drive paved about 18 months ago and we like it. A friend recently had the millings placed down and they like it as well. Our drives are roughly the same size and their milling job was about 1/3 the cost of asphalt.
With asphalt you have to be very careful in the hot summer not to turn your wheels while sitting still or it will scoop/dig out a slight impression where your tire was. With the millings, you have this issue at all times.
 

somdfunguy

not impressed
you can use a snow thrower on a gravel driveway as long as it is the auger type. you just set it to keep about an inch or so on the driveway. it is common up north.
 

golf_nut0

New Member
For what it is worth...We just had Cullins do our driveway with CR6 and it turned out really nice. We had him do a turnaround spot that will facilitate our boat in the winter as well as allowing cars to do a 3 point turn. The price was very reasonable also.
 
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SusanB

Guest
We just had our driveway paved by Al Worton late this summer and were extremely pleased. The driveway was blue chip for the entire 13+ years up to that point and was horrendous. Unless maintained (refilled), weeds grew through very easily and it was a nasty mess in the winter when it came to shoveling snow.

The driveway was measured out to be approx. 2,000 square feet. We had it widened at the bottom (where previously it was only 1-car-wide), so now the apron and entrance are 2 cars wide, and the top is 3 cars wide. We can now easily fit 6 or 7 cars/trucks in here. The total cost was $3,370 paved with asphalt. He came back about 3-4 months later for the sealant and that was an additional $450.

He and his team are friendly, courteous professionals. They did a better than great job, all the lines are beautifully straight, there are no ruts, divets, or cracks, and they cleaned up afterward like you'd never know they were there. Mr. Worton is a very honest professional who is willing to work with you, and takes his time on a proposal to make sure you get what you want. His price range may not be the lowest, but the quality of his work is very very high and WELL worth it. We are very glad we went with him and recommend him to everyone who asks. Oh, and Mr. Worton will also work with you financially as well. Just talk it out with him and he'll do his best to accomodate you. :yay:
 

Nucklesack

New Member
Well the only thing off the top of my head is asphalt looks nicer, wont wash out or make ruts, not dusty and easier to shovel/plow after a snow.

Asphalt is more expensive, requires sealing every few years and if you have leaky vehicles can be damaged by oil or fuel.

Neighbors did theirs last summer in millings, it was a bit over 300ft. After they got the millings down he went back over it and sprayed kerosene?(i think) he said it helps the milling bond. After the rest of the summer it looked, to me, like a regular asphalt driveway.

When we had the big snow last month i plowed it with the grading blade on my tractor, and didnt have any problem nor did i dig anything up.
 

fredsaid2

New Member
Do paved drives increase your property taxes? The increase may be negligible but may be worth looking into.
 
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SusanB

Guest
Do paved drives increase your property taxes? The increase may be negligible but may be worth looking into.

I don't know for certain, but I would venture to guess yes, considering that it increases the value of the home. However, I would think that would require an appraisal... no? Not sure on that one, but the one common sense brain cell of mine tells me that you're absolutely right on all counts. :smile:
 

party301

i'll think of one.....
We are in the market for a new driveway. I'm really looking for personal opinions on the pros and cons of Milling it (chip stoned) vs paving it. the difference in cost is huge and I'm curious what the maintenance for the two will be like.

Also, anyone here have any dealings good or bad with Al Worton Paving?

we recently had millings put on our driveway and then rolled to help compact and smooth it out. it works much better than the gravel driveway that we had before. however one thing that i don't like about it is it is not perfectly smooth and when our kids fall on it they get pretty scrapped up (they are all under 5 so they still fall a lot). if i had the money i would have paved it simply so when they fall the fall on something smooth. but it has held up well so far.
 

Bonehead

Well-Known Member
Ours is 300' and we have the crushed pavement tailings/millings material. It does hold up well if applied correctly. Hell of a lot less than asphalt.
 
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