Road Paving
We pave private roads and subdivision streets in hot mix asphalt. The road bed gets graded and drained before the base stone goes down.
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Ground Effects Paving offers asphalt resurfacing and milling for driveways and parking lots around Dallas, GA. Resurfacing puts a new layer of hot mix asphalt over the old surface. Milling grinds the top off the old asphalt first, where the edges and drains need it. Over a sound base, an overlay gives you a new surface and keeps the base you already have.
Every job starts with a look at the base under the old asphalt. Failed spots get cut out and rebuilt first with asphalt repair and patching. Then we mill where needed and pave the new layer over a tack coat. As an asphalt paving contractor in Dallas, we bring the equipment for every step.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We look at it and put the quote in writing.
An asphalt overlay works when the base under the old surface still carries the weight. Good signs are small cracks and a worn, faded top on a surface that still sits level. On a driveway, a new layer 1.5 to 2 inches thick is usually enough. On a parking lot, the traffic it carries sets the thickness.
Wide areas of alligator cracking are a different case. Those connected cracks look like the scales on an alligator's back, and they usually mean the base has failed. A pavement guide from GDOT, the Georgia Department of Transportation, calls an overlay over widespread wheel-path cracking not cost-effective. Soft, sunken spots point the same way, and so does water that sits on the surface after a rain.
When the base is that far gone, the fix is a rebuild. For a lot, that means parking lot paving from the base up. For a home, it means a new asphalt driveway on a fresh stone base. When we look at the job, we show you what the base is doing.
Asphalt milling grinds the top off the old surface to a set depth before the new layer goes down. An overlay with no milling under it raises the surface by its full thickness. On a driveway, that can add 1.5 to 2 inches of height.
That extra height matters wherever the asphalt meets something fixed. At a garage floor or a curb, milling lets the new layer meet it flush. At a drain, it keeps the new surface low enough for water to run in. GDOT's guide says to keep the rise small at driveways and drainage structures.
Milling also takes off a worn top where loose stone shows as the surface wears away. The milled face is rough, so the new asphalt grips it better. National figures show most milled asphalt goes back into new pavement or road base.
A NOAA station 7 miles northeast of Dallas averages about 54 inches of rain and 73 freezing nights a year. On state work, GDOT's paving spec bars hot mix asphalt on a wet or frozen surface. For a layer 1.1 to 2 inches thick, it calls for air at 45 degrees or warmer. Thin layers cool fast, so a cold day leaves little time to roll them tight.
Asphalt hardens as it cools, so it is ready for traffic much sooner than concrete. A parking lot can be milled and paved in sections, so part of it stays open. The overlay covers the old lines, and new striping finishes the lot.
Dallas sits at the center of our service area, which covers Paulding County and the west side of metro Atlanta. Hiram, Powder Springs, Douglasville and Rockmart are part of it too. Call or text (770) 940-0861, and we will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 100 miles around Dallas across the west side of metro Atlanta.
(770) 940-0861From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (770) 940-0861, or send the form. Tell us what the job needs and where it is.
We measure the area and see how water moves across it.
We put the quote in writing. Once you say go, we set a work date with you.
For new paving, we grade for drainage and build the stone base. For sealcoating, we fill the cracks before the sealer goes on.
We lay the hot mix asphalt and roll it while it is still hot. A parking lot gets its striping last.
Common questions about resurfacing and milling around Dallas and the west side of metro Atlanta. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pave private roads and subdivision streets in hot mix asphalt. The road bed gets graded and drained before the base stone goes down.
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We haul crusher run and gravel in our own dump trucks. Then we spread and grade it for driveways, parking areas, pads and private roads.
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Concrete sidewalks, walkways, small driveways and commercial approaches for homes and businesses. The grade work comes first, and the concrete can go in on the same job as the asphalt.
Learn MoreEvery machine a paving job needs is ours, from the dump trucks to the paver and the roller.
We grade the ground so rain runs off, then build the stone base. The asphalt goes down last.
We haul the crusher run and base stone ourselves, then spread and grade it on site.
We look at the job before we price it, and the quote comes to you in writing.
What an asphalt driveway costs in Georgia in 2026: published market ranges per square foot and by size, what drives the price, and overlay versus new.
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Parking lot paving cost in Georgia per square foot: new asphalt lots versus overlays, plus what drainage rules and striping add. Call or text us.
Read more →Send the form or call or text (770) 940-0861 with the address of the job. We set a time to look at it, then put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We look at it and put the quote in writing.