Asphalt Paving in Sweet Home, OR

Asphalt paving in Sweet Home has to deal with a lot of water. Sweet Home sits at about 604 feet in the Cascade foothills on the South Santiam River, and the Foster Dam station records about 54.5 inches of precipitation a year, spread over roughly 158 days. December alone averages about 8.4 inches. Pavement here needs a deep base and serious drainage.

Drainage first

We slope every driveway, add ditches and culverts where runoff comes off slopes, and keep downspouts from discharging onto the pavement edge. On wet ground we dig out soft material and use a separation fabric under the base rock.

Timber town

Sweet Home grew fast in the 1940s on timber, from 1,090 people in 1940 to 3,603 in 1950, and mill closures followed in the 1980s. Many homes date from those years and have older driveways due for replacement. Log trucks and heavy pickups need thicker sections.

Lake country

Foster Dam and Green Peter Dam, begun in 1966 and 1962, created reservoirs with marinas and boat ramps. Boat and RV owners need pads and driveways that hold up to trailer tongues and tandem axles.

Homes

Sweet Home had 9,828 residents in 2020 and 4,037 housing units; 67.1% of occupied homes were owner-occupied.

Typical projects

• Driveway replacements on older lots
• RV and boat pads
• Gravel-to-asphalt conversions on hillside lots
• Crack sealing before the rains

Short season

With so many wet days, the paving window is tighter here than in Corvallis. We book Sweet Home paving for the driest weeks of summer.

Moss and shade

Forested lots around Sweet Home keep driveways shaded and damp. Moss grows in cracks and holds water. Keep the surface swept, and we clear moss before sealing cracks or sealcoating.

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