# cost on paved driveway **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 19, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653 "2010-04-19T22:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/1 "2010-04-19T22:18:31Z")
So I was wondering this the other day, does anyone know a rough cost on pavement driveways. Est about 150 ft x 12 ft… To be honest I doubt I would do it, but I’ve definitely though about it more than a few times ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/2 "2010-04-20T06:05:02Z")
Concrete would be aboot $6000-$7000 depending. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/3 "2010-04-20T06:52:20Z")
lol… concrete would be about 2x that much. 1800sq ft x $10/ft = $18,000 A friend of mine gave me a discounted quote @ $9/ft. Blacktop/pavement will be about $6-7k with today’s prices. I highly recommend Seitz Paving… great guys, amazing work. Their prices are very cheap. If you find someone cheaper, be prepared to call Seitz to come and fix it when they’re done. H J Seitz Paving 8334 County Road, East Amherst,NY, 14051 (716)741-6962 If you talk to Larry, tell him Jack sent you. ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/4 "2010-04-20T06:59:15Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > lol… concrete would be about 2x that much. > 1800sq ft x $10/ft = $18,000 > > A friend of mine gave me a discounted quote @ $9/ft. > > Blacktop/pavement will be about $6-7k with today’s prices. > > I highly recommend Seitz Paving… great guys, amazing work. Their prices are very cheap. If you find someone cheaper, be prepared to call Seitz to come and fix it when they’re done. > > H J Seitz Paving > 8334 County Road, East Amherst,NY, 14051 > (716)741-6962 > > If you talk to Larry, tell him Jack sent you. Holy shit your high! I just got my driveway quoted from Broad Spectrum, 1/2lb charcoal , with stamped colored border + walkway for $5.75 / sqft. I have about 1200sqft total (4in thick). Pavement was a little cheaper, but I want the durability. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/5 "2010-04-20T07:08:34Z")
I just had 600 sq/ft done last week for $2000. Broad quoted $3000.(Yeah, 50% more) I also had stamped done a couple weeks ago, I paid $2900 for 440 sq/ft and a step included. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/6 "2010-04-20T07:13:54Z")
^ who did you go through? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/7 "2010-04-20T07:17:11Z")
Torre Concrete. The stamped wasn’t what I would call perfect(I am picky) but the driveway was. He did my gagrage floor a couple years ago also. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/8 "2010-04-20T08:36:36Z")
> [@Firehawk853](#): > > Holy shit your high! I just got my driveway quoted from Broad Spectrum, 1/2lb charcoal , with stamped colored border + walkway for $5.75 / sqft. I have about 1200sqft total (4in thick). Pavement was a little cheaper, but I want the durability. > [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > I just had 600 sq/ft done last week for $2000. Broad quoted $3000.(Yeah, 50% more) > I also had stamped done a couple weeks ago, I paid $2900 for 440 sq/ft and a step included. Damn thats cheap. How much stone was under that 4"? Granted, stone is cheap, I understand that… but with 8" of stone comes labor. Was it 4" in the center or 2" like your typical residential driveway? At those rates… I have about 3600sq ft I could do afford-ably (as much as 20k can be affordable) instead of mixing pavement and concrete. I was literally talking to someone about it this week. Maybe I misunderstood? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/9 "2010-04-20T08:58:32Z")
^Almost no stone on the driveway because it was already 24" thick. The concrete was anywhere from 4" to 6" thick (4000 psi and mesh). ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/10 "2010-04-20T09:15:03Z")
They have to remove my asphalt drive (about 976sqft) and the rest is new construction for a pull off. So it includes new stone under the new. I didn’t ask what the dept of the stone will be, but I probably should, haven’t gotten that far yet. The mix is for 4500psi using the fiber in lieu of rebar. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/11 "2010-04-20T09:33:06Z")
Broad spectrum gave us a great quote last week we may try calling these other guys. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/12 "2010-04-20T10:25:39Z")
I guess mesh or fiber is the way to go these days. I already have a good foundation, and I e-mailed Torre. This could end up saving me a lot of money. Appreciate the heads up guys. ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/13 "2010-04-20T10:35:51Z")
Fiber mesh with Wire mesh is the way to go, especially on a driveway. ---
**Author:** ![vtrdarren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/838e76/32.png) [@vtrdarren](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtrdarren)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/14 "2010-04-20T10:54:17Z")
Some pics of completed work would be nice 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/15 "2010-04-20T11:11:36Z")
I used fiber in my basement and it cracked like the San Andreas fault. The guy told me I didn’t need mesh with fiber. Fucker. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/16 "2010-04-20T12:23:14Z")
We use actual bar along with fiber. I have heard people say over and over that fiber can replace rebar or mesh, bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/17 "2010-04-20T12:55:57Z")
a friend’s parents i know used just the fiber on their driveway a few years back. No cracks at all, except where they’re supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/18 "2010-04-20T18:09:59Z")
> [@Firehawk853](#): > > a friend’s parents i know used just the fiber on their driveway a few years back. No cracks at all, except where they’re supposed to be. And sometimes driveways with mesh still crack, it’s just that if you are investing that much money into a nice driveway you would be retarded to not insist on both. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/19 "2010-04-20T18:16:56Z")
^True BUT the mesh keeps it from separating. Like I said my basement looks like the San Andreas fault. With mesh the cracks stay small. At work our floor has tons of little cracks but it has a double layer of #6 rebar in both directions, it aint goin’ no where(its not going anywhere.).🙂 ---
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653/20 "2010-04-20T18:18:17Z")
Thanks guys. 6-7 is actually a lot cheaper than I expected to hear. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cost-on-paved-driveway/153653.md?page=2)